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Green Party leader Zack Polanski gives a speech in St Pancras Gardens as he continues his campaign ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, in London, October 3, 2026. (Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters)
UK Greens leader under pressure as party’s anti-Zionism clouds his electoral defeat
By AP
After handily losing to Labour in race for former PM's seat, Zack Polanski will have difficulty presiding over his fast-growing party ahead of next year's leadership vote
The UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Stephen Doughty talks to the media after a meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at the foreign ministry house in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
September 29, 2026, 10:13 pm
UK official rejects claim London has broadened restrictions on Israel arms exports
Official denies report by Jewish Chronicle, after Middle East minister says more than 80 licenses have been suspended or refused over Gaza
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Police officers monitor protesters holding a banner during a protest in support of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square, central London, on June 23, 2025. (Henry Nicholls / AFP)
July 2, 2025, 9:39 pm
UK lawmakers advance legislation to ban Palestine Action as terrorist organization
Measure making it a crime to belong to or support the anti-Israel group will now move to House of Lords, and will come into effect in the coming days if passed
By Reuters
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and hold placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, while a motion in the the House of Commons calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was debated. (Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
February 22, 2024, 8:34 pm
UK Parliament speaker under fire as shambolic ceasefire debate exposes threats to MPs
Lindsay Hoyle admits mistakes in push for separate motions so lawmakers could be free to vote without fear of attack over stances; MP says his parents’ lives were threatened
By AP and ToI Staff
Britain's then speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow walks through Central Lobby before Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers the Queen's Speech, at the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
March 8, 2022, 4:08 pm
UK standards panel brands ex-parliament speaker a ‘serial bully’
Report says John Bercow’s conduct, which allegedly included belittling staff and abusive language, ‘had no place in any workplace’
By Jill Lawless
Ex-Labour MP Joan Ryan in Jerusalem, December 15, 2019. (courtesy Sivan Farage)
June 30, 2021, 11:11 am
Former Labour MP: Corbyn’s continued denial of antisemitism makes him culpable
After quitting UK party in protest against Jew-hatred under Jeremy Corbyn, onetime parliamentarian Joan Ryan will head the new branch of a nonprofit bolstering Europe-Israel ties
By Robert Philpot
Then-Britain's Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow at the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, June 4, 2014. (Matt Dunham/AP)
February 2, 2020, 5:08 pm
UK’s ex-parliament speaker says he suffered ‘subtle’ anti-Semitism in House
But John Bercow says abuse came from his own Conservative party rather than rivals in Labour, with one fellow member saying he would like to keep ‘people like you’ out of Commons
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
Pro-Brexit demonstrators hold banners outside Parliament in London, December 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
January 9, 2020, 9:50 pm
These are the next steps in Britain’s EU exit
After clearing House of Commons, Brexit bill must now pass House of Lords and European Parliament for UK to leave bloc on January 31; trade talks will then begin
By AFP
In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during the first Prime Minister's Questions of the year, in the House of Commons in London, January 8, 2020. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)
January 9, 2020, 8:44 pm
UK MPs finally approve Brexit bill, clearing way to leave EU at end of month
Finally approved by the House of Commons, legislation to depart the bloc will now go before the House of Lords
By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Brexit debate on The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill in the House of Commons in London, Friday Dec. 20, 2019 (House of Commons via AP)
December 20, 2019, 8:38 pm
UK lawmakers okay Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to exit EU
Armed with commanding majority after election, prime minister passes Withdrawal Agreement Bill 358-234; pro-EU legislator: ‘The battle to stop Brexit is over’
By Jill Lawless
In this grab taken from video, Speaker John Bercow gestures during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, April 3, 2019 (House of Commons/PA via AP)
October 31, 2019, 3:38 pm
End of an Orderrrr! UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out
Modernizer who had a star turn at the center of Britain’s Brexit drama steps down after 10 years; replacement to be elected by lawmakers on Monday
By AP and ToI Staff
Boris Johnson arrives at the Houses of Parliament, in London, March 27, 2019, for vote on alternatives for leaving the European Union. (Dominic Lipinski/PA PA via AP)
May 29, 2019, 4:42 pm
Boris Johnson, would-be British PM, faces court questions about Brexit claims
Former foreign secretary, a key figure in the campaign to leave the EU, accused of misleading the public before 2016 referendum
By Gregory Katz
Models of prominent Brexit politicians are driven past the Houses of Parliament in London on March 12, 2019, ahead of the second meaningful vote on the government's Brexit deal. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
March 12, 2019, 10:06 pm
British Parliament overwhelmingly rejects May’s Brexit deal
With just 17 days until it leaves the EU, the United Kingdom faces growing possibility of crashing out of the bloc without an agreement
By Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks
Illustrative: Opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, stands right, as he makes a speech to lawmakers inside the House of Commons in London as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron sits at center left, during a debate on launching airstrikes against Islamic State extremists inside Syria, December 2, 2015. (Photo by Parliamentary Recording Unit via AP Video)
March 6, 2019, 4:33 am
70 years of transcripts from UK’s parliament show clear ‘obsession’ with Israel
Using a new analytics tool, researcher David Collier picks up 17,667 parliamentary references to the Jewish state — more than Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine combined
By Robert Philpot
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she arrives for Brexit talks at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on November 24, 2018. (EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
November 25, 2018, 6:10 am
EU leaders set to sign off on historic Brexit accord
Deal must still be approved by House of Commons, with support far from assured, despite pleas from UK Prime Minister May
By AFP
British Prime Minister Theresa May answering questions in Parliament on July 20, 2016. (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor)
January 8, 2018, 3:10 am
Internet users in UK Parliament access porn 160 times a day
Most attempts to log onto smut sites inadvertent, authorities say, pointing to overall decrease in visits
By AFP
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