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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, May 27, 2021, Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing from Downing Street in London. Britain’s health minister has resigned as Health Secretary in a letter to Boris Johnson, released Saturday June 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
UK government accused of hypocrisy as health minister quits

By Sylvia Hui Jun. 27, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, a supporter of Britain's departure from the European Union, at right, holds a placard up in front of supporters of remaining in the EU, including Stop Brexit Man, Steve Bray, with his foghorn, outside Parliament in London. Five years ago, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s fraught relationship with its European neigbors. Voters’ decision on June 23, 2016 was narrow but clear: By 52 percent to 48 percent, they chose to leave the European Union. It took over four years to actually make the break. The former partners are still bickering, like many divorced couples, over money and trust. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves

By Jill Lawless Jun. 23, 2021 02:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday May 11, 2021 file photo, family members of Frank Quinn react after the inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland. U.K. government minister, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, stood before lawmakers on Thursday May 13, 2021, and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half a century ago, as Britain and Northern Ireland struggle to come to terms with the events of the past. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more

By Danica Kirka May. 13, 2021 08:16 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a farm as he campaigns on behalf of the Conservative Party for local elections, at Moreton farm near Wrexham, north Wales, Monday, April 26, 2021. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)
UK leader denies saying 1000s of bodies better than lockdown

By Jill Lawless Apr. 26, 2021 09:17 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal

By Jill Lawless Apr. 14, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 27, 2016 file photo, the then Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to address Parliament on Britain's European Union referendum choice to leave. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has broken his silence on allegations that he improperly lobbied government officials on behalf of a financial services firm, saying there are “important lessons to be learnt” from the scandal. The comments, released late Sunday April 11, 2021 in an 1,800-word written statement, are Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker it had financed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
UK lobbying scandal snares ex-PM Cameron; govt starts probe

By Danica Kirka Apr. 12, 2021 05:10 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 03:48 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 29 The Post and Courier...

Ed Davey gives a thumbs up as he poses for the media after he is announced as the new Liberal Democrat Leader, in London, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The left-of-center Liberal Democrats' acting leader, Ed Davey, comfortably defeated challenger Layla Moran in a campaign that was mostly conducted online because of the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
UK's Liberal Democrat party elects Ed Davey as new leader

By Sylvia Hui Aug. 27, 2020 07:34 AM EDT

Scottish Independence activist Gerry Mulvenna sits outside a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, Aug, 21, 2020. The handling of the coronavirus pandemic by Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has drawn praise, in contrast to the sometimes-chaotic approach of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. That has catapulted the idea of Scottish independence from the U.K. back up the political agenda. “Although there’s more and more people coming on board the independence movement, there’s a sort of feeling that we’re a wee bit stuck,” Mulvenna said. “I sense there is a shift. But how do we get there?” (AP Photo/David Cheskin)
Scotland's handling of virus boosts support for independence

By Jill Lawless Aug. 25, 2020 02:27 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a shop in Westfield Stratford shopping centre in east London, Sunday June 14, 2020, to see the preparations the stores are making to be COVID-19 secure, ahead of non-essential retail being able to reopen from Monday morning. (John Nguyen/Pool via AP)
UK cuts development ministry, merges it with Foreign Office

By Jill Lawless Jun. 16, 2020 12:05 PM EDT

FILE -In this Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds wave from the steps of number 10 Downing Street in London. Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced she gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning”, Wednesday April 29, 2020, saying that both mother and baby are doing well. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)
UK leader Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of baby boy

By Jill Lawless Apr. 29, 2020 10:20 AM EDT

A view of St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster where Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is undergoing tests after suffering from coronavirus symptoms, in London, Monday, April 6, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care

By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless Apr. 06, 2020 07:12 AM EDT