In times of crisis, Britain’s arcane constitution seems absurd—often because it is absurd. Questions emerge to which no one ever seems entirely sure of the answer. What if, for example, Boris Johnson ...

America has an unwritten constitution. It’s not well-known, but it is powerful. It governs even the written constitution which we know so well. Where has such a constitution been hiding? In plain ...

The fourth annual Ubbelohde Lecture will be held Sept. 22 with Linda Colley, the Shelby MC Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Colley will discuss “Britain, the Written ...

Even without a written constitution, Britain follows laws and carefully documented traditions that together bind the king. By Peter Robins LONDON — One topic was at the heart of King Charles III’s ...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in the debating chamber during FMQs at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, December 2017. David Cheskin/Press Association. All rights ...

In seeking to override the U.K.’s highest court, Rishi Sunak’s government is following other nations in a trend that can damage democracy, experts say. By Amanda Taub Reporting from London Back in ...