U.K. elections

Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.K. is at risk of entering ‘debt death spiral’

January 21, 2025

SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks with other delegates during day one of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 01, 2023 in Bletchley, England.

Elon Musk has reportedly discussed strategies to oust Keir Starmer as U.K. PM before the next election

January 9, 2025

Elon Musk is seen at the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships on September 08, 2024 in New York City.

Elon Musk lashes out at U.K. government after being snubbed from top investment summit over race riot posts

September 26, 2024

London, United Kingdom. Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, James Timpson OBE, poses for a photograph following their appointment to Cabinet by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street.

The U.K.’s newest prisons minister is a multimillion-dollar key-cutting heir known for hiring hundreds of ex-offenders

July 9, 2024

‘Part-time Prime Minister’? Britain’s new PM says he won’t work past 6 p.m. on Fridays—and experts praise healthy working standards

‘Part-time Prime Minister’? Britain’s new PM says he won’t work past 6 p.m. on Fridays—and experts praise healthy working standards

By Orianna Rosa Royle

July 8, 2024

Lewis Goodall (L), Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis attend The British Podcast Awards 2023.

These Podcasters won the U.K. General Election, snapping up multi-million dollar deals and sell-out shows

By Alex Wood Morton and Ryan Hogg

July 6, 2024

Rishi Sunak visits Nuneaton Cricket Club as he campaigns in the Midlands on July 1, 2024 in Nuneaton, United Kingdom.

Rishi Sunak may have lost his $177,000 prime minister gig, but a multimillion-dollar corporate payday awaits the man richer than King Charles

July 5, 2024

KEIR STARMER AND RISHI SUNAK ON A PODIUM

Here are the biggest differences between U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak on taxation, health care, housing, and education

By Prarthana Prakash

June 13, 2024

Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer.

Snap U.K. election sends crypto industry scrambling to court Labour allies

By Emily Nicolle and Bloomberg

June 12, 2024

rishi sunak speaking pointing his hand upward

Rishi Sunak considers cutting the U.K.’s ‘most unfair tax’—but doing so would help Britain’s ultra-rich the most, says economic research report

By Prarthana Prakash

September 27, 2023

Liz Truss

Liz Truss can now claim $128,000 a year for life after serving as PM for just 44 days due to a special U.K. law — but it’s not a wage

By Sophie Mellor

October 21, 2022

New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss takes power amid economic conditions reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s tenure

New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss takes power amid economic conditions reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s tenure

By Emma Hinchliffe

September 6, 2022

Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine probably won’t cause the British prime minister to resign. But it could still plunge the U.K. into crisis

Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine probably won’t cause the British prime minister to resign. But it could still plunge the U.K. into crisis

By Christiaan Hetzner

April 13, 2022

As America holds its breath over an election outcome, Twitter lights up with cracks from around the world

As America holds its breath over an election outcome, Twitter lights up with cracks from around the world

By Bernhard Warner

November 4, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives in Downing Street from Buckingham Palace after obtaining Queen's permission to form a new government on 13 December, 2019 in London, England. On election night, a group of Wikipedia editors stayed up into the early hours to update pages for a wave of newly arrived MPs, as the Conservatives gained a majority government

Election Results Mean All Nighters For Politicians, Pundits—And Wikipedia Editors

By Katherine Dunn

December 13, 2019

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