Rishi Sunak

In November 2023, the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, canceled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the latter brought up the Parthenon Sculptures in an interview with a British media outlet.

In a dramatic twist that could only be scripted in the hallowed halls of Westminster, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown the political gauntlet down with the flair of a Victorian gentleman duelist. His audacious call for a general election has not only blindsided his opposition but sent ripples through his own cabinet, marking what could be the largest political wager of his tenure.

The owner of Britain's struggling Royal Mail said Wednesday it had accepted a takeover proposal from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky worth 3.6 billion pounds ($4.6 billion).

It comes after Kretinsky's conglomerate EP Group formalized an improved offer for International Distribution Services (IDS).

The U.K.'s Labour Party on Tuesday won the backing of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost as it bids to oust the ruling Conservatives in the upcoming general election.

The coalition of CEOs and other senior figures, which includes some well-known names from British business, said in a joint letter that it was "time for a change."

U.K. political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.

Sunak ended months of speculation about the date of the vote in a rain-soaked speech Wednesday outside Downing Street, which some took as an omen for his Conservatives' chances at the ballot box.

Britain is set to hold a national election on July 4, which polls suggest will conclude 14 years of Conservative-led governance, a period marked by significant political upheaval.

Surprising move by Rishi Sunak, whose party is 20 points behind Labor in the polls

A British shipment of nearly 100 tons of aid has left Cyprus bound for a new temporary pier in Gaza, the British Foreign Office has said in a statement.

International organizations have said that Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis threatening a population of more than 2 million people.

Britain exited recession with stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, in a boost to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of this year's election.

The U.K.'s main opposition Labour party on May 3 called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election, after seizing another parliamentary seat from the Conservatives and making gains in English local elections.