The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, and other politicians could lose their seats if proposals to "cut the cost of politics" go ahead, a report suggested on Tuesday. More »
Divisions over the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May burst into the open on Friday with allies saying she should carry on and a former Conservative Party chairman claiming the support of 30 lawmakers for a plot to topple her. More »
Prime Minister Theresa May set out her quest to tackle social and racial injustice on Tuesday, hoping to shift the focus of her Conservative party's annual conference away from rifts over Britain's exit from the European Union and her leadership. More »
A retelling of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and its dramatic political consequences might perhaps be framed as high drama or extreme farce. More »
FILE PHOTO – A web page on a voting registration site for the forthcoming British EU referendum is seen on a laptop computer and a smart phone in London, Britain, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo A website which allowed Britons to register to vot... More »
The cast of the play ‘My Country- a work in progress’ perform during a dress rehearsal at the National Theatre, in London, Britain March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Brendon O’Donnell voted to leave the European Union because he felt British money should go... More »
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Monday that he would ... More »
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a ... More »
A collection of punk memorabilia belonging to Joe Corre, the son of Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, is burnt on a boat on the River Thames, in London, Britain November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall P... More »
Guenther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, delivers a speech at the world’s biggest computer and software fair CeBit in Hanover, Germany, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Nigel Treblin European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger issued a fo... More »
LONDON Britain’s economic growth rate was stronger than previously estimated last year and in early 2015, the country’s statistics office said as it announced revisions to the way it measures the construction sector. Gross domestic product would rise by 3.1 pe... More »
KRUEN, Germany British Prime Minister David Cameron sought to quell fresh signs of rebellion in his Conservative Party over Europe, warning ministers they will have to back his European Union strategy or leave his government. Speaking on the sidelines of a mee... More »
LONDON Britain wants to reach a new settlement with the European Union as fast as possible, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron, who won an outright majority in a general election last wee... More »
LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron will hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union earlier than the end of 2017 if he can and wants EU treaty change as part of a renegotiation of ties, his spokesman said on Tuesday. “If we can do it earli... More »
LONDON The euro rose against a broadly weaker dollar in Europe on Tuesday, with gyrations on the bond market undermining the broad story of U.S. currency strength that has dominated the past year on foreign exchange markets. The latest move in a repricing of r... More »
LONDON The BBC faces renewed funding concerns following the appointment of John Whittingdale as British culture secretary, though there remains little chance of a major overhaul of the public broadcaster. Whittingdale, a critic of the corporation’s license fee... More »
LONDON With optimism building that the United States is already recovering smartly from another horrible start to the year, focus will shift this week to reports that may show the euro zone is finally shaking off half a decade of torpor. The 19-member currency... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A company owned by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has almost doubled its political donations in the UK over the past four years, records of electoral donations show. Bloomberg Tradebook, a British-registered financial markets broke... More »
