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UK parliament backs bill ending hereditary peers in House of Lords

The House of Lords passed the Hereditary Peers Bill on Tuesday evening, fulfilling a reform launched more than 25 years ago.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, December 14, 2022
Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

Is Britain falling behind allies on IRGC? Expert explains costs of delayed proscription - interview

Experts warn the UK is "playing catch-up" by failing to proscribe the IRGC. While the government hints at new "proxy-disruption" tools, critics call the delay a threat to national security.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv hold flags at Dam Square ahead of the Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024

UK slams West Midlands Police over Maccabi fan ban based on AI reports

The committee said local police relied too heavily on “inaccurate and unverified” material, including information partly based on false AI-generated content that painted a misleading picture.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Q&A as he visits Taffs Well Depot in Ffordd Bleddyn on February 18, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership

Over 19 months, 65,922 immigrants have successfully crossed the Channel, with Starmer’s average weekly immigrant arrivals at 790, almost double Johnson’s 404. 

|ByEMIL BOTHE

Anti-Brexit online petition crashes UK parliament site

The petition reached two million signatures on Saturday.

MARCH 24, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.