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King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart Buckingham Palace, London, travelling in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach to the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/POOL via AP)

Trumpets, tiaras and tradition on display as King Charles III presides over opening of Parliament

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, background center, poses for a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour Members of Parliament, outside no 10 Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Hundreds of new U.K. lawmakers gather to be sworn in as Parliament returns after a dramatic election

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - Britain's new Prime Minister Tony Blair, smiles from the back of his official car as it leaves Buckingham Palace, central London, en route for Downing Street, on May 2, 1997. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

The U.K. election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

FILE - Then-Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott addresses anti-Brexit supporters in London, Oct. 19, 2019. Police say they are investigating whether the largest donor to Britain’s Conservative government committed a crime when he reportedly said a Black member of Parliament made him “want to hate all Black women” and that she “should be shot.” West Yorkshire police said Friday that they are investigating the allegedly racist remarks that businessman Frank Hester made in 2019 about Diane Abbott. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Police investigate allegedly racist remarks by biggest donor to Britain’s Conservative government

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during his visit to The Boatyard in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, Monday Jan. 15, 2024. (Phil Harris/Pool Photo via AP)

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces Conservative rebellion in Parliament over Rwanda asylum plan

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

The Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota delivers a speech following an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Rota is apologizing for recognizing in Parliament a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II, just after Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons on Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s House speaker resigns over inviting man who fought for Nazi unit to Parliament

By Rob Gillies - Associated Press

Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media Nadine Dorries leaves 10 Downing Street following a cabinet meeting where the cabinet were given details of the Spring Statement by the Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer in London, on March 23, 2022. British Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dorries finally stepped down from Parliament on Saturday Aug. 26, 2023, more than two months after announcing she was quitting in the wake of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation from Parliament. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries quits Britain’s Parliament after months of delay

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Houses of Parliament, covered in hoarding and scaffolding as it undergoes restoration work to repair the crumbling building, in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. British lawmakers are warning that the country's Parliament building is at “real and rising” risk of destruction. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said Parliament is “leaking, dropping masonry and at constant risk of fire,” as well as riddled with asbestos. The committee said Wednesday, May 17, 2023, that “there is a real and rising risk that a catastrophic event will destroy” the building before long-delayed restoration work is done. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling U.K. Parliament at risk of ‘catastrophic’ event

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his home, in London, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Under oath, Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘partygate’

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this grab taken from video from the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2022. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

Truss faces clamor to quit amid U.K. government chaos

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - People pass the Bank of England in London, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, The Bank of England expanded its efforts to stabilize the bond market to include inflation-linked bonds amid continuing concerns about the government’s budget.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

UK markets roiled after bank rules out extending help

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Britain’s parliamentary term ends in acrimony and scandal

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a view of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Zapad-2021 at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia, Sept. 11, 2021. The amassing of Russian troops and equipment near Ukraine's border has caused worries in Kyiv and in the West that Moscow could be planning to launch an invasion. (Vadim Savitskiy/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Britain supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds arrives for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency count declaration at Brunel University in Uxbridge, London, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: UK’s Conservatives end up with majority of 80

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A polling station signpost lies on the pavement as voters approach a polling station in Twickenham, England, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. British voters are deciding who they want to resolve the Brexit conundrum in an election seen as one of the most important since the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: UK vote a disaster for left-wing Labour Party

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The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow speaks to lawmakers during an election debate in the House of Commons, London, Monday Oct. 28, 2019. Lawmakers on Monday rejected Johnson's call for a December national election, in the hope of breaking the political deadlock over Brexit. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

John Bercow, divisive U.K. House of Commons speaker, bows out

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A anti-Brexit supporters carries the Union Jack highlighted with stars of the EU flag in London, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. In their first weekend session in 37 years, British lawmakers in Parliament debated whether to accept Prime Minister Boris Johnson's proposed new divorce deal with the European Union. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: UK speaker deals new blow to govt Brexit plan

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, to go to the Houses of Parliament in London, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Britain's Parliament is set to vote in a rare Saturday sitting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new deal with the European Union, a decisive moment in the prolonged bid to end the Brexit stalemate. Various scenarios may be put in motion by the vote. (AP Photo/Vudi Xhymshiti)

The Latest: Johnson sends EU request for Brexit delay

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In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, leader of Britain's Labour party Jeremy Corbyn speaks in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

The Latest: EU’s Tusk “unconvinced” about UK Brexit proposal

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray, centre, holds a banner near Parliament in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced optimism Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached so Britain leaves the European Union by Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain suspends Parliament amid Brexit crisis

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