Brian's Empire KEBritish PM criticized for blocking bill banning first-cousin marriage amid mounting health concerns
UK PM's office doesn't explain opposition to bill, says 'of course we do not want people to enter in cousin marriages'
President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold joint news conference
President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a joint news conference in the White House about a potential peace agreement for the Russia-Ukraine war and take questions from reporters.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference after hosting a summit of European leaders in central London on March 2, 2025. (Julian Simmonds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
The Houses of Parliament are seen in London on June 12, 2024. (Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Women walk by a store in Bradford, England. A recent UK study said the number of Pakistani women in Bradford involved in cousin marriage had dropped to 46%. Ten years earlier, that number was at 62%, according to a government-funded study. (Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images)
