UKโs attorney general called Trump an โorange tyrantโ
Richard Hermer said the U.S. president was an โautocratic populistโ in the latest uncomfortable comments by British ministers.
Richard Hermer said the U.S. president was an โautocratic populistโ in the latest uncomfortable comments by British ministers.
Incoming British ambassador to the U.S. says his comments were “ill-judged” and Trump has won “fresh respect.”
The U.S. formally accepted the appointment of Mandelson last week, say two people with knowledge of the process.
PM Keir Starmer’s center-left government is holding its breath as Trump’s second term gets going.
Paul Murphy, who played a key role in the 1998 peace breakthrough, will recommend possible changes to how Northern Ireland enforces EU goods lawโand, to unionist dismay, polices goods coming from Britain.
One critic of the plan in the upper chamber says they may ask MPs โto come back with a better bill that is less dangerous.โ
POLITICO asked politicians and chroniclers of SW1 to tell us the book they most enjoyed reading this year โ here are the results, in their own words.
Keir Starmer praises incoming ambassador โ a former European trade commissioner โ for his “unrivalled experience,” as former colleagues rate his chances in Trumpworld.
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff โ a Whitehall power-player โ caps list of political peerages.
An announcement on the Blair-era heavyweight’s new role is expected from No.10 Downing Street Friday.
Hereditary peers will be booted out of parliament under plans introduced by Keir Starmer’s government.
Stricter attendance rules could result in 100 members being booted out of the Lords.
Peter Mandelson could be heading Stateside after a long and notorious career in British public life.
Newly elected lawmakers set their sights on archaic customs like “bobbing” to win the Commons speakerโs attention.
House of Lords committee calls for โlong-termโ plan to address disease and โbrokenโ food system in England
Keir Starmerโs environment secretary wants to turn DEFRA into a growth department. That means a fight with the green lobby.
Researchers celebrated a big post-Brexit deal to rejoin Horizon. Now they fear they will end up footing the bill.
The Tories promised to upgrade insulation and heating in millions of U.K. homes. They failed โ and Labour’s plans are already in trouble.
From quirky family ties to baffling by-elections, Britain’s soon-to-be-abolished aristocratic lawmakers have been a unique feature of the system.
After just a few months in office, the new British government is finding life tough.
PM Keir Starmer previously said he was โpersonally committedโ to changing the law.
Human rights organizations called for thorough independent investigation.
POLITICO curates a lineup of the top players influencing the Conservativesโ Brexit and trade policies.
LONDON โ The Conservative Party โgot trounced in the polls,โ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโs levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet โ the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a [โฆ]
The party is licking its wounds from a gargantuan defeat at the U.K.โs general election in July, and it still doesnโt have a leader. So this yearโs Conservative Party conference will be a bit different, with most eyes on the leadership debate rather than the policies the party will prioritize in opposition. Nonetheless, in financial [โฆ]
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Tory peer slams “high-handed, shoddy” decision to remove Britain’s remaining legislators who inherit their places. But Labour says it’s sorting unfinished business.
Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts while seeking disciplinary action.
Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer is determined to reform the archaic House of Lords โ but it could come with a hidden price.
Johnson’s being sounded out about a key Telegraph job, it was reported Monday.
The separatist politician is vowing to evade police and be present at Thursday’s vote on the region’s presidency.
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Two weeks after its election, the Labour government presented its program, focusing on economic recovery, renationalization of the railways and abolition of hereditary peers in the House of Lords.
Hopes that Keir Starmerโs new Labour government will seek to rebuild closer ties with the EU gained momentum on Wednesday (17 July) as King Charles presented the incoming administrationโs priorities at the House of Lords.
The king’s speech set out UK Labour’s plan for government. Here’s what’s not in it.
Few surprises are expected when Keir Starmer sets out his program in the king’s speech.
The Conservative Party leadership contest is effectively underway โ and it’s not pretty.
Ahead of UK-US bilateral talks, PM says primary driver for cutting peersโ retirement age is size of Lords chamberUK politics live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer has denied that his decision to bring in a retirement age of 80 for the House of Lords means …
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
A tour of Britain’s provincial towns reveals a restless nation with no love for its political class.
Big changes to the centuries-old model of property ownership still look far off, even with Labour poised for an election win.
The key eyebrow-raising pledges in the Reform UK ‘contract’ with the public.
Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much โ for now.
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Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
Too many ministers: Keir Starmer faces having to disappoint some of his top team if he makes it into government.
Campaigners welcome passing of legislation that was bitterly opposed by some freehold property owners
Faculty has emerged as the UKโs homegrown champion in AI safety โ though some question its political links.
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Regulators want to name and shame firms under investigation even before they’re proven guilty.
It’s been a week where the midnight oil was burnt in Britain at a late-night session of the House of Lords. The controversial Rwanda bill was finally passed, two years since it was proposed. PM Rishi Sunak says the plan to fly migrants to Africa will …
The passage of the government’s Rwanda legislation sets the stage for a final showdown between Britain to and the European Court.
The former prime minister has surprised many in his own party with his stance on the Middle East war.
Conservative Alan Duncan placed under Tory investigation after accusing colleagues of “exercising the interests of another country.”
With the polls stubbornly refusing to turn, is there anything Rishi Sunak can do to move the dial and avoid electoral wipeout?
An American-style campaign video targeting voters in the capital has been labeled a distraction.
London risks getting caught up in Washingtonโs burgeoning battle with China over the app.
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UK Labour chief of staff Sue Gray looks set to become the latest all-powerful aide to dominate British politics.
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Curtailing migrant rights may help score quick political gains, but electoral success doesnโt give governments carte blanche to place themselves above the law.
Conservatives continue to look to the man who led the UK out of the EU as their poll ratings tank.
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Last three months of 2023 showed a larger contraction of the economy than forecast.
A look at the love matches wielding political power.
The British prime minister is on a collision course with England’s clergy, who are no longer ‘the Conservative Party at prayer.’
POLITICO lists 26 (and counting) key walkbacks in Starmerโs spell as opposition leader.
The crucial issue now is to sustain levels of support to Kyiv for as long as it takes to reverse Russiaโs aggression.
MPs are increasingly deploying curses and profanity in the House of Commons.
Peers vote to require the UK government to show the east African nation is a safe place to send migrants
New committee follows mounting concern about extra powers accrued by watchdogs following Brexit
UK foreign secretary opens up on Ukraine, Israel-Hamas, the controversial Rwanda policy and personal criticism in revealing interview with POLITICO.
UK foreign secretary tells POLITICO he would have devised the policy as prime minister.
Rishi Sunak’s asylum crackdown faces fierce opposition in Britain’s unelected upper chamber.
In the end only a handful of Tories voted against the contentious asylum bill.
Israel is the only state explicitly named in the legislation, alongside theย Occupied Palestinian Territories.
With an election looming, the UK prime minister is facing his toughest year yet.
Despite the protestations of industry and campaigners, ministers are whisking a new bill through parliament.
Honors list blasted as rewards for ‘car crash cronies’ of former British prime minister.
POLITICO looks at some of the bizarre moments in Britain’s upper chamber this year.
The number of rough sleepers in Westminster is surging โ and it’s part of a wider national problem.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said: ‘Our long-standing position remains that the two-state solution is the right outcome here.’
Britain’s new foreign secretary tells friends he’s thrilled to be back from the political graveyard.
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Nearly 1 in 5 British adults are prescribed antidepressants.
The British sector is beset by challenges, as a recent report by a House of Lords committee makes clear
New UK foreign secretary faces questions in the House of Lords over backing for Beijing-funded scheme.
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton swears to be ‘faithful and bear true allegiance’ to King Charles as takes his seat on the red benches.
Britain’s prime minister-turned-foreign secretary has a posh new moniker.
The former PM sat beaming across from new boss Rishi Sunak.
Cameron helped turn the Tories around in the 2000s โ but has acquired plenty of baggage since then.
It’s not just David Cameron. POLITICO runs through the key appointments so far as the UK prime minister shakes up his Cabinet.
The former PM will jet around the world as Sunak’s foreign secretary. But his track record will come under intense scrutiny.
Dramatic return for ex-prime minister ousted after Brexit referendum follows firing of Suella Braverman.
Former aide to the prime minister says comments were ‘made in the heat of the moment.’