In the UK parliamentary system, prime ministers wield power because they ... has taken a keen interest in British politics over the past six months, and made increasingly strident criticism ...

Elon Musk has launched his most high-profile appeal to try and influence British politics, but the approach is unlikely to prove effective.

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned. The Irish parliament descended into uproar on ...

In January 2025, tech mogul and X owner Elon Musk started a social media storm by accusing (archived) U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of being complicit in so-called "rape gangs" or "grooming ...

but this time on the other side of the law. The 35-year-old British-American is all set to run for the position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom much to everyone's surprise. This ...

The UK City minister Tulip Siddiq ... and Karim had been declared properly to the parliamentary authorities. Sheikh Hasina was removed as prime minister last year following student protests ...

UK government ministers have hit back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire continued to post a string of critical X posts about Keir Starmer over the ... to dissolve parliament and spark ...

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Waterloo region MPs say they will be focusing full time on their ridings over the next several weeks in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Parliament will be prorogued ...

From Bahi Khata and briefcase to tablet, the presentation of the Union Budget has undergone a massive transformation over ...