Dec. 20, 2024 12:34 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Friday that veteran Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be the U.K.'s next ambassador to Washington, a rare appointment for someone outside the diplomatic corps.
Mandelson, who served in senior posts in the...
Dec. 19, 2024 16:09 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — Veteran U.K. Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be Britain's next ambassador to Washington, people familiar with the decision said Thursday.
Mandelson, who served in senior posts in the governments of former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is...
Nov. 27, 2024 08:21 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most prestigious positions in British academia, the university said Wednesday.
Hague was elected in an online vote by staff and alumni of the 800-year-old...