Who is the UK’s new prime minister?
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks ahead of the U.K.’s general election on July 4, 2024. Anthony Devlin | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — After 14 …
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UK PM Sunak ‘angry’ after Tory officials ensnared in election betting scandal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he was “incredibly angry” after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets placed on the UK general election …
UK election 2024: Keir Starmer is often called dull – but he might be Britain’s next prime minister
“A vote for Labour is a vote for stability – economic and political,” Starmer said after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the election on Wednesday. Keir Starmer with his wife …
UK election: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hit campaign trail as race for 10 Downing Street begins
“I can’t for the life of me imagine why he has done this,” former Tory MP Matthew Parris wrote in The Times newspaper. “Rishi Sunak surely cannot believe the Conservatives …
UK election 2024: Labour Party finally has the contest it craves, but traps lie in wait
Analyses suggest Starmer needs to improve Labour’s performance by 125 seats over former leader Jeremy Corbyn – more than double the challenge standing between Tony Blair and a majority for …
This Welsh lawmaker is trying to make it illegal for politicians to lie
The best way to restore trust in politics is to make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie, says Welsh parliamentarian Adam Price. Price has brought forward legislation in …
UK Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections as Labour appears headed for power
Perhaps of most importance in the context of the looming general election, Labour won Blackpool South, a long-time Labour seat in the northwest of England that went Conservative in the …
Liz Truss, UK prime minister for 49 days, refuses to rule out fresh leadership bid
Liz Truss, prime minister for just 49 days before being ousted over her disastrous tax-cutting mini-budget, refused to rule out putting herself forward again to lead Britain’s Conservative Party. Truss’ …