The UK has formally signed the treaty to join a vast free trade area spanning the Indo-Pacific region, in a move the government says will be a “big boost for British businesses.” Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed the accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Auckland, New […]

The BBC has suspended an unnamed leading presenter who is alleged to have paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The Sun newspaper, which first reported the allegations, said last week that one of the BBC’s star presenters paid a teenager more than £35,000 ($45,000) over three years to pose for sexually […]

Britain “discourages” the use of cluster munitions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said after the United States agreed to send the bombs to Ukraine. Mr. Sunak, who will be meeting President Joe Biden in London on Monday ahead of a NATO summit, said Britain is instead supporting Kyiv by providing tanks and long-range weapons. Answering […]

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down as an MP as the Parliamentary committee investigating the “partygate” scandal is set to announce its final verdict on whether he had lied to the House of Commons. The House of Commons Privileges Committee, which is led by Labour MP Harriet Harman but has a Conservative majority, […]

The Chinese regime poses “the biggest challenge” to global security and prosperity, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Speaking on the last day of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan, Sunak said: “China poses the biggest challenge of our age to global security and prosperity. They are increasingly authoritarian at home and […]

Britain will provide Ukraine with long-range attack drones and air defence missiles, Downing Street has announced. The announcement came during a surprise visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, during which he held talks with Rishi Sunak at Chequers, the prime minister’s grace-and-favour residence in Buckinghamshire. This is the latest stop on Zelenskyy’s tour of […]

King Charles III has been crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he sat upon a 14th-century […]

Britain and Japan have signed a defence agreement to allow the two countries to deploy military forces in one another’s territories, making the UK the first European country to have a reciprocal access agreement with Japan. Downing Street called the pact—signed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in London on […]

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for a second independence referendum without consent from the UK government. In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also leader […]

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to fix the “mistakes” by his predecessor Liz Truss and to rebuild economic stability and confidence. Sunak, 42, became the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years after being appointed by King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace on Oct. 25. Speaking on the steps of […]

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after both his rivals dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership race. Penny Mordaunt, leader of the House of Commons, wrote on Twitter minutes before nomination closed at 2 p.m. that she had decided to pull out and Sunak now had her “full […]

The United States, the UK, and France have rejected Russia’s allegation that Ukraine is planning to use a so-called “dirty bomb” in the ongoing conflict, and have accused the Kremlin of trying to use the allegation as a pretext for further escalation. As Ukrainian forces advance into Russian-occupied Kherson Province, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu […]

Boris Johnson has dramatically pulled out of the race to become Conservative Party leader, leaving former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a dominant position to win the contest and become prime minister. The former prime minister had raced home from a holiday in the Caribbean to try and secure the backing of 100 Tory MPs to […]

The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned two HSBC adverts for giving “misleading” information about the bank’s green credentials. The banned posters were seen at bus stops in London and Bristol last October, in the run-up to the United Nations COP26 climate change summit. The first poster featured an aerial image of waves crashing on a […]

Liz Truss, who became UK prime minister just six weeks ago, has resigned after a significant number of Conservative MPs lost confidence in her leadership. She is set to become the shortest serving British prime minister in history after failing to stem an open revolt from her own MPs demanding her departure. Speaking in Downing […]

The Bank of England, Britain’s central bank, has sought to restore financial stability with an emergency bond-buying programme, after the government’s new fiscal policy caused the pound to dive and borrowing costs to soar. The British pound on Monday plunged by more than 4 percent to just $1.03, an all-time low. It recovered to about […]

World leaders and royalty have attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London’s Westminster Abbey to mourn Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets as the Queen’s coffin made the short journey to the abbey from Westminster Hall, where […]

A group of Parliamentarians has criticized the UK government’s decision to invite Chinese government officials to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, calling it “extraordinary” and “inappropriate.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated on Sept. 14 that Beijing is “actively considering” sending a high-level delegation to attend the funeral on Sept. 19, but it hasn’t given […]

Boris Johnson has defended his record in office and has called on the Conservative Party to rally around his successor Liz Truss, who is set to take over as prime minister. Johnson, who was forced out of office by his own party over a series of scandals, used his departure speech to boast about his […]

Liz Truss has officially become the new prime minister of the UK after meeting Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She has become the UK’s third female prime minister, and the 15th premier of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen received in audience The Right […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to hold face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the second such visit since the Russian invasion began in February. On Friday afternoon, Johnson posted a photograph of himself with Zelenskyy on Twitter, adding: “Mr. President, Volodymyr, it is good to be in Kyiv […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of no-confidence on Monday evening after Conservative lawmakers called for a change in party leadership following revelations of breaches of COVID-19 rules in the heart of government during the pandemic. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, said on Monday morning, […]

Britain’s broadcast regulator Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT with immediate effect. Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes said: “Freedom of expression is something we guard fiercely in this country, and the bar for action on broadcasters is rightly set very high. “Following an independent regulatory process, we have today found […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine, insisting that no NATO allies are contemplating such a move as it would risk a direct conflict between the alliance and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly requested a NATO no-fly zone over his country to prevent Russian jets from carrying […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to unite with Western allies to impose a massive package of sanctions designed to “hobble the Russian economy” in response to Russia’s “hideous and barbaric” attack on Ukraine. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a “special military operation” in Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, explosions […]

Britain has imposed sanctions on five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to move troops into Eastern Ukraine. Putin announced on Feb. 21 that Russia will regard two areas in Ukraine’s Donbas region as independent, and signed a decree authorising Russian troops to be sent into the […]

All COVID-19 restrictions in England will be scrapped later this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Announcing his plan for “living with COVID” in the House of Commons on Monday, Johnson said the legal requirement for those who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to self-isolate will be dropped from […]

The British government has warned Russia that it needs to “step back from the brink” and desist from a possible invasion of Ukraine, or oligarchs linked to the Kremlin may be subject to sanctions. Downing Street said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday afternoon, and will visit […]

Russia will move its planned military drills outside Ireland’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) following a request from the Irish government, officials from both countries have confirmed. The planned artillery drills caused considerable controversy in Ireland after it emerged they were slated to take place in early February about 150 miles in international waters off Ireland’s […]

UK police have arrested two men in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue involving British national Malik Faisal Akram. Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, following […]

The Chinese regime’s economic coercion of Australia has been a “wake-up call” to other countries, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. China had been Australia’s top trading partner. But after Australia called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in April 2020, the Communist regime retaliated by adopting a series of measures […]

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 should come to an end and the UK should focus on managing it as an endemic disease like flu, the former chairman of Britain’s vaccine taskforce has said. Dr. Clive Dix, who played a key role in helping pharmaceutical firms create the COVID-19 vaccines, said that mass vaccination should end after […]

The United States, the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have issued a joint statement expressing “grave concerns” over the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong, in which only pro-Beijing loyalists were approved to run. Foreign ministers of the five countries, which make up the “Five Eyes” alliance, said they were concerned over “the erosion […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Speaking during a visit to a vaccination clinic in west London, Johnson said that Omicron “is producing hospitalisations” and “sadly […]

The Group of Seven (G-7) major industrialized countries on Sunday warned that any Russian invasion of Ukraine would have “massive consequences” and would incur “a severe cost.” In a statement issued after a two-day summit held in the English city of Liverpool, G-7 foreign ministers said they are “united in our condemnation of Russia’s military […]

The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency said on Tuesday that the Chinese regime poses a “serious challenge” to global peace and has become the “single greatest priority” for his organisation. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, MI6 chief Richard Moore listed China, Russia, Iran, and international terrorism as the […]

British police have said the car explosion in Liverpool on Remembrance Sunday was a terrorist attack, but the motive remains unclear.

A British Conservative MP has died after being stabbed multiple times on Friday when meeting members of the public in his constituency. Sir David Amess, 69, who represented Southend West in Essex, was fatally attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. The father-of-five is the second sitting MP to be killed in such circumstances in […]

Russia was responsible for the 2006 assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in London, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found.

China’s ambassador to the UK has been barred from Parliament after British lawmakers sanctioned by the regime expressed outrage over his scheduled visit. Zheng Zeguang was invited to a House of Commons reception on Wednesday, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on China, The Telegraph reported. But he has now been banned from setting […]

There is a “very credible” threat of a “highly lethal” terror attack on the Kabul airport within hours, a UK minister has warned.

Matt Hancock said the UK’s early response was hampered by China’s lack of transparency, and called for an independent probe into COVID-19 origins.

European Union leaders on Thursday called for an unfettered investigation into the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which they said is necessary to draw the right lessons from the pandemic. Addressing a news conference in Brussels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “There is this horrible pandemic, a global pandemic. […]

An officer with the London Metropolitan Police has accepted responsibility for the killing of Sarah Everard.

The deployment of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Indo-Pacific region will show China that the UK believes in the law of the sea, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth will head to Asia later this month in a massive show of […]

The European Parliament has agreed to freeze ratification of a new EU-China investment pact until Beijing lifts sanctions on EU politicians. The Chinese regime imposed sanctions in March on several European entities and political representatives, including five MEPs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Beijing adopted the measures in retaliation to EU sanctions on four […]

The UK government plans to boost election integrity by stopping postal vote harvesting, limiting proxy voting, and clamping down on voter intimidation.

The UK government plans to introduce requirements for voters to show photographic ID when casting ballots, in order to ensure the integrity of elections.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed on ambitious plans for a “quantum leap” in bilateral relations over the next decade, Downing Street said on Tuesday.

The UK has condemned the Iranian regime after British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was given a further one-year jail term.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned trip to India, due to concerns over the ongoing CCP virus surge in that country.

BBC China correspondent John Sudworth has left China after the regime issued threats of legal action against him and his team.

China announced sanctions on UK individuals and entities in retaliation for UK sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for alleged abuse of Uyghurs.

Britain on Monday announced sanctions in coordination with its Western allies against Chinese officials over the human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims. This is the first time the UK has targeted Chinese officials with its Magnitsky-style sanctions regime, which was adopted in July 2000. In a statement, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said, “The […]

The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials over their alleged roles in the human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in northwest China.

The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said […]

China’s rubberstamp legislature on Thursday approved a draft decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system, making it virtually impossible for the opposition to affect outcomes of elections. On the last day of the annual plenum of the National People’s Congress (NPC), a total of 2,895 delegates voted in favor of the electoral overhaul with zero […]

Britain’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom on Monday imposed financial penalties on Chinese state broadcaster CGTN for airing forced confessions and biased coverage of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CGTN, or China Global Television Network, is an international English-language satellite news channel owned by the Chinese regime and directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ofcom […]

Britain’s broadcasting regulator on Thursday revoked the licence for Chinese television outlet CGTN to broadcast in the UK. CGTN, or China Global Television Network, is an international English-language satellite news channel owned by the Chinese regime and directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ofcom made the decision (pdf) after it concluded that the […]

The UK government on Sunday officially opened a new visa scheme designed to offer holders of British National (Overseas) status in Hong Kong a path to citizenship at a time when freedom and human rights in the former British colony are under unprecedented threat from the Chinese regime. The scheme, first announced last July after […]

China said it will stop recognising BN(O) passports in response to Britain’s offer of a pathway to citizenship to millions of Hong Kong residents.

The European Union said on Dec. 30 it had concluded a business investment agreement with China after the Communist regime made commitments to improve market access. The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, which was seven years in the making, was concluded “in principle” at a video conference attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, European Commission President […]

Britain approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Wednesday.

The UK and the European Union have clinched a deal on post-Brexit trade relations, just seven days before the Brexit transition period is set to end on Dec. 31. “The deal is done,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter shortly after 3 p.m. GMT. “We’ve taken back control of our laws and our […]

The man who beheaded an elderly woman and killed two more people at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday was a 21-year-old Tunisian citizen, French authorities have confirmed. The suspect was a Tunisian man born in 1999 who had arrived in Europe on Sept. 20 in Lampedusa, the Italian island off […]

Three people were killed by an attacker at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, in an incident the city’s mayor described as terrorism.

The Chinese regime “poses the greatest threat to world order,” Britain’s Chief of Defence Intelligence Lieutenant-General Jim Hockenhull said on Sunday.

The UK economy recorded a record fall of 20.4 percent between April and June, the largest contraction reported by any major economy during the pandemic.

A train derailment in northeast Scotland has caused “serious injuries,” according Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, though details of casualties remain unknown.

Germany has suspended its extradition agreement with Hong Kong after the territory’s pro-Beijing government disqualified 12 pro-democracy candidates and postponed the legislative elections.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in London for a two-day visit, has called on democratic countries to build a “coalition” to push back against the CCP.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street for talks on a range of China-related issues on Tuesday.

The United Kingdom has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijing’s imposition of a draconian national security law on the former British colony, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said.

he United Kingdom must call out the Chinese regime over its human rights abuses against Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. “It is clear that there are gross, egregious human rights abuses going on, which is why in Geneva at the U.N. we raised this with 27 partners—first time it’s been done—to […]

China should expand its stock of nuclear warheads to 1,000 to counter the challenges posed by the United States, chief editor of the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper argued in a May 8 social media post. The communist regime’s nuclear arsenal should include “at least 100 DF-41 strategic missiles,” said Hu Xijin, who is known for […]

As the second wave of the CCP virus outbreak hits northeast China, Harbin, a city of 10 million people, has been forced to shut dine-in services in all of its eateries. Catering services operating in the city, such as barbecue eateries and those selling skewers, hot pot, and stew, must suspend dine-in meals until further […]