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Factbox-What are UK political parties offering to voters?
LONDON - Britain's political parties vying for votes before a national election on July 4 have published their manifestos - documents...
Jun 17, 20245 min read
Reform UK overtakes PM Sunak's Conservatives in opinion poll
LONDON - Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party overtook Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives in an opinion poll for the first time on...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Analysis-UK politicians' election pledges can't stop rising tax burden
LONDON - Britain's next government will find it near-impossible to stop tax levels approaching an all-time high, despite an election...
Jun 13, 20244 min read
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
KIGALI - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
UK's Sunak offers more tax cuts as election polls refuse to budge
SILVERSTONE, England -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to cut 17 billion pounds ($21.7 billion) of taxes for working people if...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
In heated debate, Britain's Sunak, Starmer go head-to-head on the economy
LONDON -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's economy,...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
Factbox-Seven political groups fighting in European Parliament election
BRUSSELS - Voters in the 27 countries of the European Union will elect 720 lawmakers to the European Parliament for the next five years...
May 29, 20243 min read
Britain's Conservatives trail Labour by 18 points, says Opinium poll
LONDON - The opposition Labour Party’s lead over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party has increased to 18...
May 19, 20241 min read
In Wales, Europe's first Black national leader sees racism resurging
CARDIFF, Wales - When he took office as First Minister of Wales in March, Vaughan Gething became the first Black head of government in...
May 16, 20244 min read
Labour victories in key UK mayoral polls deal fresh blow to Sunak
LONDON -Britain's Labour Party won mayoral polls in London and central England on Saturday, in crushing defeats for Prime Minister Rishi...
May 5, 20242 min read
UK's Labour claim big early win over PM Sunak's Conservatives
LONDON -Britain's opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday and control of several councils,...
May 3, 20243 min read
Scotland's Humza Yousaf expected to resign as first minister
LONDON -Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf is expected to resign later on Monday, British media reported, after the possibility of...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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