The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They’re all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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The U.K. investigates its ex-ambassador to the U.S. over alleged leaks to Epstein
The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.
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What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives
Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party’s leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.
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Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too
Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on immigration, according to its boosters. But as the government still struggles with migration across the English Channel,
