Climate change, Brexit divorce: EU faces challenges in 2020
BRUSSELS — December served up a warning of the massive challenges ahead for the European Union.
Former deputy leader says UK’s Labour Party brutal, hostile
LONDON — The former deputy leader of Britain's Labour Party says he left politics in part because of the nasty mood inside the left-wing party, which ...
UK lawmakers OK Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to exit EU
LONDON — British lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, clearing the way for the U.K. to leave the ...
Andrew Bailey to succeed Carney as Bank of England governor
LONDON — Andrew Bailey, head of Britain’s financial watchdog, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, where his top challenge will be naviga...
What will Boris Johnson do? UK leader to unveil policy plans
LONDON — British voters have given Prime Minister Boris Johnson a commanding majority. But they have little idea what he plans to do with it, apart fr...
UK services industry sees little joy in post-Brexit world
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive victory in last week's general election provided little comfort to Britain's once world-beating finan...
UK’s Johnson seeks to rule out Brexit trade pact delay
LONDON — Buoyed by a Conservative majority in Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled Tuesday he won’t soften his Brexit stance, rul...
No letup for UK lawmakers: Johnson presses ahead with Brexit
LONDON — There will be no letup for U.K. lawmakers worn out after Britain’s bruising election campaign. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to begin “...
Johnson’s win may deliver Brexit but could risk UK’s breakup
LONDON — Leaving the European Union is not the only split British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to worry about.
After UK election, Trump sees ‘harbinger’ of things to come
WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support...
Johnson claims Brexit mandate with new conservative majority
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Friday to heal Britain's divisions over Brexit after his gamble on early elections rewarded him with a c...
Johnson under pressure ahead of final UK election TV debate
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to take on opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the last head-to-head debate bef...
Farage’s Brexit Party hit by split a week before UK election
LONDON — One week before Britain votes in a national election, fractures were emerging Thursday within jittery political parties unsure how a volatile...
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ as palace gossip goes viral
WATFORD, England — NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rat...
Vigil for London stabbing victims as politicians trade blame
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn paused Monday to honor the two people killed in th...
London extremist attack takes center stage in UK campaign
LONDON — Britain’s political leaders sparred Sunday over who is responsible for the early release of a convicted extremist who launched a stabbing att...
Opponents attack Johnson’s character as UK election looms
LONDON — Britain’s opposition parties are intensifying attacks on Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday with two weeks to go until election day, wi...
Labour says UK health service ‘for sale’ in US trade talks
LONDON — Britain’s health system became a battleground in the country’s election campaign on Wednesday, as opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corby...
UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now
LONDON — The formal launch of the Conservative Party’s election pledges Sunday centered around the key plank of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaig...
UK Labour Party leader Corbyn defends neutral Brexit stance
LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is defending his decision to remain neutral in a possible future referendum on Britain’s membership in the ...
UK party leaders grilled by wary voters on Brexit and more
LONDON — Britain’s Dec. 12 vote has been dubbed the “Brexit election,” dominated by the country’s stalled exit from the European Union. But political ...
AP FACT CHECK: Leaders’ questionable claims in U.K. election
LONDON — Claims of ruinous spending sprees and twisted truths are flying in during campaigning for Britain’s Dec. 12 election, in which all 650 seats ...
UK Labour party vows radical changes if it wins Dec. 12 vote
LONDON — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party promised Thursday to radically expand public spending and state ownership if it wins the Dec. 12 elect...
UK Conservatives under fire for Twitter deception in debate
LONDON — Britain's Conservative Party was accused Wednesday of trying to deceive voters by changing the name of its press office Twitter account to “f...
No clear champ as Johnson, Corbyn spar in UK election debate
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked each other’s policies on Brexit, health care and the econom...
UK leader Johnson faces questions about ties to US woman
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced new questions Monday about his relationship with an American businesswoman who allegedly received ...
Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions
LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prim...
Brexit Party fails to clinch voting pact with Conservatives
LONDON — Britain’s Brexit Party has failed to reach a tactical voting pact with the ruling Conservatives, saying Thursday that it will field 300 candi...
Clinton: UK voters must see Russian influence report
LONDON — Hillary Clinton says she's "dumbfounded" that the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics bef...