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United Kingdom country profile - BBC News
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The United Kingdom is a state made up of the historic countries of England, Wales and Scotland, as well as Northern Ireland. It is known as the home of both modern parliamentary democracy and the ...
UK election: What's happened, and what comes next - BBC
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Things move pretty fast in British politics - there is very little time between an election result and the installation of the new prime minister. By mid-morning moving vans had arrived to help ...
Johnson will stay on but only as caretaker PM, new cabinet agrees
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Boris Johnson has quit as Conservative leader, saying it is "clearly now the will" of Tory MPs that there should be a new leader. He pledges to stay on as PM until a successor is chosen - but a ...
UK elections 2022: A really simple guide - BBC
WEBMay 5, 2022 · England elections 2022. Wales local elections 2022. Scotland council elections 2022. Local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, and a general election in Northern Ireland, took place on 5 May.
2021: A political year in words - BBC
WEBThe year in politics. From the jibes of Ant and Dec to the rise of Nadhim Zahawi, it's been a strange and busy 12 months.
Tory leadership: What the diverse line-up means for UK politics
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Whoever wins the race to be the next prime minister, it will have been the most diverse major party leadership contest in UK history. What does this tell us about British politics?
As dramatic campaign closes, has it actually grappled with UK's
WEBJun 29, 2024 · As at so many points in the party’s history, a Tory leader has had to grapple with how to manage pressure from the right of the conservative (with a small c) movement. Even during the campaign ...
How the Gaza conflict is contorting UK politics - BBC
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · How the Gaza conflict is contorting UK politics. The two biggest political parties at Westminster and Parliament itself are finding themselves buckled, bent and contorted by the furious arguments ...
Far-right group Britain First registers as a political party - BBC
WEBSep 27, 2021 · The far-right group Britain First has registered as a political party after its application was approved by the Electoral Commission.