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UK election: Prime Minister Boris Johnson retains seat
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that his government appeared to have won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done. "At this ... World News -
Election exit poll indicates majority for UK’s ruling Conservative party
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win a majority of 86 seats in Britain's election, giving him the numbers in parliament he needs ... World News -
Pound jumps as exit poll shows Conservative majority in UK elections
The pound sterling jumped higher on Thursday after exit polls showed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party on track to win a ... Economy -
EU welcomes clear UK Conservative victory as clarity over Brexit
European diplomats on Thursday welcomed the clarity an apparently decisive election victory for the Conservative Party gave to Britain’s stalled ... World News -
Corbyn says will not lead Labour into future UK election
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not lead the party into the next election after admitting it had been a ... World News -
Veteran UK Labour lawmaker Dennis Skinner loses to Conservatives
Veteran Labour lawmaker Dennis Skinner lost the seat he had held since 1970 on Friday, as another brick in the "Red Wall" of traditional ... World News -
European shares near record high after Johnson's UK landslide
A surge for London-listed companies brought European stock markets within striking distance of an all-time high on Friday, as investors cheered the ... Economy -
Polling station pooches bring light relief to UK election
Retrievers, beagles, poodles, and pugs lined up in the rain at Britain’s polling stations on Thursday as thousands of voters brought their ... Variety -
UK starts voting in crucial general election
UK voters were deciding Thursday who they want to resolve the stalemate over Brexit in a parliamentary election seen as one of the most important ... World News -
UK Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force second Brexit vote
The leader of Britain’s pro-European Liberal Democrats has suggested she could work with the opposition Labour party to stop Brexit if it ... World News -
UK PM Johnson says UK will leave EU by January 31 at the latest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Britain would leave the European Union by January 31 at the latest if his Conservative Party ... Economy -
Former PM Blair says Britain is a mess
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a mess, warning that neither his own Labour Party nor the Conservative Party, led ... World News -
UK’s Labour Party hammering out election platform
Labour Party leaders are meeting Saturday to hammer out the details of their platform for next month’s UK election amid tensions over ... World News -
British PM Johnson meets Queen Elizabeth, formally marking start of election campaign
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an audience with Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday, marking the formal start of the December 12 election campaign. ... World News -
UK opposition parties outline election plan
The leaders of two British opposition parties unveiled a plan Saturday to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the snap election he wants, but only if EU ... World News -
British professor eats his book on live TV after Labour wins 38 percent of vote
British professor Matthew Goodwin ate his own book on live TV this week after previously saying he would do so if the Labour party wins 38 percent of ... Digital -
British PM Theresa May seeks deal to cling to power
British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party on Sunday to stay in power after losing her party's ... World News -
British democracy undergoes another political test
In a small street corner restaurant situated between Asharq Al-Awsat’s old office building and The British Museum in central London, I met her. ... World -
Radicalism still alive and kicking in U.S. and UK elections
What we are witnessing today in both the U.S. and UK is proof of the dynamism of democracy Middle East -
Why Britain now faces an uncertainty like never before
An estimated 85% of the press is pro-Conservative, and the party, especially its leader, Ed Miliband, have been under constant attack Middle East -
UK elections and the future of Mideast relations
The choice of the British public will be watched closely far beyond the UK Middle East -
Iran urges more British diplomacy after election
An Iranian official complained that in recent nuclear negotiations, Britain had taken a back seat Middle East -
British PM Cameron hails ‘strong’ conservative UK election
Cameron hailed ‘a very strong night’ for his Conservative Party, which appeared set to win the most seats in a general election World News -
UK elections highlight a divided kingdom
So, who will rule Britannia? World -
The rise of the separatist Scottish National Party in UK politics
The separatist Scottish National Party (SNP) will likely become the third largest party in the UK Parliament after this Thursday’s general election World -
UK election: Top five myths about the ‘Muslim vote’
From suggestions Muslims will single-handedly swing the polls to the notion that voting is ‘haram’, there is a lot of disinformation about the upcoming election Analysis -
Analysis: The impact of the UK election on currency markets
Jameel Ahmad, chief market analyst at FXTM, on the possible impact of the election on the British Pound Financial Markets -
UK Election: Final countdown for Gulf expats to register
The UK ramped up efforts to encourage Brits to vote – but not everyone in the Gulf got the message Features -
As UK election race heats up, ‘immigrant’ comedians tackle hot issues
After a sell out performance last year, the show returns on Friday 24 April to London’s Southbank Centre Entertainment -
Gender equality posters launched ahead of British vote
The interactive digital election campaign posters were launched on Tuesday on social media sites Art and culture