LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Former London mayor Boris Johnson, favorite to become Britain’s prime minister, abruptly pulled out of the race on Thursday, upending the contest less than a week after leading the campaign to take the country out of the EU ( Read more... )

David Cameron has resigned, bringing an abrupt end to his six-year premiership, after the British public took the momentous decision to reject his entreaties and turn their back on the European Union.Just a year after he clinched a surprise majority in the general election, a visibly emotional Cameron, standing outside Number 10 on Friday morning ( Read more... )

It started with a bungled answer to a routine question - and escalated beyond David Cameron’s control. Now, after the toughest week of his career, his reputation is on the line.

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I started watching last night's seven-leader UK General Election debate expecting something akin to a US presidential primary multi-candidate free-for-all. What took place, however, was much more interesting ( Read more... )

Campaigners in the battle for Scotland's future say the referendum result is too close to call with less than two weeks until the vote ( Read more... )

Kurds welcome move by Britain to significantly intensify its involvement in the current Iraq crisis ( Read more... )

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The decision to acknowledge Lady Thatcher, but not Clement Attlee, makes the Queen appear partisan and is out of kilter with the impartiality of the modern monarchy
By Peter Oborne


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