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Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns
Read full article: Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaignsThe decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party’s general election campaign.
5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation
Read full article: 5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronationKing Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the monarchy, but those traditions are also full of potential controversies as he tries to show that the monarchy still has a role to play in modern Britain.
UK prime minister contacted by police over lockdown parties
Read full article: UK prime minister contacted by police over lockdown partiesBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from London’s Metropolitan Police as part of the investigation into parties in Downing Street during COVID lockdowns.
Boris Johnson's woes overshadow trip to ease Ukraine crisis
Read full article: Boris Johnson's woes overshadow trip to ease Ukraine crisisBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson hasn't been able to escape his domestic woes during a trip to Belgium and Poland aimed at increasing pressure on Russia over its troop buildup near Ukraine.
UK's Johnson walks tightrope between politics, COVID surge
Read full article: UK's Johnson walks tightrope between politics, COVID surgeBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks from both friends and enemies amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.
Pope sends message to Mass remembering slain UK lawmaker
Read full article: Pope sends message to Mass remembering slain UK lawmakerBritish politicians have gathered for a Mass to mourn the death of slain lawmaker David Amess, with Pope Francis sending a message calling for mourners to “combat evil with good.”.
UK to reunify national rail network under government control
Read full article: UK to reunify national rail network under government controlBritain plans to bring the national rail network back under government control, reversing one of the most controversial elements of the privatization drive carried out by the Conservative governments of the 1980s and ’90s.
'Chernobyl' and 'Harry Potter' actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
Read full article: 'Chernobyl' and 'Harry Potter' actor Paul Ritter dies at 54Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, whose roles ranged from a hapless suburban patriarch in sitcom “Friday Night Dinner” to a Soviet engineer who helps cause a nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,” has died at 54.
UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill
Read full article: UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit billWith less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, trade deal talks resume in London. But the government said it would restore the rejected sections when the bill returns to the House of Commons in late November or December. Critics say it could undermine the foundations of Northern Ireland peace by leading to border checks along the currently invisible frontier between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Britain and the EU say any post-Brexit trade deal must be agreed upon by mid-November so it can be ratified by the end of the year. Although Johnson said Sunday that a trade deal is “there to be done,” the two sides still accuse one another of refusing to compromise.
Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan
Read full article: Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit planFILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 file photo, former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair, left and John Major attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London. One major element of the Brexit withdrawal agreement is the section related to ensuring an open border on the island of Ireland to protect the peace process in Northern Ireland. The issue proved thorny during the more than two years of discussions it took to get a Brexit deal done, as the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland is the only land link between the U.K. and the EU. As a result, the two sides agreed there would be some kind of regulatory border between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland. Major and Blair, who both vociferously opposed Brexit, said the planned legislation puts the 1998 Good Friday agreement that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland at risk.