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UK Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as new leader, first Black woman to head a big British party

Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended its 14 years in power.

Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat

Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak’s estate

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK’s Conservative Party

The UK’s Conservatives eliminate a former interior minister in their leadership vote

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6 UK lawmakers are running to lead the Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat

Six British lawmakers have entered the race to lead the defeated Conservative Party. The contest will decide whether the party tacks to the right or steers toward the political center.

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers

Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday. He fielded lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session.

Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November

Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced. Sunak remains acting leader until his successor is announced on Nov. 2.

UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The U.K.'s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen.”

Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch

Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party’s problems were grave before the election but missteps by Britain’s first multimillionaire prime minister contributed to the party’s defeat.

Rishi Sunak heads to Buckingham Palace to resign as Britain’s prime minister after historic defeat for his Conservatives

The UK election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so

The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in 14 years.

New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says opposition Labour Party has won the UK election as his Conservatives face a rout

Britain’s Labour Party has won enough seats to have a majority in the UK Parliament

An exit poll and partial returns indicate that Britain’s Labour Party is headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, as voters punish the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval.

In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory

Voters in the United Kingdom are set to cast ballots in a national election on Thursday, passing judgment on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office, and the four Conservative prime ministers before him.

Who are the main players in the UK’s upcoming national election?

Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government.

The UK will hold its first election in almost 5 years. Here’s what to know

The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power.

In the final days before the UK election, Rishi Sunak insists that he can stay in power

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed suggestions that his party is heading to defeat in Thursday’s general election. Sunak using one of his final televised appearances to defend the Conservatives’ record on the economy.

What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate

The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning.

Nigel Farage criticizes racist remarks by Reform UK worker. But he later called it a ‘stitch-up’

Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage has condemned a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.”

Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career but there’s always been a nagging question over the keenness of his politcal antenna.

UK’s Sunak and Starmer struggle to be heard as a noisy protest mars their final election debate

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled to get their messages across as protesters drowned out the early stages of their final televised debate of the U.K. election campaign.

4 men arrested for allegedly trespassing on grounds of British prime minister’s country estate

Police in northern England say four men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on the grounds of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s home. North Yorkshire police say the group was detained just after noon and escorted off the property.

UK’s gambling watchdog alleges 5 more police officers placed bets on election date

The Metropolitan Police said the Gambling Commission passed on information on the five officers’ alleged misconduct. The officers, who provided protection for royalty, politicians and diplomats, have not been arrested.

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

British media is reporting that the chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence amid growing allegations that the governing party’s members have been using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election.

What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from a betting controversy to Farage’s ambition

The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear favorite to defeat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives on July 4 with Keir Starmer looking set to replace him as U.K. leader.

British Prime Minister Sunak says he’s ‘incredibly’ angry over election date betting accusations

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party.

One of Rishi Sunak’s bodyguards arrested over alleged bets on UK election date

One of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s police bodyguards has been arrested over alleged bets on the date of Britain’s national election made before it was announced.

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

Two climate protesters have been arrested for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England.

The high cost of living is still biting the UK. Many don’t think the election will change anything

Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner. Inflation is down. Things are looking up.

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune

With less than three weeks to go until Britain’s election day, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune.

What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from manifesto launches to robots and Haribos

The U.K. general election campaign has now passed the halfway mark. The main political parties finally have published their plans for government should they win on July 4.

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll end the era of ‘gestures and gimmicks’ if he wins power

The left-of-center politician aiming to become Britain’s prime minister in three weeks’ time is promising to lead a government that’s both “pro-business and pro-worker” and restore stability after years of economic and political turmoil.

UK economy flatlined in April in a blow to the governing Conservatives ahead of the July 4 election

The British economy failed to grow in April in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth a central pillar of the Conservative Party’s election campaign.