Zack Polanski just rocked Britainโs Greens. Now for the hard part
The Green Party’s new leader Zack Polanski wants to make the party a populist left-wing force. Not all his colleagues are convinced.
Electoral reform
French effort to create fresh state of New Caledonia collapses
Pro-independence group moves to scuttle a deal that Paris hoped would cool tensions in the Pacific Ocean island chain.
Merz says he โdeplores deeplyโ UKโs decision to leave EU after signing UK-Germany treaty โ UK politics live
UK PM and German chancellor answered media questions after signing first treaty between two countries since second world warWhile Rushanara Ali is answering the urgent question in the Commons, Keir Starmer is speaking at the event where he is announcin…
UK to lower voting age to 16 in England and Northern Ireland in landmark electoral reform
If passed, the proposed changes would bring the voting age to 16 across the whole of the UK and in line with Scotland and Wales, where 16-year-olds can already vote.
The battle for the soul of Britainโs Green Party
With a leadership race in full flow, should the left-wing outfit fight from Westminster โ or tap into the grassroots?
Starmer โcompletely rejectsโ suggestion he echoed Enoch Powell in immigration speech, No 10 says โ as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, has just started taking questions in the Commons. In response to the first question, Hamish Falconer, minister for the Middle East, said the UK has joined …
Britainโs hereditary lords hatch a survival plan
The U.K.โs 92 birthright lawmakers are set to be removed, despite a last fight in the House of Lords. But some could be kept on as legislators for life.
Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?
A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Unionโs doorstep.
If the EU is to support media freedom, its members must lead by example
If the bloc hopes to influence the aspiring autocrats in candidate countries, it must establish a strong culture of independent media within its own borders.
Hey, Elon! Hereโs how to meddle in British politics
A super secret guide of all the top ways to muscle in on the U.K.’s broken election system.
EU confronts Vuฤiฤ as protests rage in Serbia
Belgrade “needs to deliver on EU reforms,” says European Commission president.
How Nigel Farage could smash open Britainโs electoral system
Heโs an unlikely pin-up for electoral reform campaigners โ but a 2029 surge thatโs not matched by House of Commons seats could see Farage turn up the heat on a “rigged” system.
How to Finally Abolish the Electoral College
If he wins the popular vote and loses the election, it could fuel a new bipartisan movement for reform.
Starmer โvery interestedโ in Italyโs plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni โ as it happened
UK to contribute ยฃ4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announcesHere are some pictures from Keir Starmerโs meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, at the Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome. They seem to be geting on pretty well.Rach…
France needs to be wary of Chinaโs influence in New Caledonia, report says
Island territory’s transition to greater autonomy “must include discussions” on defense against external threats, a scholar says.
Germany’s top court partially backs reform to cut number of MPs in parliament
Germany’s highest court on Tuesday upheld the central part of an electoral reform designed to downsize the country’s increasingly bloated parliament.
German court allows downsizing of massive parliament
The ruling makes around 100 fewer seats available in next yearโs national election.
Fewer than 200,000 Britons living abroad apply to vote in UK election
Lack of awareness and obstacles such as last-known UK address requests cited as reasons for low participationUK election live โ latest updatesFewer than 200,000 of the estimated 3.5 million British people living abroad for more than 15 years have appli…
France suspends New Caledonia electoral reform
The draft law triggered weeks of civil unrest, causing eight deaths and a billion euros in damage.
Emmanuel Macron tries to ease New Caledonia crisis after deadly unrest
French president promises not to immediately force through electoral reform that sparked riots in Pacific territory
Macron in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks
President Emmanuel Macron said police reinforcements in New Caledonia would remain as long as required, after viewing areas worst hit by deadly riots in the French-ruled Pacific island triggered by a contested electoral reform.
Macron tackles security crisis in French overseas territory as tensions rise
Violence erupts in New Caledonia as separatists accuse French government of seeking to weaken representation of territory’s indigenous population.
Tactical voting could blow up the Tories โ if Brits can understand it
Slick online platforms promise to help voters unseat Conservative MPs. Will tactical voting really work this time?
Meet Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch election favorite who doesnโt want to winย
Outsider who founded a new party thatโs top of the polls might back someone else for prime minister.
The EUโs report card on potential new members of the blocย
Where each aspiring new member stands after the European Commission published its latest enlargement report.
A reason to be hopeful: in Poland theyโve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too | Polly Toynbee
Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmerโs LabourIn a darkening world, a radiant beam shines out from Poland. Look, it is possible to push back the authoritarian populist tide. Extreme r…
Labour conference rule changes could stop members debating issues like Brexit
NEC approves rule stipulating that only motions deemed โcontemporaryโ can be debated, it is understoodDebates sought by local Labour parties on issues like Brexit and electoral reform at the annual conference starting this weekend could be quashed by t…