Labour Party

Elon Musk took to social media to express his dissatisfaction with the current leadership of the Reform Party, targeting Nigel Farage on Sunday. What Happened: Musk posted on X, “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn't have what it takes.” Farage in turn said that Musk...

The UK parliament wants to summon Elon Musk to appear before a committee and provide evidence about how his social media platform, X, is run. The plans to summon Musk, who acquired X (formerly Twitter) in 2022, were drawn up by Labour politician Dawn Butler, who is seeking to head the House of...

A landslide victory by the Labour Party in the U.K. has put the left-center group back in control of the government for the first time in 14 years. Keir Starmer, the party's leader — and as of Friday, the U.K.'s new prime minister — is a voice of moderation within the traditionally leftist party....

The Labour Party’s electoral victory on Monday, securing a majority in the 2024 UK general election under Keir Starmer, marks the end of 14 years of Conservative dominance. However, when it comes to cannabis policy, the change in leadership is unlikely to prompt a shift toward legalization,...

Labour Party member Keir Starmer is set to become the new prime minister of the United Kingdom with a win over the Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party. The win marks an end to 14 years of Conservative Party control in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party will also have one of the largest majority...

Defying expectations, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call a snap election for July 4 as the Conservative Party attempts to fend off a dire polling deficit against the rival Labour Party. The UK recently entered a recession after reporting consecutive quarters of GDP decline. What...

The United Kingdom held a national election on Thursday and the results were shocking. Prime Minister Theresa May called for a snap election earlier this year with expectations of boosting the Conservative's majority government but her party failed to secure the 326 seats needed to form another...

"Downtown" Josh Brown's firm Ritholtz Wealth Management, tweeted out an interesting tidbit. On this day in 1997, the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 7,000 mark for the first time ever. Today in market history, 1997: The Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses 7,000 for the first time ever....

In the early hours of Friday's trading, UK's FTSE gained 1.7 percent after the region's elections ended with a victory for Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservative party. In the lead up to the election, polls showed that UK's two main parties, Labour and Conservatives,...

Although Greece's debt drama has been paramount for investors over the past few months, this week may see more of a focus on what has historically been one of the most stable economies in Europe— the UK. On Thursday, the region will hold its national elections which have set up a...