1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) LONDON (Reuters): Keir Starmer ‌will stand down as a member of parliament, he said on Tuesday, some six weeks after he resigned as Britain’s prime ​minister having lost the support of his Labour Party. Starmer guided Labour into power in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (524+ words) The UK might be about to do something that should have been done during the days of David Cameron, Tony Blair or even Margaret Thatcher. How does one respond to a measure that is more than four decades overdue? According…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) BRUSSELS (Reuters): NATO’s top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible ‌contributions to support freedom of navigation in ‌the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson told Reuters, adding that this ​is not a NATO mission. “Supreme Headquarters Allied…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (116+ words) Britain deploys military as wildfires spread across Europe Britain has deployed military personnel to tackle wildfires in Wales, while fires near Belgium have forced more than 2,000 people to evacuate. Wildfires have also hit Greece, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (392+ words) Diane Abbott returns to Labour, a year after her suspension over comments about racism. Britain’s Labour Party has readmitted Diane Abbott, the country’s longest-serving female MP, ending a suspension she received under the party’s previous leadership over controversial comments she…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (769+ words) Burnham told his top team that he would lead a “cost-of-living government” focused on easing the economic burden felt by millions of people. “We need to think every day, what can we do just to take that little bit of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (756+ words) LONDON (AFP): New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor’s loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left. He immediately got to work…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) Britain’s King Charles III formally appointed Andy Burnham as the country’s new prime minister on Monday after Keir Starmer officially submitted his resignation, Buckingham Palace announced. In a statement, the palace said Burnham accepted the monarch’s invitation to form a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (43+ words) The new leader takes over from Keir Starmer just two years after outgoing PM led Labour to a landslide election victory. The new leader takes over from Keir Starmer just two years after the outgoing PM led Labour to a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (683+ words) LONDON (AFP): Andy Burnham will on Monday become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges that have trounced his predecessors and little time to make his mark. The new leader takes over from the…...