The government also plans to make refugees wait 20 years before applying for long-term residency in the UK. This is a major change from the current five-year wait. According to ministers, this long wait is meant to show that protection will be granted temporarily, not permanently.

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system in a series of sweeping changes modeled after Denmark that aims to reduce immigration and quell the political storm over migrants making dangerous English Channel crossings to enter the country without authorization.

Question time in the Commons is one of the widely watched parliamentary sessions in the world. It indeed, has more viewers in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where this practice has existed for centuries. The plenary session provides ...

UK government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill to Parliament today, marking a significant overhaul of local cybersecurity legislation to sharpen the security posture of the most critical sectors.

09:45, Tue, Oct 14, 2025 Updated: 10:21, Tue, Oct 14, 2025 The United Kingdom has long taken pride in being the birthplace of parliamentary democracy, the “mother of parliaments.” Ours is a system that has inspired the world, replicated from ...

Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the future because the U.K. now has a multiparty system with majoritarian voting rules, warns a new study published in Parliamentary Affairs.

Michael Gordon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Boris Johnson’s decision to ...