World leaders gathered in London on Monday morning to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at age 96 on Sept. 8. Following 10 days of mourning, U.K.’s longest-reigning monarch was officially laid to rest during a state funeral that included King Charles III, the British royal family, President …
Read More »Boris Johnson Steps Down as U.K. Prime Minister Following Flood of Resignations
Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom. The British leader was ousted from the post after more than 50 members of his Conservative government resigned this week. The resignation comes only weeks after the Prime Minister survived a confidence voteby Tory MPs after winning the support …
Read More »Activists Hijack Boris Johnson Resignation Coverage With 'Benny Hill' Theme, Thanks to Hugh Grant
U.K. activists celebrated the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in perhaps the most British way possible: By hijacking live televised interviews with Conservative Party members with the Benny Hill theme song. The shenanigans started, British-ly enough, after actor Hugh Grant tweeted to activist Steve Bray in the aftermath of …
Read More »British Lawmaker to Resign After Being Caught Watching Porn in Parliament
A member of the British Parliament announced he would resign Saturday after he was caught watching porn videos while the House of Commons was in session. Neil Parish, a member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, admitted in a BBC interview that he twice viewed pornography while his fellow …
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