Queen Allows Boris Johnson to Suspend Parliament Before Brexit

Opposition leaders wrote to the queen to express their concern and asked for a meeting

Reuters
August 28, 2019 11:23 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament’s ability to derail his Brexit plan by cutting the amount of time it will sit between now and EU exit day on Oct. 31, infuriating opponents who urged Queen Elizabeth to intervene.

Sen. Cotton Discusses Iran Tensions and Tanker Seizure

'We've totally crushed them with our sanctions'

Philip Caldwell
July 23, 2019 2:00 PM

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) discussed recent tensions with Iran Tuesday during a radio appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show. Hewitt asked Cotton for his thoughts on President Donald Trump's recent comments on Iran, in which he argued that the regime was enduring great economic and domestic difficulties.

Iranian Forces Say They Seized British-Flagged Oil Tanker in Gulf

Reuters
July 19, 2019 5:12 PM

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel this month, ratcheting up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.

Tlaib Tweets ‘Happy Passover’ Picture With Loaves of Bread

Paul Crookston
April 22, 2019 12:15 PM

In Jewish custom, eating leavened bread is prohibited on Passover, but Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) shared a picture Friday with fluffy loaves of bread with the note "Happy Passover!"

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party Rife With Unpunished Anti-Semitism

Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party leader / Getty

Jeffrey Cimmino
April 8, 2019 11:45 AM

A new report has found that U.K. Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has failed to sanction members of the party who shared anti-Semitic messages online.

Labour Ripped by Its Own Members for Squishiness on Hezbollah After Spokesman Criticizes Ban

David Rutz
February 27, 2019 10:00 AM

An intra-Labour Party fight erupted Tuesday in the Parliament after the House of Commons voted to ban all branches of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah from the United Kingdom.

Brexit Bedlam: Parliament Sinks PM May’s EU Divorce Deal by 230 Votes

Reuters
January 15, 2019 3:41 PM

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political upheaval that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave.

British Prime Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote

Jeffrey Cimmino
December 12, 2018 5:29 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a challenge to her leadership Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote initiated by fellow members of the Conservative Party.

Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn Could Face U.S. Sanctions for Dealings with Hamas

U.K. leaders, concerned with Corbyn's ties, ask for legal review of Corbyn's Hamas ties

Adam Kredo
October 3, 2018 3:45 PM

Political leaders in Britain's Labour Party have been informed by legal counsel that their party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, could be hit with U.S. sanctions for his multiple dealings with the terror group Hamas, according to a copy of a U.K. legal review obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

U.K. Charges Two Men in Sergei Skripal Poisoning

Jeffrey Cimmino
September 6, 2018 9:08 AM

The United Kingdom charged two men on Wednesday with the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a double-agent who formerly served in Russian military intelligence and spied for the West.