Now playing Next United Kingdom UK elections: Tories win Westminster seat in Hartlepool Vote counting was still underway in other parts of the UK on Friday morning. British voters headed to the polls on Thursday to elect new mayors in London and Manchester, new members to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and hundreds of local councillors. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Vote count underway in key election for Scotland, England and Wales The vote could have far-reaching implications for the fate of the opposition Labour Party and for Scotland's future in the UK. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn told he cannot sit as Labour MP amid anti-Semitism row Current leader Keir Starmer made the move after Corbyn was readmitted to the party this week, having been suspended for playing down the extent of anti-Semitism in Labour ranks. 18/11/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reinstated to UK opposition party Corbyn was suspended in October after stating that allegations of antisemitism in the party were "dramatically overstated". 17/11/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn suspended amid damning anti-Semitism report It comes after an investigation slammed the Labour Party over its response to allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks. 29/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Starmer sacks Long-Bailey over 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theory' Long-Bailey, who was a Corbyn ally, said on Twitter: "In no way was my retweet an intention to endorse every part of the article." 25/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer wins leadership race of UK's opposition Labour party The shadow Brexit secretary will replace Jeremy Corbyn as the party leader with Angela Rayner as his deputy. 04/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. UK is the best place in Europe to be a Muslim - but Johnson must not tolerate Islamophobia ǀ View It’s time for Boris Johnson to get serious about Islamophobia. The UK’s four million Muslims are a significant political force. 23/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Europe's left takes another beating — can UK Labour party survive? The party's Corbyn faction and centre-left wing are engaged in an all-out war over what the future of the party should be. 21/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom In a first, Corbyn says 'sorry' for heavy Labour defeat While striking an apologetic tone at times, Corbyn also defended his campaign's achievements in two columns published in British newspapers on Sunday. 15/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom General selection: The best pictures from the UK's parliamentary poll General selection: The best pictures from the UK's parliamentary poll 13/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Labour makes pitch for Scottish voters on campaign’s final day Jeremy Corbyn appeared in Glasgow on Wednesday morning, where the main divide is between Labour and the Scottish National Party (SNP). 11/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland: a fascinating battleground for the UK's General Election There's more than the election at stake for Scotland. This might be the spark that sets the country on a course for a second independence referendum. 11/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Johnson nervous as election looms, despite Conservative lead in polls Polls still put the Conservatives above Labour - but such polls largely failed to predict the 2016 referendum result or Theresa May losing her majority in the 2017 snap election. 09/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Reddit: Classified UK-US document leak linked to Russian operation Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as “belated conspiracy theories” claims that his party has benefited from classified UK-US trade documents that were leaked online. 07/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Labour plans to 'fiddle' referendum with EU nationals vote, says UK PM Johnson accuses Labour of 'fiddling' second Brexit referedum by giving vote to EU nationals 06/12/2019
Now playing Next World Hard left? Anti-Semitic? Truly for the many? Where are Labour now? The Labour Party: Who are the main rivals to the poll-leading Conservatives', and how do they plan to take the country forward? 06/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK election: What’s the state of play with a week to go? The election campaign has been peppered with wild promises and accusations of deceit, lies and abuse. Can opposition parties overhaul Boris Johnson’s opinion poll lead? 05/12/2019
Now playing Next world news About 74 convicted terrorists released early from prison - UK PM Boris Johnson said he thought people should serve full prison sentences. 01/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Senior politicians clash on security after London Bridge stabbing Several UK politicians showed up on a debate stage on Friday night hours after a convicted terrorist killed two people in London. 30/11/2019