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FILE: British author and former MP Jeffrey Archer leaves St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial funeral in central London on April 17, 2013. (LEON NEAL/AFP)
October 6, 2026, 8:46 am
Jeffrey Archer, bestselling novelist and scandal-ridden UK politician, dies at 86
Former Conservative MP sold over 300 million copies of his novels worldwide; spent 2 years in prison over high-profile perjury case in 2000s before rejoining House of Lords
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Selfie taken by British anti-Semitic activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine, January 16, 2015. (Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
August 5, 2026, 4:00 pm
UK Jewish groups reject offer to meet former neo-Nazi Conservative council candidate
Organizations say Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s crimes against Jewish former Labour MP Luciana Berger are too severe for political office, urge party to withdraw his candidacy
By ToI Staff
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)
July 5, 2024, 6:03 am
UK’s Labour wins landslide election victory; incoming PM Starmer: Change begins now
Conservatives projected to suffer historic losses; incumbent Rishi Sunak concedes; right-wing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wins seat at 7th attempt
By Shira Silkoff and Agencies
UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) speaks to port workers during a general election campaign event in Southampton, England, June 17, 2024 (Kin Cheung/AP Photo); Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A election campaign event with farmers in Barnstaple, England, June 18, 2024, (Leon Neal / POOL / AFP)
June 20, 2024, 5:04 pm
New polls show UK’s Labour trouncing Conservatives in July 4 elections
Tories under PM Rishi Sunak heading for poorest result in 200 years; rival Keir Starmer forecast to lead Labour to best ever victory, with up to 516 of 650 seats in Westminster
By Agencies
File: Then-British prime minister Boris Johnson and his adviser Dominic Cummings, left, leave 10 Downing Street in London, and get in a car together to go to the Houses of Parliament, Oct. 28, 2019 (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
April 23, 2023, 10:48 am
‘I am the Fuhrer,’ Boris Johnson said to have told adviser who overstepped role
Report says in 2019 scandal-ridden premier felt insulted as Dominic Cummings tried to keep him out of the loop, leading to outburst
By ToI Staff and Agencies
British lawmaker Andrew Bridgen speaks to the media outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, June 6, 2022 (Alberto Pezzali/AP)
January 11, 2023, 4:46 pm
UK Conservative party MP booted out for comparing COVID vaccines to the Holocaust
Vaccine conspiracist Andrew Bridgen is suspended pending probe into tweet suggesting that vaccine program is ‘biggest crime against humanity’ since Nazi genocide of Jews
By ToI Staff
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves after arriving at Downing Street in London, after returning from Buckingham Palace where he was formally appointed to the post by Britain's King Charles III, October 25, 2022. (Kin Cheung/AP)
October 25, 2022, 5:40 pm
Lapid congratulates Rishi Sunak: ‘Israel and the UK are close allies’
Israeli PM says the two countries share mutual interests as well as an ‘unwavering’ commitment to democratic values, looks forward to future cooperation
By ToI Staff and AFP
Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak outside his home in London, October 22, 2022. (Beresford Hodge/PA via AP)
October 23, 2022, 2:41 pm
Sunak announces second bid to become British PM, with Johnson yet to declare
Former finance minister holds lengthy talks with ex-PM Boris Johnson ahead of repeat party leadership contest that could be decided within a week
By Joe JACKSON
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, October 19, 2022. (Kin Cheung/AP)
October 20, 2022, 3:02 pm
After just 6 weeks, UK PM Liz Truss faces growing calls from her party to step down
British press ravages leader, saying she is ‘clinging to power’ with ‘authority in tatters,’ as another minister resigns and her own Conservative lawmakers rebel
By AFP
Liz Truss, right, and Rishi Sunak on stage after a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
September 5, 2022, 6:32 am
Britain to learn identity of new premier Monday after lengthy Tory vote
Liz Truss favorite to beat Rishi Sunak as new Conservative Party leader, and thus PM, though public may not agree; whoever wins will face laundry list of problems left by Johnson
By Anna MALPAS
Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 11, 2022, 6:46 pm
UK Conservatives promise tax cuts as scrum to succeed Johnson grows
So far 11 candidates have declared intention to run for Tory party leader after Boris Johnson resigned in face of internal rebellion after months of scandals
By Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, July 6, 2022. (Frank Augstein/AP)
July 6, 2022, 4:30 pm
Despite resignations, rapid decline in support, Boris Johnson vows to stay on as PM
Two top ministers and a slew of junior officials quit as Britain’s prime minister bounces from one scandal to another after narrowly defeating a no-confidence measure last month
By DANICA KIRKA and Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
June 7, 2022, 12:00 am
British Prime Minister Johnson survives no-confidence vote
UK leader has struggled to turn page on revelations he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID restrictions they imposed on others
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a press conference for the latest COVID-19 update in the Downing Street briefing room in central London on December 8, 2021 (Adrian DENNIS / POOL / AFP)
December 11, 2021, 8:07 am
Christmas parties, lies and videotape: Is it curtains for British PM Johnson?
With scandals over parties and refurbishments, UK leader’s once seemingly unassailable position is looking shaky
By Martine PAUWELS
A general view of the House of Lords chamber in session at the Houses of Parliament in London, September 5, 2016. (AFP/POOL/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
November 7, 2021, 4:29 pm
UK’s Conservatives accused of selling seats in parliament’s House of Lords
Sunday Times report says Israeli-born Sir Ehud Sheleg was potentially next in line to receive peerage, having donated £3.8 million to ruling party
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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