Nigel Farage wins seat in UK parliament
Nigel Farage surprise entry into the election a month ago, boosted support for Reform UK across the country.
Fri Jul 05 2024
UK parliament backs report that Boris Johnson lied over 'partygate'
Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 354 to 7 to endorse the committee's report after a five-hour debate on its findings.
Tue Jun 20 2023
UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU as both sides look to future
British lawmakers approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday.
Thu Dec 31 2020
Russia meddled in Scottish vote, unclear on Brexit - UK parliamentary report
The Kremlin said Russia has never interfered in another country's electoral processes.
Tue Jul 21 2020
UK parliament's 'Big Ben' bell to fall silent for four years
As part of the works the clock housing Big Ben will be dismantled and each cog examined and restored.
Mon Aug 14 2017
UK armed police arrest suspected knifeman near parliament
British armed police detained a man on suspicion of having a knife after he ran, shouting, towards one of the gates of the Westminster parliament in central London on Friday.
Fri Jun 16 2017
Hung UK Parliament prospect crashes the pound
The pound has dropped significantly against the U.S. dollar and the ringgit, where it dipped below the $1.27 mark as of 9am Friday.
Fri Jun 09 2017
Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack
Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.
Thu Mar 23 2017
Westminster attack highlights importance of protecting borders, says France's Le Pen
This week's attack just outside the UK parliament has highlighted the importance of protecting national borders and stepping up security measures, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said.
Thu Mar 23 2017
Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack
The dead, in what police called a "marauding terrorist attack," included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed.
Thu Mar 23 2017
UK parliament to sit on Thursday as normal after attack
"We can confirm that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will sit tomorrow at their normal times," the parliament Twitter feed said.
Thu Mar 23 2017
Assailant shot, policeman stabbed and several injured in UK parliament incident
Assailant shot, policeman stabbed and several injured in UK parliament incident
Wed Mar 22 2017
Theresa May's thoughts are with killed, injured in "appalling incident"
Theresa May's thoughts are with those killed and injured in an attack close to parliament and the British prime minister is being kept updated with developments, her office said.
Wed Mar 22 2017
US Secretary of State Tillerson condemns "horrific" London attack
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson condemned Wednesday's attack outside parliament in London and expressed his condolences to the victims and their families.
Wed Mar 22 2017
Four dead, at least 20 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack
Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament.
Wed Mar 22 2017