UK Election

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 U.K.'s departure from the European Union (EU) moved a decisive step closer in the early hours of Friday morning when the Conservative Party headed by Boris Johnson won a decisive general election victory. In the buildup to the election, Johnson had consistently promised to "Get Brexit Done."...

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...

Thursday's U.K. election is underway with polls closing at 10 p.m. London time. As is the case in many national elections, polls are unreliable or mixed at best, but there are five potential outcomes from the election, according to Bloomberg. 1. Major Conservative Win Prime Minister Theresa May...