Britain election

Liz Truss becomes UK's new Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister of Britain was announced today. 46-year-old Liz Truss has been elected Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak defeated Liz Truss in all five rounds of voting for Conservative Party MPs in Britain.

Sep 05, 2022, 18:18 PM IST

Britain elects record number of female lawmakers in 2019 election

Women now represent just over a third of all members of parliament (MPs), taking 220 seats out of 650 in Britain`s lower house compared to 208 in the previous election, after a dramatic night that saw the ruling Conservative party make major gains.

Dec 13, 2019, 22:29 PM IST

British PM Theresa May loses majority, faces pressure to resign

Theresa May is now facing questions over her judgement in calling the election three years early and risking her party`s slim but stable majority of 17.
 

Jun 09, 2017, 11:03 AM IST