The UK government’s infamous "sexed-up" September dossier on Iraq’s threat made the claim Iraq was producing biological and chemical weapons.

A failure to prioritise education is hobbling poor nations’ development, says former UK PM Gordon Brown — and Africa faces the biggest challenge.

Ex-premier Tony Blair’s memoirs are a good read but they risk reopening old wounds in his Labour party, British newspapers said on Thursday.

Gordon Brown faces the challenge of carving a role for himself after bowing out as British prime minister.

Britain’s new premier, David Cameron, has vowed a "seismic shift" in how the country is governed.

David Cameron’s Conservatives and the smaller Liberal Democrat party have agreed to form Britain’s first coalition government since 1945.

Liberal Democrats still courted by major British parties as Gordon Brown announces he will step aside to try to keep his Labour Party in power.

UK opposition parties are under growing pressure to agree to a power-sharing deal, days after an election left the country politically deadlocked.

The leaders of Britain’s Conservatives and Liberal Democrats met for over an hour of talks on Saturday aimed at resolving the election stalemate.

Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader will seek backing from senior party members on Saturday for a possible deal with the Conservatives.

Britain’s opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in Parliament after the closest election in three decades.

Britons began voting on Thursday with the opposition Conservatives struggling to convert their opinion poll advantage into an outright majority.

Polls on Monday indicated Britain remained on course for a Parliament with no majority, raising the prospect of a minority or coalition government.

Conservative leader David Cameron was seeking on Friday to use a strong performance in a debate to help propel his party to an outright majority.

Gordon Brown goes into a debate on Thursday trying to rescue his party while fending of a gaffe in which he called one of his voters "bigoted".

UK’s election remained wide open on Friday after the three main party leaders were unable to land a knockout punch during a live televised debate.

Britain’s ruling Labour Party was pushed into third place by the Liberal Democrats after the country’s first televised leaders’ debate.

TV debates are aimed at the emotional part of the voter’s brain – and the Liberal Democrats’ Nick Clegg understood that perfectly.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday confirmed May 6 as the date for a parliamentary election.

Tony Blair entered Britain’s close-fought election campaign on Tuesday, seeking to work his charm on voters tempted to desert the ruling Labour Party.