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Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards to be sentenced over indecent child images
British broadcaster Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, is due to be sentenced Monday over indecent photographs of children, capping a stunning fall from stardom
UK far-right spreading false claims about violence in Bangladesh
Videos and posts, many of them misleading or false, about attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have been getting shares from accounts on social media controlled by individuals on the far-right in the United Kingdom, the BBC reported
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq being investigated over property income
Tulip Siddiq, a British Bangladeshi Labour Party lawmaker and a minister, is being investigated by the UK parliament's standards watchdog over a failure to register rental income on a London property
UK appoints Tulip Siddiq as city minister
She would be responsible for overseeing the financial services sector, reports Bloomberg News
Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington this week for his first steps on the world stage, just days after taking office following a landslide election victory
World leaders react to Labour's sweeping victory in UK election
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister after his centre-left Labour Party won a huge majority in a parliamentary election, defeating Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and ending their 14 years of often tumultuous rule. Here are some reactions to the news
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife
UK polls: Tulip, Rushanara among four reelected
Four Bangladesh-origin candidates -- Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq and Apsana Begum -- have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament
UK Tory leadership race
The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to clash in a second televised debate yesterday when they are set to renew hostilities over tax policy and issues such as transgender rights.
UK tory leadership race: Sunak keeps lead after second polls
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak came out on top in the latest round of voting yesterday by Conservative MPs to decide Britain’s next prime minister, followed by bookmaker favourite Penny Mordaunt.
Rishi Sunak cements lead in UK PM race
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.
Tories hold first round of voting for next UK PM
Britain’s ruling Conservative party Wednesday began winnowing down the eight candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who hinted the race could last days rather than weeks.
Rishi Sunak tops first vote to be next UK PM
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak won the biggest backing from Conservative lawmakers yesterday in the first vote to choose who will succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister, while two more rivals were eliminated.
Ex-UK finance minister Rishi Sunak wins first round of voting to succeed Johnson
Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as two candidates were eliminated.
8 candidates nominated for PM as race to succeed Johnson begins
Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their colleagues to go through to the first round of voting on Wednesday.
For Brexit, Johnson’s departure from office is the beginning of the end
Brexit helped propel Boris Johnson to Britain’s highest office. His three turbulent years as prime minister revealed the costs of that decision. His departure will not spare Britain the lasting economic and diplomatic damage caused by leaving the European Union. But the idea of Brexit as a force for reordering British society expired with Johnson’s resignation speech on Thursday.
MI5, FBI warn of China espionage
The heads of MI5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Wednesday about China’s commercial espionage thrust in the West, in a rare
How will a new UK PM be chosen?
Under the current rules, candidates need the support of eight Conservative MPs to stand. Once all the candidates have declared - if there are