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British elections 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL)
July 13, 2017, 12:55 am
UK to look into anti-Semitic abuse of candidates in campaign
Theresa May, ‘horrified,’ orders investigation into abuse and intimidation in recent election
By AP
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) poses for a picture with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster at 10 Downing Street in London on June 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
June 26, 2017, 3:03 pm
UK Conservatives sign power deal with Northern Irish party
Theresa May’s spokesman confirms agreement reached but won’t reveal details; DUP leader calls pact ‘a very good one’
By AFP
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to faith leaders at Finsbury Park Mosque on June 19, 2017 in London, England. (Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Getty Images via JTA)
June 21, 2017, 4:03 am
Labour’s surge in UK election fans anti-Semitism fears for some Jews
‘There’s a certain sense of helplessness when Hezbollah’s terror flags fly in my city,’ writes one Jewish journalist after Sunday’s Al-Quds rally
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, left, sits with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as she holds the first Cabinet meeting of her new team at 10 Downing Street in London on June 12, 2017, following the June 8 snap general election in which the ruling Conservatives lost their majority. (AFP Photo/Pool/Leon Neal)
June 12, 2017, 11:55 pm
Britain’s May apologizes to own MPs for election ‘mess’
Vowing to stay on as leader, PM seeks to ward off challengers, takes blame for Conservatives’ poor showing
By James Pheby
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip leave after attending Holy Communion at St Andrew's Church in Sonning, Berkshire, England, Sunday, June 11, 2017. (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire(/PA via AP)
June 11, 2017, 11:54 pm
Tottering Theresa May names new UK cabinet as critics circle
Senior lineup mostly unchanged as prime minister seeks to hold on to power following disastrous election results
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks at a Conservative party general elections campaign event in Durham, North East England, on June 6, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / SCOTT HEPPELL)
June 11, 2017, 3:45 pm
UK’s Johnson denies plot to topple May amid scramble for coalition deal
Walking back announcement of agreement with far-right DUP party, PM says talks are still ongoing
By Agencies
All eyes on him: Naftali Bennett at a foreign policy debate co-organized by The Israel Project and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, January 08, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 11, 2017, 2:03 pm
Who lectures the lecturers?
There’s not a lot of love for the university ethics code in the press, but one paper does show what happens when institutions are scrubbed to the government’s liking
By Joshua Davidovich
Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 after making a statement following the as results of a snap general election. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
June 11, 2017, 7:05 am
Theresa May facing upped pressure to resign as coalition deal awaits
UK PM navigating possible challenge from Boris Johnson as Downing Street admits alliance with ultra-conservative Irish faction not a done deal
By AFP and ToI Staff
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip are clapped into number 10 Downing Street by the staff after her visit with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace where she was requested to form a new government, in central London on June 9, 2017 (AFP/Pool/Stefan Rousseau)
June 10, 2017, 11:57 pm
UK’s May strikes tentative deal with Northern Ireland party
Democratic Unionists will back government on key votes, after Conservatives lost their majority in Thursday’s election
By Jill Lawless
In this Nov. 3, 2016, photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the University of Cincinnati. (AP/John Minchillo)
June 10, 2017, 8:41 pm
Sanders ‘delighted’ by Corbyn’s strong result in UK election
Vermont senator says Labour’s unexpected gains shows ‘people are rising up against austerity and massive levels of income and wealth inequality’
By ToI Staff
British Prime Minister Theresa May's chief of staff Nick Timothy and joint-chief of staff Fiona Hill leave Conservative Party headquarters in London, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 10, 2017, 4:21 pm
British PM’s top aides quit after election fiasco
Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill were blamed by many Conservatives for the party’s lackluster campaign
By Jill Lawless
A demonstrator holds a placard depicting an image of Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, surrounded by the stars of the EU flag and with the words 'Leuser,' as he stands outside the entrance to Downing Street, in central London on June 9, 2017, following the result of the general election. (AFP/Glyn Kirk)
June 10, 2017, 9:12 am
Cabinet meeting is first post-election test for embattled May
British PM tries to project business as usual after election failure, but commentators predict she and her strategy for Brexit will struggle to survive
By Richard Ingham
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, tries to high-five with Labour's Emily Thornberry after arriving for the declaration at his constituency in London, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 10, 2017, 5:44 am
Corbyn’s celebratory high-five ends in awkward thud
Labour leader attempts to congratulate party colleague Emily Thornberry, ends up patting her chest instead
By AP
Illustrative: A young Labour Party supporter shows off his T-shirt with the face of Jeremy Corbyn, before an election campaign speech by the opposition leader in Basildon on June 1, 2017. (AFP/Justin Tallis)
June 10, 2017, 4:02 am
Canterbury fail: Loss in Conservative stronghold shows youth surge
Historic university town among constituencies with a high numbers of young voters who embraced Labour party in snap election
By david keyton and SYLVIA HUI
Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 after making a statement following the as results of a snap general election. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
June 10, 2017, 3:20 am
Theresa May fighting to hang on after election gamble fails
British PM plans to head a minority government, but her ability to hold onto keys of 10 Downing Street for long is very much in doubt
By Gregory Katz
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