Mayors of London

The High Court in London ruled on July 28 that contentious plans by the city's mayor to extend a scheme requiring more polluting vehicles to pay a daily charge when driven can go ahead next month.

Early parliamentary elections in the UK will be won by the ruling Conservative Party of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to a study on the circulation tabloid Daily Mail, quoted by Reuters.

Conservatives have the support of 34% of Britons. Jeremy Corbyn's Labor Party is 8 points behind with the support of 26 percent of the voters.

British MPs return to parliament on Sept. 25 following a momentous Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.    

Scotland's highest court of appeal ruled on Sept. 11 that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was unlawful and should be annulled.

In the UK, opinion polls show that Boris Johnson is a clear favourite for the Tory leader not only in parliament but also among voters, BNR reported. Esther McVey, one of the dropouts in the Tory Leader Battle, said she supports Boris Johnson in the ongoing race.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged Foreign Minister Boris Johnson to resign after a series of gaffes with unintended speeches on sensitive political issues, mediapool reported on Sunday.

Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police, BBC reported.

A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market.

Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.

Former England footballer Sol Campbell announced June 8 that he will bid to become the Conservative candidate to replace Boris Johnson as mayor of London in 2016.

"I'm in it to win it," the former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur defender told the Sun newspaper.