Politics
British PM Gordon Brown to face Iraq inquiry in early March
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will appear before the public inquiry into the Iraq war in early March, a spokesman for the probe said on Tuesday.
Former British PM Tony Blair slams 'conspiracy theorists'
Tony Blair attacked the hunt for a "conspiracy" and a "scandal" over his decision to commit British troops to the Iraq war in 2003.
Former British PM Tony Blair Called a Liar in Iraq Inquiry
LONDON — Only days after Tony Blair offered an impassioned defense of his decision to take Britain to war in Iraq, a cabinet minister who resigned over the war delivered a blistering condemnation of the former prime minister on Tuesday, accusing h...
Ex-Prime British Minister Tony Blair Begins Iraq Evidence
Tony Blair has begun giving evidence at the inquiry into the Iraq war. The former Prime Minister has started by describing how the UK's policy towards Saddam Hussein changed after the terror attacks on the United States in 2001.
Chilcot inquiry is being ‘gagged’ after secret documents withheld
Crucial evidence about the reasons Britain went to war against Saddam Hussein is being kept secret it has emerged – leading to accusations that the Iraq inquiry has been “gagged”.
British PM agreed to face Iraq inquiry after claims he was running scared
Gordon Brown is poised to be summoned before the Iraq inquiry four weeks before he goes to Buckingham Palace to trigger a general election, it has emerged.
UK: Gordon Brown offers to give Iraq inquiry evidence before election
Gordon Brown could give evidence to the Chilcot inquiry on Iraq before the general election, it emerged today.
Britain's Tony Blair wanted 'peaceful' Iraq solution
Tony Blair's chief spin doctor revealed today that the former Prime Minister sent a series of notes to President Bush in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in which he made clear that Britain would "be there" if it came to military action against ...
UK's Brown to unveil election plans after failed plot
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will attempt to reassert his authority over his ruling Labour Party on Monday, after surviving a plot to depose him less than five months before an election that he is expected to lose.
U.K. Labour Party Would Benefit Without Gordon Brown, Poll Says
Prime Minister Gordon Brown should step down to give Britain’s ruling Labour Party “greater appeal” at the election, half of people surveyed by ComRes Ltd. this week said.
British PM Survives Attempt to Unseat Him
One of two former cabinet minister who called for a secret ballot over the leadership of Gordon Brown, the British prime ministers, has conceded that the attempt has failed.
Fury over British Muslim cleric's anti-war march threat
London, England (CNN) -- A controversial British Muslim cleric is threatening to stage a march through the town that receives the bodies of British war dead as a protest against the war in Afghanistan, drawing fury and outrage.
Tony Blair suffers dual blow in EU presidency stakes
LUXEMBOURG — Tony Blair's prospects of leading a new-look European Union took a double hit on Tuesday as a serious rival became the first to declare his intentions and Italy backtracked on earlier support.
The throne clones: How the British Royal Family inherited more than just their titles
You may think that Princess Beatrice has her father's face and her mother's hair. But as the pictures below show, she also bears a striking resemblance to a young Queen Victoria. And she's not the only royal to share an uncanny similarity with a r...
At least 30 anti-British National Party protesters break into BBC Television Centre
Anti-BNP protesters breached security and broke into BBC Television Centre tonight ahead of Nick Griffin’s controversial appearance on Question Time.
British MPs expenses: 'largest repayments' due over second homes
MPs who rented their designated second home from a close relative or company they own face having to repay some of the largest sums following Sir Thomas Legg’s inquiry.
MPs' expenses: Gordon Brown may ban MPs if they fail to pay back money
Gordon Brown has said he will consider banning MPs who refuse to pay back excessive expenses claims from standing for the Labour party at the next election.
I'm ready for power: David Cameron
MANCHESTER, England — Conservative leader David Cameron would Thursday declare himself "ready" to take power, closing his party's annual conference for what he hopes will be its last time in opposition.
UK Tories may offer voters a 'consultation' on EU instead of referendum
Boris Johnson today suggested the Tories could offer voters a "consultation" on relations with Europe after it emerged that David Cameron is to rule out a referendum on the Lisbon treaty if the measure is ratified by all 27 members of the EU befor...
Rupert Murdoch’s Sun backs UK Conservatives; Gordon Brown downplays tabloid's switch
The British people, not the Sun newspaper, will decide the outcome of the general election said Gordon Brown today after Rupert Murdoch's flagship newspaper delivered a psychological blow to Labour by declaring it is backing the Tories.