It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister
Read full article: It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime ministerWes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics.
UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer
Read full article: UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir StarmerEfforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have erupted into open rebellion within his party.
Starmer pledges to prove his doubters wrong but faces a wave of resignation calls
Read full article: Starmer pledges to prove his doubters wrong but faces a wave of resignation callsPrime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to prove his doubters wrong as he faces calls to step down after poor local election results for his Labour Party.
Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses
Read full article: Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election lossesBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party.
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases
Read full article: UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchasesParliament has passed a bill to make cigarettes inaccessible to future generations in the U.K. Children born after Dec. 31, 2008, will never be able to buy cigarettes under the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
Read full article: Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarksThe British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled.
UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout
Read full article: UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein falloutKeir Starmer has secured a temporary respite after fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files threatened his leadership.
Tony Blair's long experience in the Middle East is both his strength and his weakness
Read full article: Tony Blair's long experience in the Middle East is both his strength and his weaknessFormer British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to the forefront of Middle East peace efforts with a U.S. proposal that he take a leading role in overseeing Gaza’s administration and reconstruction.
UK, French and German leaders press Israel over Gaza aid after Macron backs a Palestinian state
Read full article: UK, French and German leaders press Israel over Gaza aid after Macron backs a Palestinian stateThe leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."
Rap duo Bob Vylan's anti-Israel chants prompt UK police to review Glastonbury acts
Read full article: Rap duo Bob Vylan's anti-Israel chants prompt UK police to review Glastonbury actsBritish police are reviewing videos from the Glastonbury Festival after rapper Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces and “free Palestine” on Saturday.
UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Read full article: UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their livesU.K. lawmakers have backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law.
UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal
Read full article: UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegalLegislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament.