London, United Kingdom – AFP Keir Starmer-led Labour party on Thursday swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. “The Labour Party has won this general election, and I have called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his victory,” a sombre-looking Rishi Sunak said after...
Millions of voters in the UK have cast their ballots to elect 650 members to the House of Commons or lower house or parliament. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 10 p.m. local time, with results expected as early as 7 a.m. on Friday. Each of the 650 constituencies elects one member […]
London, United Kingdom – AFP Thousands of people marched through central London to parliament on Saturday calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted: “End the genocide” and “Free, free Palestine”. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – The British government on Monday announced more than £117 million ($150 million) in funds to protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centers in the UK from hate attacks over the next four years. The move follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge in late February to provide more than £70 million to [&hel...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Following weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the “time has come” to battle extremist forces as he warned “democracy itself is a target”. In an unusual address from outside his Downing Street home, Sunak said that ...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of “being complicit” in a wave of Islamophobic racism in the wake of a blatant attack on the London mayor from former Conservative Party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson. Labour leader Keir Starmer accused Sunak of harboring “extremists in his party” and condemned other seni...
LONDON (AA) – British lawmaker Zarah Sultana accused the government on Tuesday of being “deeply complicit” in Israel’s “genocidal assault” in Gaza, calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to “stop arming war crimes.” In a letter to Sunak, Sultana mentioned the genocide case brought by South Africa at the...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday stressed the need for a two-state solution in Palestine, saying it is “essential” for lasting peace. “Our support for a two-state solution is highly valued across the region, but it can’t be a cliched talking point to roll out at times like this. The […]...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday pressed Israel to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza as he stepped up a campaign by Western leaders to reinforce support for Israel after attacks by Hamas. Sunak, following visits this week by US President Joe Biden and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scho...
