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David Cameron

The UK's prime minister from 2010 until 2016. Cameron led the Conservative party for more than a decade. He is best known for calling the referendum on EU membership, campaigning to remain, losing, and then quitting.

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In broken Britain, a new start with Labour?

Four years after Brexit and shortly before elections, what's the state of the British economy?
PoliticsJune 27, 202426:04 min
Videostill | Fokus Europa | Großbritannien

The Royal Albert Hall at night

Once a month, organ sounds ring out at midnight from the Royal Albert Hall in London.
MusicAugust 8, 202301:49 min
Videostill | Fokus Europa | Ukraine

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

New soldiers near the frontlines are not safe from Russian attacks, so Ukraine is training them.
SocietyAugust 3, 202326:05 min
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla

Scotland marks Britain's King Charles III coronation

The event is not a new coronation, but rather to celebrate Scotland's unique history in relation to that of the UK.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2023
Passengers arrive at London's Stansted airport, England.

How has Brexit affected Britain's tourist sector?

Britain left the European Union on January 31, 2020. What has changed for Europeans who want to visit the UK?
TravelJanuary 30, 2023
UK Queen Elizabeth II gestorben

A life lived for the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II was the Queen of Great Britain for 70 years. We look back at her life.
SocietySeptember 15, 202202:56 min
A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is on display on giant screen in Piccadilly Circus

Queen's death brings UK to a standstill

Events from politics to sports and culture have been canceled or rescheduled to mark the passing of Elizabeth II.
PoliticsSeptember 9, 2022
Customs officials check freight trucks as they disembark from a ferry at the Northern Irish port of Larne. File photo from January 1, 2021.

EU: Halting Northern Ireland-UK checks an 'absolute breach'

Ireland's EU commissioner says the halting of Irish Sea checks would break the Brexit deal and international law.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged critics to wait for the contents of the report

Boris Johnson: 'Partygate' report finds serious failures

An investigation into parties in Downing Street has concluded that some gatherings were the result of serious failings.
PoliticsJanuary 31, 2022
Fokus Europa GB London Luft

London's deadly air

A mother in Britain filed a lawsuit against the government for air pollution.
HealthNovember 20, 202104:27 min
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Supply chains in the UK severely affected

In Evelyn, an area of South London, many rely on the food bank and the food it provides.
SocietyOctober 4, 202102:08 min
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, bursts out in laughter during a conversation with WW II veterans

Looking back on the life of Prince Philip

SocietyApril 9, 20218 images
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, smiles

Prince Philip, backbone of the UK royal family, dies at 99

Known for his quips and his faux pas, Prince Philip was hard to overlook. A look back at an extraordinary life.
SocietyApril 9, 2021
Großbritannien Grenzkontrolle

Brexit: What travelers need to know

On January 31, Great Britain leaves the EU. What changes will holidaymakers have to prepare for?
TravelJanuary 30, 2020
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World Stories - The Week in Reports

Children in Turkish prisons, Trek against taboos in India, What's next for Brexit bedlam?
PoliticsJanuary 26, 201912:07 min
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World Stories – The Week in Reports

Fears of a hard border; a shop and Brexit; strong women in Kyrgyzstan: Lebanon drowns in garbage
January 19, 201912:06 min
Keble College at the University of Oxford

Brexit: MP sparks outrage from universities

Many British academics had been against Brexit before the 2016 referendum.
PoliticsOctober 24, 2017
Union Jack flag next to exit sign

Brexit: EU, Britain say ball is in the other's court

After months of impasse, both sides have now said that the other is responsible for making the next move.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May at the Conservative Party Conference 2017.

Conservatives rally behind May after speech fiasco

Several Conservative MPs have praised PM Theresa May for persisting with a speech fraught with voice issues.
PoliticsOctober 5, 2017
London Hochhausruine nach Brand

Combustible cladding on some 600 buildings

British Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament there was combustible cladding on other tower blocks.
CatastropheJune 22, 2017
Head shot of a man (Volker Wagener) with gray hair and a beard

Misplaced British nostalgia

Volker Wagener
Three days after the Brexit referendum, DW's Volker Wagener is annoyed.
June 27, 2016
Kommentarbild Börsenreporter Olaf Krieger

Europe doesn't need the UK

Olaf Krieger
A Brexit wouldn’t sound any death knells for the union, says DW's Olaf Krieger.
June 22, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II. celebrates her 90. birthday with her husband Copyright: icture-alliance/PA Wire/Evening Standard/A. Lentati

London celebrates the Queen's birthday

Two months after her 90th birthday, celebrations in honor of the British Queen go on.
June 10, 2016
UK Prime Minister David Cameron

Cameron: UK to provide for 'thousands more' Syrian refugees

British PM David Cameron has said the UK will provide settlement for "thousands more" Syrian refugees.
September 4, 2015
David Cameron in Riga

Cameron pushes for EU reform

All eyes were on British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday as he began to make his case for reforming the EU.
May 22, 2015
David Cameron

Markets rejoice over Cameron's victory

Now that the Conservatives have been swept back into power, a pre-election calm merely seems prescient.
May 8, 2015
BBC TV debate

Countdown to UK elections

The UK's major political parties have trumpeted their economic credentials in the run-up to the May 7 election.
May 4, 2015
Edmund Stoiber

Cutting EU red tape

Stephen Beard reports from London on a plan to cut EU bureaucracy - and keep the UK in the union.
October 16, 201403:23 min
Rolf Harris

BBC star gets nearly 6 years

Rolf Harris has been jailed for five years, nine months for sexual assault. The 84-year-old was found guilty of molesting four victims between 1968 and 1986, including the childhood best friend of his daughter.
July 4, 2014
UKIP party leader Nigel Farage makes his keynote speech to the UKIP 2013 Spring Conference being held in the Great Hall, Exeter University on March 23, 2013 in Exeter, England. Buoyed by recent successes including the by election in Eastleigh where they came second, the party is claiming it is the only one with alternative policies and a vote for UKIP is no longer just a protest vote. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

British euroskeptics make gains

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has made major gains in local elections in Great Britain, siphoning off support from the Tories in their traditional rural strongholds. UKIP wants Britain to leave the European Union.
May 3, 2013
A Falkland Islands' flag waves as a "Yes" sign formed with cars is seen on a hill in Stanley, March 9, 2013. Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future on Sunday that seeks to challenge Argentina's increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci / Eingestellt von wa

Falklands vote on status

Residents of the Falkland Islands are holding a referendum on whether to remain an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Argentina, which claims sovereignty over the islands, has rejected the vote as "illegal."
March 10, 2013
Christoph Hasselbach / DW Brüssel

Opinion: British PM scapegoated

Turning David Cameron into a scapegoat won't create an EU budget, says DW's Christoph Hasselbach.
November 24, 2012
Britiain's Queen Elizabeth II

Threat to Queen

Dissident Irish republicans tell the Queen to stay away from the Republic of Ireland.
April 26, 2011
Copies of Tony Blair's memoirs on the shelf

'A Journey'

Tony Blair publishes his memoirs, in which he calls Gordon Brown's premiership a 'disaster.'
September 1, 2010
David Cameron and Clegg

100 days in

The UK's coalition government marks 100 days in office as analysts measure its accomplishments.
August 18, 2010
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Geithner in Europe

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner offers cautious praise for a eurozone rescue fund.
May 27, 2010
Crowds at the Eurostar ticket counter

Advert banned

British ad regulators have banned a Eurotunnel e-mail promotion because it was 'misleading.'
May 26, 2010
Cameron, Clegg and Brown in the first debate

Round two

The second televised debate among UK prime minister candidates shows tightening polls.
April 23, 2010
David Miliband

Diplomat expelled

Great Britain has expelled an Israeli diplomat over Israel's alleged use of fake UK passports.
March 23, 2010
Protestors march to parliament Reykjavik

Icesave referendum

Iceland is expected to widely reject a deal to repay debts related to failed bank Icesave.
March 6, 2010
Gordon Brown

Iraq war inquiry

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his decision to invade Iraq before an inquiry panel.
March 5, 2010

British Ambassador To Germany: 'We Share a Common Goal in Iraq'

In an exclusive interview with DW-WORLD, Britain's ambassador to Germany explains his country's position in the Iraq conflict and its implications for German-British relations.
March 7, 2003

Business in Britain Cools on Euro

With the eurozone's current poor economic performance and Germany's breach of the 3 percent budget deficit, ecomomists in Britain are becoming increasingly cautious about joining the monetary union.
November 6, 2002