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Then-UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting leaves 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting in London, Tuesday, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
May 16, 2026, 8:18 pm
UK’s ex-health minister Streeting says will run to replace PM Keir Starmer
Recently resigned minister says Labour needs ‘proper’ leadership contest; popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also launches run, seen as favorite to unseat Starmer
By Agencies
Green Party leader Zack Polanski (right) celebrates with the Greens' Zoe Garbett after she was declared the winner in the 2026 London Borough of Hackney mayoral election at Hackney Service Centre, east London, May 8, 2026. (Reuters via PA)
May 9, 2026, 3:27 pm
UK Jews worry as Green Party rise sees election of candidates accused of antisemitism
Jewish residents of Hackney in east London voice concern as Greens win mayoralty and council control; several Green party candidates accused of antisemism win election elsewhere, as does a Holocaust-denier from the soaring hard-right Reform party
By ToI Staff
A man puts up 'polling station' signs at a makeshift polling station set up at St John's Parish Hall in central London on May 7, 2026, as polls open for local elections. (Peter Nicholls / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 10:13 am
UK holds local elections, with left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge
Polls show PM Starmer’s Labour losing ground amid discontent and Epstein scandal, pushing Polanski’s anti-Israel Greens and Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform UK to the forefront
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, speaks during a public address in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
October 19, 2025, 5:10 pm
Tommy Robinson sees UK’s right-wing Reform party winning power, says leader won’t be ‘friend of Israel’
Far-right, anti-Islam activist says Nigel Farage would need to be pushed on policies regarding hostile Muslims; tells supportive Tel Aviv crowd that Israel is also ‘flooded with migration’
By Alexander Cornwell
Boxes of votes are emptied ready to be counted for the British Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras where the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is standing for election, in London, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
July 17, 2025, 7:24 pm
UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
Labour government says proposed changes are part of an effort to boost public trust in democracy; Conservatives say move is rushed and ‘hopelessly confusing’
By Sam Tabahriti
Nigel Farage, Reform UK party leader, speaks with the press during the Runcorn by-election on May 2, 2025. (Oli Scarff / AFP)
May 5, 2025, 10:49 am
UK hard right sets sights high after local election triumphs
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party wins 670 local council seats, first two mayoral seats, signals potential realignment in British politics ahead of next general election
By Marie Heuclin
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at the European Political Community meeting, at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, southern England, on July 18, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/AFP)
July 21, 2024, 4:57 pm
UK’s Starmer swept the July 4 election. But how much did his stance on Gaza cost him?
Britain’s Labour lost a fair share of Muslim votes even as it sailed to victory in the national poll. New research suggests the party’s support for Israel wasn’t solely to blame
By Robert Philpot
Britain's incoming Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy leaves Downing Street in London, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
July 6, 2024, 11:05 pm
New UK foreign secretary: Country needs to ‘get back to balanced position’ on Gaza war
David Lammy says fighting in Strip ‘has to stop’ and hostages must be freed, after party’s massive win marred by Muslim voters’ anger
By Andreas Rinke
Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leader of the Labour Party, addresses the nation after his general election victory, outside 10 Downing Street in London on July 5, 2024 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
July 5, 2024, 7:22 pm
UK’s Starmer promises ‘government of service’ as he takes power after Labour landslide
With almost all results in, Labour wins 412 seats in 650-seat House of Commons; Conservatives drop to 121, their worst result ever
By brian melley and Jill Lawless
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
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to the media during an election campaign stop near Milton Keynes, England, on July 1, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)
July 5, 2024, 3:40 am
What will the UK’s foreign policy look like under a Labour government?
After 14 years out of power, Labour party pledges policies of ‘progressive realism’ both in Europe and further afield; will push for ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages
By Helen Rowe
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer walks with his wife Victoria at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
July 3, 2024, 1:27 pm
From Israel and its critics to the Day of Rest, Jewish storylines feature in UK election
Labour leader Keir Starmer, predicted to coast to victory on Thursday, appears to have succeeded in persuading Jews to restore support for his party after Corbyn antisemitism era
By Jacob Judah
Campaigners calling for an end to the war in Gaza hold a flag promoting Vaz Shabir, an independent candidate in the forthcoming general election, in the town center of Keighley, northwest England, on June 14, 2024. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
July 2, 2024, 1:42 pm
UK campaigners seek to harness anger at Gaza war among Muslim voters
Though few pro-Palestinian independent candidates are likely to win a seat in parliament, organizers of ‘The Muslim Vote’ drive aim to send a message to larger parties
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pass through the Peer's Lobby to attend the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, November 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
May 29, 2024, 4:21 pm
What part will UK Jews play in the country’s July 4 general election?
Once wracked by antisemitism, a cleaned-up Labour Party looks set to unseat the Tories on July 4, but strongly anti-Israel opponents may siphon votes from moderate Keir Starmer
By Robert Philpot
Newly elected British Labour MP Chris Webb, right, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrating at Blackpool Cricket Club, England, May 3, 2024, after being declared winner in the Blackpool South by-election. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
May 3, 2024, 2:15 pm
UK’s Conservatives set for historic loss in local polls; Labour urges general election
Despite opposition party gains, Labour candidates appear to have suffered in Muslim areas as a result of leader Keir Starmer ‘s pro-Israel stance in the conflict in Gaza
By Pan Pylas
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