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Riots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job

Aug. 07, 2024 12:27 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Just a month into the job, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounds more like the prosecutor he used to be than the leader of a powerful nation as he tries to quell riots that have swept the country in the past week. The unfolding crisis presents his first major...

UK's landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010

Jul. 02, 2024 07:00 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The...