Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party is winning over some disillusioned Labour voters by targeting regions that are struggling economically and by campaigning on local issues.
Author: STEPHEN CASTLE
Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say
Survivors and bereaved families’ groups said Britain’s deputy prime minister had told them that the site of the 2017 catastrophe would be dismantled.
U.K. May Change Terrorism Law After Southport Attack, Starmer Says
After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.
U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs
Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.
U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs
Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.
Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anticorruption Minister, Resigns
Tulip Siddiq, the niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, had been named in an embezzlement investigation in the Asian country in December.
U.K.’s First Drug Consumption Center Is Set to Open in Glasgow
Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision.
King Charles Addresses U.K. Riots and His Cancer in Christmas Speech
The British monarch recorded his annual holiday address from the chapel of a former hospital, rather than from a palace.
U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely
A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said.
UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate
After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.