Topic: Labour Party (UK)

Six Picks: Recommendations from theater critic Christopher Wallenberg

Top shows in New York this fall, including plays by David Mamet, Enda Walsh, and newcomer Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Britain's Cameron – prime minister-in-waiting?

At the Conservative Party's conference Thursday, David Cameron will try to project a more compassionate image even as he calls for public-spending cuts and tax hikes.

Britain's PM Brown loses key endorsement from Sun newspaper

For the first time since 1997 Britain’s top-selling newspaper, the Sun, backed a party other than PM Gordon Brown’s Labour. The loss, which came shortly after Brown’s high-profile effort to rally support, underscored Labour’s troubles ahead of May elections.

Will recession create another 'lost generation' of British youth?

Almost a million young Britons are now called 'neets' – not in education, employment, or training.

Amid British furor over Afghan rescue mission, war support plummets

The day after New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was released by British commandos, a new poll finds growing opposition to the UK's troop commitment to the war.

Scottish lawmakers vote against Lockerbie decision

The governing Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) had asked Parliament to endorse the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Megrahi as "consistent with the principles of Scottish justice," but the lawmakers rejected the bid Tuesday.

British politicians smell blood over Lockerbie bomber

Opposition parliamentarians want an inquiry into reports that access to Libyan oil affected the British government's decision to allow convicted Lockerbie bomber to be eligible for release.

Britain's Brown taps his own Donald Trump to boost dismal ratings

Conservatives snapped up a Labour seat in Norwich North in a Friday by-election. Brown has turned for help to self-made billionaire Alan Sugar, putting him in the House of Lords – and naming him ‘enterprise czar.’

Britain's ecotown program runs into NIMBY

Four sites in England were announced Thursday to create new 'green' towns. But locals are seeing red.

European elections pound Britain's Brown

The prime minister is fighting to win over rebels in his Labour Party after it suffered its worst results in a century.

Today's coverage: Europe votes, a little and to the right; stimulus flow slow

European Parliament vote: Extreme right poised to gain ground

Britain's Gordon Brown could fall, while Dutch populist Geert Wilders's anti-Islam stand finds new appeal.

Are the credits already rolling for Britain's embattled Gordon Brown?

With members of his own party calling for him to step down, Labour's leader faces a key test with today's elections. Is Alan Johnson, a former postman, poised to become the next prime minister?

British expenses scandal spurs celebrities to run for office

A 1980s pop star, a TV presenter, a former Beirut hostage, and a right-wing newspaper columnist are among the high-profile personalities emerging as potential challengers for seats held by discredited MPs.

Britain's speaker teeters on brink of taxpayer-cleaned moat

House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin caught in public anger over expense scandal

British Parliament finds steep cost in 'expense' scandal: credibility

The public is paying for everything from cleaning moats to changing light bulbs. Amid the fury, support for Gordon Brown's party is at its lowest in 65 years.

More Somali migrants say Britain should ban khat

Britain's large Somali community chews at least seven tons a week of a drug banned in most Western countries.

As it leaves Iraq, Britain looks warily to Afghanistan

British politicians called for an investigation into intelligence mistakes that led the country into the Iraq war.

Gurkha veterans wage tough new fight to settle in Britain

Some 35,000 members of the legendary brigade have been denied the right to retire in the country they served.

Israel: Barak gets Labor's backing to join Netanyahu government

How will the partnership between Israel's newest political odd couple works out?

Britons snort at Blair's award

President Bush awarded the Medal of Freedom to Blair, whose legacy is clouded by the Iraq war.

Time ticking away for Happy Hour

British pubs face last call for cheap alcohol sales.

Far right posting gains in England

Fueled by the recession, the groups have won members and seats in recent elections.

Why Britain is leading the world out of the banking crisis

On Tuesday, the US was the latest nation to follow Gordon Brown's blueprint for rescuing banks.

Will Britain's rescue plan work?

Prime Minister Brown unveiled an $87 billion plan Wednesday to buttress British banks. Hailed by some European leaders, credit markets responded tepidly.