Michael D. Shear

Prime Minister Keir Starmer seemed to have won a temporary reprieve on Tuesday after daring his rivals to challenge him, but the underlying problems with his leadership remain.

In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.

LONDON — King Charles III kicked off the new parliamentary session in Britain on Wednesday with the “king's speech,” reading out Prime Minister Keir

After days of speculation, the British health secretary said Thursday that he was resigning from the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Angela Rayner, who resigned last year after paying the wrong rate of tax on an apartment purchase, said an investigation found she had not done so deliberately.

Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his Reform U.K. Party emerge from the fringe of British politics. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.

Nigel Farage's anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his party, Reform UK, emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is running for a seat in Parliament. It’s a vital step in a campaign to oust his party colleague Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

LONDON — The stabbing death of an 18-year-old college student in an English port city has become the latest flashpoint in a debate over policing, racism and Britain's deteriorating relationship with the United States.