Ed Miliband

Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel.

The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and major coal producer Australia were among the list of mainly wealthy developed economies to sign the voluntary pledge in Azerbaijan.

Britain's government has claimed that the "end of coal is in sight" after 18 countries including Poland, Vietnam and Chile committed for the first time to phase out and not build or invest in new coal power.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair appealed to members of his Labour party to prevent a left-wing socialist candidate being elected its new leader, warning of electoral "annihilation".
 

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. 

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"

Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, the respective leaders of Britain's Labour Party and Liberal Democrats, have announced their resignations following disappointing results of their parties at Thursday's general election.

Miliband said he would step down after the Victory in Europe Day commemorations later on Friday and that his deputy Harriet Harman would be interim Labour leader.

Despite hopes that the public had warmed to him during a fractious campaign, Ed Miliband and his Labour Party suffered a devastating rout in May 7 British general election, triggering his immediate resignation.

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.

With more than half of the results of Thursday's UK general election now in, David Cameron's Tories appear set to have won 329 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, according to a BBC forecast.

The result would allow Cameron to ditch his Liberal Democrat coalition partner of the past five years and govern alone, Bloomberg said in its coverage of the news.

Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course May 8 for a surprise victory in Britain's general election which could redefine the country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts.