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The UK officially has a new prime minister, who promises ‘age of national renewal’ as Labour Party celebrates landslide victory

Starmer and his team secured a massive landslide victory Friday morning -- the worst defeat in the Conservative Party's history.

UK's Labour Party poised for landslide victory after 14 years of Conservatives in power

Britain's center-left Labour Party is poised for a landslide victory over the Conservative Party which has ruled the country for the last 14 years.

King Charles makes sister Princess Anne his bodyguard as 'thank you' for unwavering loyalty

Charles, who will make his first speech as monarch in Parliament Tuesday, has made Anne the Gold-Stick-in-Waiting -- a role entrusted with the King's personal safety.

King Charles says he feels 'weight of history' in first Parliament speech

King Charles III vowed to follow his mother the queen's example in upholding the principles of constitutional monarchy during his first address to lawmakers from both houses of parliament in...

Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to offer resignation to Queen

Boris Johnson delivers resignation speech at Downing Street.

Boris Johnson signs off with 'Hasta la vista, baby' as he exits Parliament

The outgoing scandal-scarred leader warned his successor to "always remember to check your rear-view mirror."

British government to hold confidence vote in itself after Labour's motion rejected

The government fiercely blocked the Labour Party’s motion earlier this week.

UK government blocks Labour's call for no-confidence vote against Boris Johnson

The Labour Party accused the government of "running scared."

UK's Labour Party to put forward no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson's government

The result of the vote could trigger a national election.

Fatal at-tractor: UK pol resigns seat, admits he sought 'tractor porn' in House of Commons

Neil Parish, the Tory member of Parliament who said he accidentally opened "tractor porn" on his cell phone in the House of Commons, resigned his seat Saturday.

UK politician Neil Parish claims he accidentally opened porn in House of Commons

Tory Member of Parliament Neil Parish is under investigation for allegedly watching explicit videos on his phone in the House of Commons.

UK PM's Downing Street lockdown parties show 'failures of leadership': report

Sue Gray had been tasked with examining the gatherings at 10 Downing Street during 2020 and 2021 when the United Kingdom placed strict restrictions on gatherings.

South Africa's House of Parliament in flames in Cape Town, smoke seen for miles

A massive blaze ripped through South Africa's House of Parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, sending plumes of smoke into the air

Activist in Spider-Man costume climbs Big Ben in anti-lockdown protest

An activist dressed as Spider-Man scaled scaffolding outside London's Big Ben on the edge of Parliament early Thursday -- unfurling two huge banners, one blasting the country's coronavirus lockdown and...

British health minister tests positive for coronavirus

A British health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus. Conservative politician Nadine Dorries is the first member of Parliament to catch COVID-19, the BBC reported. Dorries, who has served...

UK may suspend Parliament over fear that politicians are 'super-spreaders'

Britain's Parliament could be closed for almost half the year because of coronavirus -- with politicians deemed potential "superspreaders," according to reports Thursday.

London britches falling down: Video shows MP exposing himself in bar

"There's no way you can get my face in this," James Grundy is overheard saying in the video.

Fox sneaks into British Parliament, poops outside pol's office

And you thought American politics were wild. A mischievous fox slipped into a British Parliament building Thursday, scampered up a staircase — and relieved itself next to a Labor Party...

Why Boris Johnson's huge win has big echoes for America

Boris Johnson just led Britain’s Conservative Party to a huge victory — defeating two competing philosophies. The obvious big loser was the dinosaur leftism of Jeremy Corbyn, who’ll step down...

UK politician faces ban from Parliament over drug bust involving prostitutes

A British politician is set to be banned from Parliament for six months after a panel of lawmakers ruled that he offered to buy cocaine for male prostitutes. Married dad...