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Jun 17, 20245 min read
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 15, 20242 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 13, 20244 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 12, 20243 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 6, 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,...
May 10, 20243 min read
Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
BERLIN - The black-clad attackers beat up Matthias Ecke so badly as he put up posters in Dresden that he needed surgery. In Nordhorn, a...
May 2, 20241 min read
Former SNP leader Swinney to run to become Scotland's new first minister
LONDON - Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker John Swinney said on Thursday that he would run in the contest to succeed outgoing...
May 2, 20245 min read
Factbox-Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election?
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face each other in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5 in what looks set...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?
LONDON - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Scotland's Humza Yousaf resigns as country's leader
LONDON -Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground...
Apr 29, 20242 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...
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