British counterterror police say former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack.

British police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he’ll quit his Parliament seat and seek reelection in an attempt to clear his name over financial allegations.

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour Party leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks.

Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, forced out by his party after losing voter support.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a crucial decision.

About 75,000 voters in northwest England are about to make a significant decision.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university student.

In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German.

Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a teenager's murder to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest.

The fatal stabbing of a British teenage who was handcuffed despite telling offices that he was wounded has sparked a debate about policing and race.

Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics.

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it.

Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK.

British voters have cast ballots in local and regional elections that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

British voters will cast ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term.

Keir Starmer faces a key test as a special election threatens to deepen the UK Labour Party’s crisis and his own leadership troubles.

Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected to the hard-right Reform UK party.

Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure.

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week's tax-hiking budget.

Britain’s Labour Party government is set to deliver a high-stakes budget aimed at fixing public finances and boosting economic growth.

The Conservative Party once dominated British politics, but is struggling to remain a force after being ousted in 2024.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused hard-right politician Nigel Farage of crossing “a moral line” with his anti-immigration stance.

Britain’s Treasury chief has warned that global challenges from wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with U.S. tariffs, have worsened the U.K.'s economic outlook.

Keir Starmer is facing challenges within his party less than 15 months after becoming Britain's prime minister.

Nigel Farage has made a bold pitch to his Reform UK party, echoing themes that helped Donald Trump rise to power.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed economist Minouche Shafik as his chief economic adviser.

The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally.

The killing of three girls at a summer dance class in England a year ago Tuesday, by a teenager misidentified as a migrant, triggered days of street violence directed at newcomers and minorities.

The current and previous British governments are facing criticism over a secret program that resettled thousands of Afghans in the U.K. after the Taliban's return to power in 2021.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.

Britain’s government has pledged to make it mandatory to record the ethnicity and nationality of suspects accused of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

The British government has announced it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse, something it has long been pressured to do by opposition politicians — and Elon Musk.

The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage has won a seat in Parliament and hundreds of councils in local elections across England.

Voters in many areas of England have gone to the polls in local elections.

Local elections in England this week are a key test for Nigel Farage.

Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels, becoming the first British prime minster to attend a European Union leaders’ meeting since the U.K. left the bloc five years ago.

Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections in 2024, and voters' message was often: “You’re fired.”.

British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as $100 million, which would be the largest political donation in U.K. history.

The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius.

Six British lawmakers have entered the race to lead the defeated Conservative Party.

Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, says he will lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has officially become prime minister of the United Kingdom after his party won a landslide victory in a national election.

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.”.

In the English coastal town of Clacton-on-Sea, many Conservative voters are considering switching to the anti-immigration Reform UK party in next week’s national election.

The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away.

Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos.

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.

The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister have sparred over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate.

Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage is returning to front-line British politics.

Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week election campaign.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is urging voters to reject mainstream political parties in European Union elections in June for their failure of leadership.

Belgian police have shut down a gathering of far-right politicians and supporters, citing concerns about public order.

The chief executive of Coutts Bank has stepped down amid the furor surrounding populist politician Nigel Farage’s complaints that his account was closed because of his political views.

NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, says its chief executive has left her job after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist.

The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn’t agree with his political views.

Leading Republicans spent much of the first three days at a conservative political gathering avoiding Donald Trump’s chief grievances or ignoring him altogether.

British broadcasting veteran Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months after he launched it amid great fanfare and an ambition to provide an alternative to an alleged “metropolitan elite” bias among the established news channels.

British lawmakers say they found “shocking conditions” at a facility for people arriving in England on small boats.

A British news channel that launched as a right-leaning alternative to the BBC and Sky News has recruited populist politician Nigel Farage as a presenter.

Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors, but it most certainly did not.

He's known throughout most of Europe as Mr. Brexit, but not so well known at home in France.

If Johnson cannot expel enough EU fishing boats from U.K. waters, a no-deal Brexit would surely ensue, creating chaos and costs for all and ruin for some. The French, Britain's fiercest political rival for access to U.K. waters, know about symbolism — and timing — too. As well as France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Denmark are among those directly implicated by the potential closing off of U.K. waters. Deas said he expected there to be protests from disgruntled EU fishermen — especially French ones — if there is a deal that sees quotas reduced. Most agree Boulogne would be a prime target because so much U.K. fish is exported through there, and a blockade is relatively easy to achieve.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the WellChild awards at Royal Lancaster Hotel on Oct. 15, 2019, in London. WASHINGTON (CNN) - US President Donald Trump said he "can understand" Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, when asked whether he felt sorry for her on Tuesday. I can understand it," Trump said. Meghan has been a target of intense public scrutiny, especially from the media since she first began dating Harry. Most recently, Prince Harry and Meghan said they were suing British newspaper Mail on Sunday for releasing an edited version of a private letter Meghan sent to her father.

The President told LBC host and Brexit Party leader, Nigel Farage, that he had "great relationships with many of the leaders, including Boris (Johnson), who's a fantastic man. Farage's Brexit Party is currently seen as a large obstacle to Johnson winning a majority at the upcoming election. Rumors have swirled in recent days about exactly how many constituencies the Brexit Party will run a candidate in at the election. Earlier this month, Farage told CNN that Johnson's deal was the "second worst deal in history." On Thursday, Corbyn also tweeted a link to the radio interview and accused Trump of trying to interfere in the election.