Brexit

UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British PM Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, warning voters in France and Germany of similar threats, but provided no details of the evidence.

OCTOBER 11, 2026|ByREUTERS

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage visits The Ship, on the day of voting in the Clacton by-election, triggered by his own resignation, in Kirby Le Soken, Essex, Britain, August 13, 2026.

UK Reform party leader Nigel Farage defeats main opponent Count Binface to return to parliament

Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.

AUGUST 14, 2026|ByREUTERS

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a post-budget press conference in London, Britain, November 26, 2025.

'Angriest-ever' Farage quits UK parliament in protest, but will stand for re-election

Farage said he had triggered a parliamentary election to continue to represent the southern seaside area of Clacton "to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment."

JULY 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

BRITISH PM Keir Starmer announces his resignation on Monday. With a seventh prime minister set to enter 10 Downing Street in less than a decade, something is obviously wrong in His Majesty’s realm.

Middle Israel: Starmer’s exit highlights instability in British politics - opinion

Britain faces renewed political instability as PM exits amid criticism over leadership and direction. The turmoil is linked to Brexit, elite disconnect and support for Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

JUNE 26, 2026|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

MP who quit Labour over antisemitism appointed trade envoy to Israel

Austin resigned from Labour in February after 35 years as a member of the party and 14 years as an MP.

JULY 22, 2019ByEYTAN HALON

The Houses of Parliament can be seen during sunrise on the day of the Summer Solstice, seen from atop the London Eye, in London, Britain June 21, 2019

Descendants of German Jews challenge Berlin over citizenship rejection

Over 100 of such applicants established a group that aims to persuade the German government to change the law.

JULY 12, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Children evacuated from Germany on the Kindertransport in 1938/1939 are given candies in Southampton, England

Amid Brexit, Britain reexamines its stance on involvement in the Mideast

“In Jerusalem, the center of three great faiths, we are historically connected and will be for many years perhaps centuries to come.”

JULY 4, 2019ByHANNAH GAL

Anti-Brexit supporters protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, April 1, 2019

Here And There: Whither democracy?

It is difficult not to question the democracy of a state that gives its voters the right to make a decision and then allows the Parliament to attempt to overturn that decision.

JUNE 12, 2019ByBRENDA KATTEN

‘ISRAEL’S ELECTORAL system results in a situation whereby the “tail wags the dog.”’

Trump says Boris Johnson would be 'very good' as next UK prime minister

Trump also praised foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt's pledge to increase British defense spending.

JUNE 1, 2019ByREUTERS

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 3, 2018.

British PM contender Dominic Raab has Jewish father who fled the Nazis

“That little boy grew up knowing that his grandmother, his grandfather... had been systematically murdered for no other reason than that they were Jews," Raab said of his father's family.

MAY 28, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF