UK Election

"Our work is urgent and we begin it today," Starmer said in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street as prime minister.

Rachel Reeves has become the first woman in the history of the United Kingdom to be named the country's chancellor.

Labour will grab power from the Conservatives for the first time in 14 years in what will be a landslide victory.

When incoming UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke after winning his constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, there were a couple of notable figures sharing the stage with him.

Voters didn't leave the media's headline writers with a lot of choice when it came to calling the election result.

Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one's idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants.

Voters are widely expected to vote in a Labour government for the first time since 2005 with the key question being just how big the majority will be.

Sunak surprised pundits and most of his own lawmakers when he set the election for July 4. Now he might be heading for a wipeout.

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the Tories win.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was barely able to point to any big success for his Conservative Party.

Lawyer and lawmaker Keir Starmer has been elected leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party by a decisive margin.

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside 10 Downing Street as Conservatives celebrated their victory.

After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support from unlikely pockets of voters.

Between Brexit, the future of the UK and the Union, the British Prime Minister's leadership will not be free of tension, analysts say.

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party claims landslide victory, winning 365 seats out of 650 in the House of Commons.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is claiming a "renewed, refreshed and strengthened" mandate in the UK election to demand another independence vote.

European Council President Charles Michel has congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson but the Czech PM says his win is "bad for Europe".

The UK's Liberal Democrats are looking for a new leader after Jo Swinson lost her seat to the SNP on a poor election night for the party.

The thumping election win by Boris Johnson's Conservatives has led the pound to surge more than two percent as markets pin hopes on an orderly Brexit.

Early election results indicate the British PM's Conservative Party will win a majority of 86 seats in Britain's election, enough to finally deliver Brexit.

Facing a huge task to secure a parliamentary majority in the national vote, the British Prime Minister broke election tradition by choosing not to register in his own marginal London seat.

Voters are having their say in the UK's most important election in a generation. Here is when to expect a result from the national ballot.

British actor Hugh Grant has weighed in with his thoughts on a spoof video from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson featuring a scene from Love Actually.

A photo of a sick boy sleeping on a hospital floor because no beds were available has become one of the defining images of Britain's bruising election campaign.

Britain's political parties have embarked on a final hunt for votes ahead of this week's general election, making last-ditch appeals to shore up support and persuade their backers to go to the polls.

Reddit says a dossier leaked days before Britain's general election is linked to a Russian campaign, banning 61 accounts suspected of violating policies against vote manipulation.

Five days out from UK's upcoming election day, 9News takes a look at the latest figures and key moments from a bitter, but colourful campaign.

The UK Prime Minister has pledged his Conservatives Party will hold a vote to seal Brexit by January 31 if he wins the upcoming general election.

The UK Opposition Leader has announced a socialist policy plan that features public sector pay rises, higher company taxes and a sweeping nationalisation of infrastructure.

Nigel Farage has confirmed his party will not put forward any candidates in the 317 seats for the December ballot in the hope of seeing the UK successfully achieve Brexit.

Britain's election campaign has formally started with Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting the Queen to seek permission to dissolve parliament.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have fought it out to become the last two standing to be named the next leader of the governing Conservative Party.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, recovering from a dismal performance at her Conservative Party's annual conference and a rare public threat to her leadership, says she's not backing down in the fact of political adversity.

British Prime Minister Theresa May's office today said talks were still ongoing with the Democratic Unionist Party on seeking its support for a Conservative government after earlier saying an outline agreement had been reached.

A group of photojournalists covering the British general election made their own headlines after brawling while waiting for a top politician.

The pound took an immediate tumble this morning after the BBC published an exit poll that suggested there was a potential for a hung parliament in the UK general election.