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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham reacts as he meets with local business owners and guests during a visit to The Hub Cafe in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, August 11, 2026. (Toby Shepheard/Pool Photo via AP)
August 26, 2026, 5:22 pm
UK’s Burnham said poised to ban trade with settlements; critics fear ‘de facto boycott’ of Israel
Reported move would be part of British response to E1 settlement expansion plan; some Labour officials warn it would be difficult to enforce; 140 party MPs sign letter of support
By ToI Staff
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference Great Britain (CPAC GB) in south-east London on July 17, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
July 18, 2026, 12:17 pm
Farage to stand against ‘record’ 33 candidates in UK by-election, including Count Binface
Mainstream parties boycotting election next month sparked by anti-immigration politician’s efforts to stymie a furor around his finances; vote draws record number of candidates
By AFP
Andy Burnham, front left, is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Common in London, England, June 22, 2026. (House of Commons via AP)
June 24, 2026, 7:44 pm
Andy Burnham inches closer to UK premiership as Starmer seeks legacy in final days
Potential Labour rivals Darren Jones and Wes Streeting step aside for popular Manchester mayor ahead of party vote; outgoing PM heads to Europe for meeting on Ukraine defense
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026 (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
June 22, 2026, 1:39 pm
How Starmer went from an election landslide to resignation in just two years
Mild-mannered Labour leader sold the UK on reliability and drama-free politics, but missteps, party infighting and a colossal error of judgment related to Epstein forces an early exit
By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas
Keir Starmer, right, speaks to Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
June 19, 2026, 10:31 am
Special election win by Starmer rival could lead to UK PM’s fall: 5 key players and where they stand on Israel
Vote won by Andy Burnham seen as proxy battle over Labour’s future, with would-be successors in party positioning themselves to take a run at the premiership. But are they good for the Jews?
By Robert Philpot
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
FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media at Downing Street, in London, March 16, 2026. (Brook Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)
May 6, 2026, 12:11 pm
Local elections in UK could hasten end of embattled PM Keir Starmer’s tenure
Amid Epstein-Mandelson scandal and economic struggles worsened by Iran war, the center-left leader faces a party crisis as expert says his ouster is matter of ‘when rather than if’
By Jill Lawless
UK Conservative Party MP Greg Smith at the Churchill War Rooms, in London, July 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
April 20, 2026, 1:55 pm
Iran ‘is our war,’ says UK lawmaker Greg Smith — contrary to PM Starmer’s claims
The new head of the Conservative Friends of Israel lambasts the Labour party’s handling of the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as antisemitism in Britain reaches ‘appalling’ levels
By Robert Philpot
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, center, and former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (far left) join protesters holding placards and waving flags as they take part in a march against the far right in central London on March 28, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
April 10, 2026, 3:42 pm
Jewish leader of UK’s Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel
Zack Polanski also says Britain should block the US from using its airspace for strikes on Iran and ‘disentangle’ the two countries’ militaries
By Shira Li Bartov
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer, right, celebrates with party leader Zack Polanski at a volunteer event after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election, Manchester, England, February 27, 2026. (AP/Jon Super)
February 27, 2026, 11:55 am
UK’s anti-Israel Green Party wins special parliamentary election, taking seat long held by Labour
Manchester race won by Hannah Spencer whose Greens, led by Jewish politician Zack Polanski, accuse Israel of genocide and support arms embargo; hard-right Reform takes 2nd place
By AP and ToI Staff
Britian's then-ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, delivering remarks in the Oval Office of the White House, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 4, 2026, 5:14 pm
UK to release files related to Mandelson’s appointment as US envoy amid Epstein fallout
PM Starmer vows to ‘make sure that all of the material is published,’ says Mandelson ‘betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party’ by lying about ties to disgraced financier
By Jill Lawless
Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
February 3, 2026, 7:58 pm
UK’s former US envoy quits House of Lords amid backlash over Epstein ties
Parliament preparing legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of title after released records show correspondence with Epstein, $75,000 in payments from sex offender in 2003-04
By Agencies
Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks as US President Donald Trump makes a trade announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
February 2, 2026, 12:16 pm
UK’s former US envoy quits Labour Party over fresh reports of ties with Epstein
Mandelson, who served as a minister under Tony Blair, says reports he received $75,000 from Epstein are false, but is quitting Labour to spare party ‘further embarrassment’
By William Schomberg
Britain's former Conservative Party Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick shakes hands with Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, after announcing his defection to Reform, during a press conference, in central London on January 15, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
January 16, 2026, 8:49 am
Ousted Conservative Party politician joins Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK
Announcement of Robert Jenrick’s move comes hours after his sacking by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for ‘plotting’ to defect to Reform in a ‘damaging’ way
By AFP
Kemi Badenoch with Robert Jenrick before being announced as the new Conservative Party leader following the vote by party members at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London, November 3, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
January 15, 2026, 5:54 pm
UK’s Conservative Party leader fires chief rival after apparent plot to defect
Kemi Badenoch says ‘irrefutable evidence’ revealed Robert Jenrick was trying to bolt party — potentially to Farage’s Reform — in manner ‘designed to be as damaging as possible’
By Pan Pylas
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