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The article discusses human-rights lawyer Sadiq Khan who was elected as the first Muslim mayor of London, England, and it mentions Khan's membership in Great Britain's Labour Party, as well as the efforts to combat Islamic extremism. According to the article, Khan defeated British Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith by 14 percentage points in a May 2016 election. Khan's faith and the threat of radical Islamic terrorism in London, England are examined.

The article focuses on the growing influence of Marxists in the Labor Party in Great Britain. It mentions that the Marxists acquired much control on the Labor Party by imposing changes in the rules that helps them in gaining power as party leader and Prime Minister of the Labor Party. It states that in the local election, militant leftists won the control of municipal administration in London.

Profiles Tony Blair, head of the Labour Party in England in April of 1997, which is poised for its first national election victory in twenty-three years. How long Blair has led the party; Similarities between Blair and US President Clinton, particularly in terms of their reinventing themselves as centrists; How the opposition Tory party is responding to Blair; Blair's linking of his ideas with US presidents including Ronald Reagan. INSET: A Tony Blair sampler...

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "A British View of the U.S. Policy" in the October 12, 1953 issue.

The article reports that Edward Heath of Conservative Party has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain after defeating the Labour Party in the elections. Heath's Conservatives won a 43-seat margin over the Labor Party. Heath took personal charge of the political campaign and insisted that the party concentrate on taxes and prices. After his victory, within 48 hours, Heath announced the appointment of a 17-member Cabinet which will assume day-to-day control over Britain's affairs of state.

The article reports on the economic policy in Great Britain in 1965. It reveals that Prime Minister Harold Wilson has planned to nationalize most of the country's steel industry but nothing in the Labor Party's platform has aroused so much fierce antagonism, for steel nationalization is about the last vestige of the old doctrinaire socialism. It also notes that the ten Liberals in the House of Commons have threatened to vote against Wilson on the steel issue.

The article reports on the victory of Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of Great Britain from the elections in 1951. His political background ten years before is examined. The electoral results for the Tory, Labor and Liberal parties are also highlighted. The impact of early public opinion polls on the actual electoral results is analyzed.

The article discusses the end of Clement Attlee's term as Prime Minister of Great Britain in February 1950, in which the voters would decide whether the Labor Party should be given another five years to continue and extend their experiment on Socialism. It says that Attlee had given Britain a new way of life aside from giving freedom to Ceylon, Burma and India. The author adds that British politician Winston Churchill called Attlee's Socialism as Queuetopia, which refers to the regime of queues, womb-to-womb security and 40 percent taxes.

The article reports on the resignation of James Callaghan as head of the Labor Party in great Britain and the selection of his successor. As reported, politician Denis Healey is the front runner to succeed Callaghan. The Labor party's left group has proposed a new system for the election of the head through a new electoral college made up not only of members of parliament but also of representatives of local committees and delegates from trade unions.

Information about the special conference of the Labor Party in Great Britain is presented. It discussed how the Party should vote in the June 5, 1975 referendum on the country's continued participation in the European Common Market. It argued that Prime Minister Harold Wilson's left-wing opponents are using the Common Market referendum to challenge his control of the Party to become connected to the European Economic Community (EEC).

The article discusses a report on the 1951 General Election in Great Britain. According to the author, the current Labor majority is so thin that a small swing would bring the Tories back to office. The author claims that while the Tories have a better chance of winning the election than they had in 1945 or 1950, they are not improving their prospect with a campaign less properly conducted than Labor's. The author believes that in order to win, the Tories need to convince the people that they are a genuinely national party.

The article discusses leadership of British Member of Parliament (MP) Jeremy Corbyn over the British Labour Party particularly after the June 2016 European Union (EU) membership referendum. Topics explored include the political implications of the reported division within the Labour Party, the vote of no confidence earned by Corbyn from other Labour MP, and the refusal of Corbyn to resign from his post as Labour Party leader.

The author argues that Great Britain's Brexit Referendum vote in 2016 will erode the values that have defined Europe, and it mentions the emotions and political aspects of the British vote to exit the European Union. According to the article, Great Britain Tory Party politician Boris Johnson could possibly replace outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron. A possible challenge to British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's leadership is examined, along with the attitudes of British voters.

The article focuses on the status of Great Britain's Labour Party, which is losing popularity under the administration of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The expenses scandal, in which members of parliament were revealed to have made extravagant claims for personal items at taxpayer expense, is discussed as a trigger to Labour's crisis. As a result, Labour lost heavily in municipal and European elections, adding doubts about the party's survival in parliamentary elections within the year.

The article focuses on the condition of the Labour Party in Great Britain. The trouble for Prime Minister Tony Blair, and for Labour, is that Britain's more affluent, sophisticated citizens view that Blair took the country to war in Iraq for reasons many think he knowingly oversold. A poll completed in May 2005 shows that Labour would clean up if all its supporters turned out, getting around 40% to the Conservatives' 30% and the Liberal Democrats' 23%.

The article presents information on a confrontation between British Prime Minster Tony Blair and finance minister of the British Government Gordon Brown on the question of leadership of the Labor party. The conflagration was set off by a new biography of Brown that depicts a relationship so tortured and fractious that the two most powerful men are barely on speaking terms. The article also offers excerpts and comments delivered at the meeting by the members of Labor Party.

The article discusses the coalition government formed after the elections in Great Britain in May 2010. Conservative Party candidate David Cameron became the Prime Minister but did not secure an overall majority in Parliament. As a result, Cameron forged what many say is an unlikely alliance with the Liberal Democrats' leader, Nick Clegg, after former Prime Minister Gordon Brown stepped down. Election analysts believe the election results were a result of dissatisfaction with politicians from both the Conservative Party and Labour Party.

The article discusses political campaigning in Great Britain in advance of the May 6, 2010 election of a new government. It notes the emergence of Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg as the frontrunner for Prime Minister. His popularity, called Cleggmania, is attributed to an April 15, 2010 televised leadership debate among Clegg, Conservative David Cameron, and incumbent Gordon Brown of the Labour party. Perspective is provided on Great Britain's electoral system and the disadvantage its presents to third parties such as the Liberal Democrats.

Focuses on political and social conditions in Great Britain as of June 2001, just prior to the general elections. Problems with the National Health Service; Outlook for the reelection of Prime Minister Tony Blair; Analysis of Blair's campaign and public image; Challenges which face the Labour Party.

The article presents an interview with far-left British politician Jeremy Corbyn who is know for his work as the leader of Great Britain's Labour Party, and it mentions Corbyn's views about issues such as 2016 American presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign and insurgents around the world. According to the article, Corbyn believes that Great Britain and the European Union need to do more to help refugees. Airstrikes in Syria and the 2016 Brexit Referendum are assessed.

This article discusses the political challenges faced by Great Britain's prime minister Gordon Brown. Political analysis of the expense reporting scandal that Brown's Labour Party faces in 2009 focuses on the apparent hypocrisy of members of parliament who claimed to be working for the people. The potential for a change in the leadership of the Labour Party at their annual conference in September 2009 is considered.

Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour Party campaign in spring 2001. Success of his first term, including a decrease in unemployment; Problems with the country's infrastructure, health care and educational systems; Outlook for the general elections.

The article discusses the impact that politician Jeremy Corbyn, who was elected as the leader of Great Britain's Labour Party on September 12, 2015, is having on British politics. According to the article, critics claim that the Labour Party will not be able to win a British national election with Corbyn as its leader. The attitudes of voters in Europe are examined, along with politics in places such as Greece, France, and the U.S. Euroskeptics and Corbyn's political views are assessed.

Reports on Tony Blair and the Labour Party winning Great Britain's election in May 1997, by the largest margin of victory in history. Blair as the youngest prime minister since 1812; Labour Party's win of 419 of the 659 seats in the House of Commons; Comments from Blair, members of the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party; Time line showing the progress of the Labour Party from 1906 through 1994.

The article reports on the growing influence of new young breed of militant British leftists in the Labor Party of Great Britain. Policies of Labor's militant left includes, withdrawal of Britain from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), nationalization of Britain's top 200 corporations, including the banking and insurance industries, and unilateral nuclear disarmament. British member of Parliament (M.P.) Tony Benn is regarded as the undisputed guru of the militant left.

The article focuses on the internal differences amongst the various members of Great Britain's Labor Party. It mentions that many members have quit the party due to the differences of opinion on the selection of party leader and party policies and it is reported that they are planning to form a new party. It further mentions that the effect of Labor Party's internal dispute on the country's relation with the U.S.

The article reports on the election of Michael Foot, as the leader of Labor Party in Great Britain, ahead of Denis Healey, party's right wing member. Foot's selection is seen as a move to avert a crisis within the party. Reportedly, the rift within the party is running deep and Foot is expected to reconcile the moderate Members of Parliament (MPs) with radicals gaining strength at the grass roots.

Information is presented on the annual conference of the British Labor Party delegates, held during October 1980. At the conference, former viscount Tony Benn called for the immediate abolition of the House of Lords, which, he said, could be done by creating 1,000 new peers who would vote the chamber out of existence. The radicals demanded withdrawal from the European Community, unilateral nuclear disarmament, and a ban against U.S. cruise missiles on Great Britain.

The article reports on the political issues involving the Labor Party in Great Britain, with emphasis on the battle between leftist chieftain Tony Benn and moderate leader James Callaghan. It reflects on one of the most bruising internal struggles in the 79-year history of the labor party that was realized at a mauling annual conference in Brighton, England in October 1979, depicting the radicals of Benn which bridled Callaghan's power. It explains the leftist power strike led by Benn, which built the crushing victory of Margaret Thatcher's Tories in the national election in May 1979 and the leftists' aim to change three key features of the party's constitution. Moreover, the loss of the party's battle by the time Callaghan has taken the podium in the Brighton Center is discussed.

The article focuses on the election campaign efforts of Tory leader Margaret Thatcher and Prime Minister James Callaghan as the lead of Conservative Party against the Labor Party in the election polls narrows. The poll conducted by the Market and Opinion Research International Ltd.(MORI) shows that Tory's lead gap had declined to less than 6% from its approximately more than 20% while other polls revealed the 19% lead of Callaghan against his rival. It states that Thatcher's campaign strategy was intended to partially make an impact among working-class voters on economic concerns such as prices while Callaghan concentrates on poorly attended demonstrations. Meanwhile, it tells that minor parties such as the Liberals by David Steel may perhaps pose an impact on the results of elections.

The article reports on the domination of the slashing attack of Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher against the Labour Party at the political campaign for the May 3, 1979 election stating the capability of the Labour to offer clarion call for inertia and indolence in Great Britain. A tacit agreement was followed by Thatcher and Prime Minister James Callaghan that had been honored by their parties to avoid partisan dispute over the issue of Northern Ireland. The issue had been thrust forward by the remarks of U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill who said that the problem in Northern Ireland was given less priority in Great Britain. O'Neill emphasized the insistence of the U.S. that the next government make a major initiative to solve the problem.

The article reports on the factors that resulted on the defeat of Prime Minister James Callaghan of the Labor Party in Great Britain over Conservative Leader Margaret Thatcher in the May 3, 1979 general election. It relates that Callaghan failed when 11 members of the Scottish National Party withdrew their support and demanded a no confidence vote, when the former denied their request that the government should pursue the Scottish home rule's legislation. Moreover, the popularity rating of Callaghan had been severely damaged because of several factors such as the failure to deal with the powerful trade unions whose been on strike, as well as the shutdown or partial operation of hospitals and schools in many cities.

The article reports on the votes of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) to scuttle the landmark agreement or social contract on wage restraints between the Labor Party government and unions in July 1977 in Great Britain. It notes that the vote of the union may lead to the collapse of the Labor Party. It states that other trade unions are also in demand for the social contract following the move of TGWU, the biggest single union in Great Britain. It also mentions the strikes of labor unions, wherein the government was unable to control the trouble.

The article focuses on political disputes among the Members of Parliament (MP) of Great Britain on the legalization of the devolution bill in 1977. It states that the conflict had sprung between the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party (SNP) which sees the bill as a means of attaining total independence for Scotland. On the other hand, it tells that British Prime Minister James Callaghan had troubles as House Leader Michael Foot sought to obtain adequate support against debates for the devolution bill. It also adds that the loss of the British government against majority votes in favor of SNP is an indication of a rising nationalistic sentiment in Scotland. Moreover, it tells that Scottish politicians vowed for revenge against the Labour Party as they felt betrayed.

The article focuses on the plan of the British Labour Party government to sell part of its share in its stake in British Petroleum Co. (BP). It states the British government is planning to sell 17% of its stocks in BP perhaps to institutional investors on the country or to foreign investors. It mentions that the sale of stocks is expected to increase around 840 million dollars which it badly needs to reduce its deficit to be eligible for a 3.9 billion dollars loan from International Monetary Fund. It says that the 51% stake of the British government in BP was bought in 1914 when First Lord of Admiralty Winston Churchill wanted to secure oil source for navy.

The article focuses on the role of profit on the economy. It notes that Socialist governments in Sweden levied confiscatory taxes on corporate profits and insisted upon huge contributions to pension funds for use to buy up the companies. It further states that the Labor Party in Great Britain continued to demand the nationalization of shipbuilding, aircraft production and banking. Moreover, labor unions in West Germany supported the profit motive but demanded a more decisive voice in how earnings are allocated between workers and shareholders. It also emphasizes that profit is the motivator in a capitalist economy because if there is no reasonable profit, there would be no business, introduction of a product or service and the production of an old one.

The article reports on the decision of the Prime Minister Harold Wilson to resign from his position in Great Britain. It mentions that Wilson was resigning as the Crown's first minister after three decades in the front ranks of the Labor Party and almost eight years as prime minister. It notes that Wilson's decision, which stunned ministers, was his personal choice because he believes that he had served long enough and 60 was the right age for a change. It states that Wilson's decision is not strange when currencies were in turmoil, unemployment was rising, and the economy was afflicted with inflation.

The article presents challenges experienced by the government in Great Britain. It mentions that during the term of Prime Minister Harold Wilson's 60th birthday, he experienced incipient revolt attributed to unchecked public spending. It states that unions and leftist leaders complained about inflation than high employment rate. An undisclosed senior Cabinet members anticipate the scenario will result to 15 seats lost of the 41 Scottish seats in the Labor Party, thus Wilson needs to put off election until 1979.

The article focuses on the issues about the memoirs and diaries of Richard Crossman, written during the six years that he held various jobs in the 1960s Labor Cabinet of Prime Minister Harold Wilson. It notes that Crossman, who was also an Oxford don and journalist, died in spring of 1974. It emphasizes the significance of the the periodical, the "New Statesman," edited by Crossman from 1970-1972, which revealed some secrets in the British government. Financial Times Political Editor David Watt called the memoirs the most important book about British politics to have been written in years. It discusses the execution of the 1911 Official Secrets Acts, which barred the publishing of any government secrets.

The article offers information on the political status of Great Britain as of October 1974. It reports on the formation of a minority government by the Labour politician Harold Wilson. It also discusses the slight victory of the Labour Party over the other parties. Other parties are also featured including the Liberal Party and the Scottish Nationalist Party.

The article reports on the reversal of roles after the election in Great Britain. It presents how the two political rivals, Edward Heath, of the British Conservative party and Harold Wilson, of the British Labor Party showcases their election campaign and agenda. It states that Wilson mocked Heath's call for a government of national unity in fighting recession and inflation but after his victory over Heath, Wilson did repeat Heath's appeal for national solidarity in Britain's economic crisis.

The article reports on the results of the 1974 election in Great Britain. It notes that the outcome of the election was a cliffhanger because despite the 301 seats won by the Labor Party against the Tories' 296, it was still not enough to gain the needed 318 for a majority. It cites the 11.7-million votes won by the Tory Party compared to the 11.7 million of the Labor Party. It has been rumored that Prime Minister Edward Heath will step down from his position and pass the leadership to former Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Employment Secretary William Whitelaw.