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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has publicly accepted responsibility for the Conservative Party's significant loss in the UK general election. Keir Starmer of the Labour Party achieved a landslide victory and is poised to succeed Sunak as the country's next prime minister.

Scotland votes on May 6 to elect the national parliament with the ruling party seeking a green light for a fresh referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.

The election for the 129 members of the Scottish parliament (MSPs) to serve for the next five years has reignited the debate on whether the country of 5.5 million would be better off on its own.

A prominent member of Britain's parliament has demanded that Prime Minister Boris Johnson release a report on Russian interference in British politics after delays, local media reported Jan. 20.

Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon said a second referendum on independence was "more likely than not" in the next five years if she wins an election on May 5 as polls predict. 

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) had said  it would not press for another vote on independence until it was clear most Scots wanted to leave the United Kingdom. 

A comedy club owner, an ex-motorcycle expedition leader and a politics student are just some of the 56 new Scottish nationalist MPs set to be sworn in at Britain's parliament this week.
 

Turkey?s social democrat party has expressed sorrow over the defeat of Labour and its leader, Ed Miliband, in last week?s elections in the United Kingdom, citing the Conservative party?s use of nationalist rhetoric as an important reason of the failure. 

The victory of Prime Minister David Cameron?s Conservative Party in the U.K. elections was a shock not only to Labour and the Liberal Democrats, but to polling companies as well.

After winning an absolute majority in the general elections on Thursday, David Cameron reaffirmed on Friday the holding of a referendum on the UK's membership to the European Union (EU).

Following his reelection, Cameron committed himself to leading a government for "one nation" and making "Great Britain greater"

Nigel Farage has announced he is quitting as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) after failing to become MP for the South Thanet.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) won a landslide in Scotland on May 8, destroying the Labour party north of the border in a historic leap forward which could increase pressure for a fresh referendum on independence.

The nationalists won 56 of 59 parliamentary seats in Scotland in the May 7 general election, final results showed, up from just six at the last vote in 2010.