Keir Starmer

Today, July 4, parliamentary elections are taking place in Great Britain, called ahead of schedule by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The elections promise to fundamentally change the face of the UK government, according to pollsters.

The Sun, one of Britain’s best-selling newspapers known for its record of backing election winners, has made a surprising turn. Owned by Rupert Murdoch, the tabloid, which was ideologically aligned with the Conservatives, announced on Wednesday, just before the parliamentary elections, that it now supports the Labour Party and its leader, Keir Starmer.

Britain looks likely to see a change of government this week, swinging leftwards back to the center ground and the Labour party after 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule.

Voters will elect a new parliament from 7 a.m. today, with predictions of a landslide Labour win that would make Keir Starmer prime minister, 100 years after Ramsay MacDonald became the party's first.

Keir Starmer is emerging as a potential future Prime Minister of Britain, presenting himself as a meticulous and professional lawyer with a focus on details rather than charisma, according to Politico's analysis.

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.

Britain's ruling Conservatives lost a parliamentary seat to the main Labour opposition Friday, as the country awaited local election results likely to pile more pressure on embattled leader Rishi Sunak.

U.K. police said Friday that no investigation has been launched into Prince Andrew after an anti-monarchy group filed a complaint based on recently released U.S. court documents detailing people linked to accused sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Talks between the Greek government and the British Museum on a possible transfer of the Parthenon Sculptures in the form of a loan are not expected to bear fruit before 2025 and, in any case, there are numerous legal and political obstacles to such an agreement.

Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary Anneliese Dodds said Labour would introduce tougher policies on anti-LGBT behaviour

Rishi Sunak will on Wednesday face off against opposition lawmakers for the first time as British prime minister, in a likely raucous parliamentary session following weeks of political turmoil.