Why Harris isnโt talking about Bidenโs accomplishments
The Democratic nominee isnโt campaigning much on the Biden administrationโs bigger, slower-moving policies
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100 days of Starmer: How Labourโs big win went off the rails
After just a few months in office, the new British government is finding life tough.
Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be next leader of Britainโs Tories
Party members will now cast their ballots after centrist James Cleverly’s surprise elimination.
James Cleverly leads Tory pack jostling for worst job in UK politics
Surge in leadership contest backing for former home secretary comes as defeated party eyes route back to power.
Commissionโs budget plans endanger the European project, says regions chief
Brussels’ bid to take power away from regions is ‘not acceptable’ according to Vasco Alves Cordeiro.
European Commission maps out โpower grabโ over โฌ1.2 trillion money pot
The Commission floated merging 530 programs into one national cash pot.
Eurozone house prices rise for first time in more than a year
Annual increase of 1.3% in second quarter points to gradual recovery of regionโs housing market
Vance did what Trump failed to do in the debate
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
Irish government splashes the cash to keep out Sinn Fรฉin
A bumper โฌ2.2 billion will go into votersโ pockets, with Appleโs bonus โฌ14 billion put aside as a nest egg for future projects.
What Westminster (Massachusetts) really thinks about the US presidential election
A small town in Massachusetts is as politically divided as its London namesake.
Can converting disused office spaces into flats solve Berlin’s housing crisis?
Two German entrepreneurs have been converting old factories and disused office spaces into affordable apartments in Berlin for years. As rents spiral in the German capital, Euronews met them to ask if such projects could be a feasible solution for the …
Thousands protest across Portugal against unaffordable house prices and rents
The housing crisis has its roots in a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, a situation worsened by wealthy foreigners moving to Portugal on the promise of tax breaks.
New towns are back. But can we still build them?
To solve its housing crisis, Britain needs to start planning again โ and rekindle the urban idealism of the postwar decadesย
Apple mega-bucks give Ireland a โฌ14 billion dilemma
More billions are on the way from the tech giant as the Irish hoover up multinational taxes at a breakneck pace โ but struggle to build what this booming nation needs.
Protesters clash with police at Barcelona real estate fair
Housing activists, environmental groups and unions mobilised in the wake of souring housing costs.
Ed Miliband is Britainโs minister for good vibes
Amid much Labour doom and gloom, the energy secretary appeared to be having the time of his life.
Macron and Trudeau: The downfall of a pair of liberal bros
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
โThe rest of the world is watching.โ London Mayor Sadiq Khan cautions Americans against reelecting Trump.
Sadiq Khan tells POLITICO Trump would set the wrong tone for the rest of the world.
Keir Starmerโs Labour conference speech: 7 things we learned
PM forgoes ‘easy answers that may move a crowd’ but bungles a statement on Gaza.
French PM Barnier unveils new government, putting budget and EU affairs under his purview
The Cabinet is the โmost right-wing’ in more than a decade.
When UK party conferences go wrong
Despite the best efforts of party bigwigs, Britainโs annual gatherings of political animals frequently descend into chaos.
Why tourism has become such an issue for us Spaniards | Letter
Barcelona resident Manuel Arias says locals are being priced out of housing in many areas of the country as tourists and digital nomads are prioritised by landlordsRe your article (Third of people in Spain say local area has too many foreign tourists, …
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs tech policy.
Trade policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
UK inflation unchanged in August, cooling rate cut hopes
A sharp rise in airfares and the strength of the housing market kept inflation at 2.2 percent.
Von der Leyen’s Commission roll call stirs mixed reactions | Radio Schuman
Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of Commissioners to the press on Tuesday, featuring six executive vice-presidents, four of whom are women, many important job titles given to Eastern European and Baltic countries, and some new portfolios like th…
Liz Truss lettuce songs and jet ski stunts: Britainโs third party is living its best life
Jubilant Liberal Democrats are celebrating after years in the political wilderness โ but can it last?
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most powerful person in Brussels
Spainโs climate expert is poised to become the EUโs competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ all in one.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Trudeau under pressure after Liberals lose another safe seat
Defeat in a Montreal stronghold is the latest blow to the prime ministerโs hold on power.
Ursula von der Leyenโs new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
Ursula von der Leyen announces new European Commission lineup โ Europe live
European Commission president reveals team after extensive negotiations and balancing, including nominating women and representing centre-right partiesValdis Dombrovskis, from Latvia, was nominated to be commissioner for economy and productivity.Dan Jรธ…
Denmarkโs Jรธrgensen tapped for top EU energy and housing job
He has been a prominent negotiator at the annual United Nations COP climate summits.
Ursula von der Leyen tightens grip before unveiling her team
Thierry Breton is out of the way, ridding the European Commission chief of her fiercest internal critic.
What will a European Commissioner for housing do? | Radio Schuman
In July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed the introduction for a European Commissioner for housing in her upcoming team. So what will be their task, and how will it work on the national level?
Joe Biden preps to sell the economy โ to boost his legacy and help Harris
Biden is determined to convince a skeptical public that he strengthened the economy.
Israeli airstrikes kill 14 people in Gaza
Funeral preparations were under way for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was shot by the Israeli military on Sept. 6.
Dutch government announces โstrictest asylum policy everโ
Netherlands will ask the European Commission for an opt-out on EU asylum and migration policies.
ย โWeโre the only plane in the sky:โ 9/11 on board Air Force One
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
ECB to cut interest rates, but keep cautious stance amid uncertainty
Inflation likely wonโt return to target until late next year, a new set of economic forecasts is expected to confirm Thursday.
Better Together: Is communal living the answer to modern malaise? โ video
In the rolling hills of central Italy sits Honeydew, an eco-community created as a direct response to the isolation of the Covid pandemic, enabled by modern technology and aiming to address the profound changes the climate crisis looks set to brin…
The brave four who think they can save Britainโs terminal Tory party
Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.
The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
โNobody in Politics Is Able to Say Itโ: The Truth About Latino Voters
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
David Cameronโs barefoot warrior bids for glory in California
Britain’s disrupter-in-chief and Trump admirer now has his eye on the Golden State’s governor’s mansion.
Grenfell Tower fire: Final report delivers damning verdict
Due to a dizzying series of errors and negligence, 72 people lost their lives when a social housing building in North Kensington, London, burst into flames on June 14, 2017.
Grenfell Tower report: UK government was โcomplacent and dismissiveโ before deadly blaze
Report slams ‘decades of failure’ in the run-up to the 2017 blaze that killed 72 people.
Kamala Harris campaign told how to win by UK Labour strategist
Deborah Mattinson โ a fixture of the U.K. polling scene โ will travel to Washington D.C. next week to brief the Harris-Walz team.
UK braces for damning report into 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze
Keir Starmer will address parliament as report on 2017 blaze that killed 72 โ and exposed deep divisions in the U.K. capital โ is published.
Portugal Housing Crisis: Cascais to provide affordable housing for teachers
Cascais City Council say they will provide affordable housing for teachers who teach in the municipality but have to travel from far.
Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trumpโs corporate tax cuts
The vice president looks to beef up her economic plans ahead of next weekโs debate.
How Republicans and Democrats paint starkly different pictures of America
This summerโs conventions featured strongly diverging visions of the future โ and the present.
Europe needs an โAbundance Agendaโ
Taking economic growth seriously isnโt just a matter of good policy and good politics, itโs also a precondition for the EU to be taken seriously as a geopolitical actor.
Socialists fear a lack of influence in von der Leyenโs Commissionย
Either more commissioner posts, more powerful portfolios, or ironclad commitments will be needed to cement Socialist support for von der Leyenโs Commission, key figures warn.
Southern Europe is sick of tourists
Water scarcity, overcrowded streets and rising housing costs are infuriating locals.
Steve Hilton, the British ex-Fox News host, wants to run for California governor
Hilton has supported Trump, but heโs also leaned into his own brand of โpositive populism.โ
Seville council can cut off water supply to illegal tourist flats, court rules
Six properties disconnected in past year but there are thought to be 5,000 unlawful apartments in Spanish cityA court in Seville in southern Spain has ruled that the city council is within its rights to cut off the water supply to illegal tourist apart…
Trump Is Now the โOldโ Candidate. It Might Matter.
The age diss is a tactic used to render oneโs competitor as hopelessly out of touch. Suddenly, Donald Trump, once the attacker, is now the attackee.
โWe donโt want to sabotage herโ: Why green groups are going easy on Kamala Harris
Environmental groups that put Joe Bidenโs climate initiatives under a microscope arenโt giving the Democratic nomineeโs positions the same scrutiny.
US Federal Reserve chief says interest rate cuts are coming
His speech marks a striking turning point after the U.S. economy was battered by the worst price spikes in four decades starting in early 2021.
What Kamala Harris was really saying in her convention speech
She understood the need to tie her story to yours.
Can Britainโs Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?
From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.
A slower, wizened Clinton sinks his fangs into Trump
โThe next time you hear him, donโt count the lies. Count the โIโs,โโ he said.
UK chancellor plans to hike social rents to boost affordable housebuilding
Move aims to give councils and housing associations more certainty over cash flows
Ireland’s housing demand peaks as general election looms
Massive growth in the population of Ireland between 2015 and 2023 has seen demand for housing reach a ratio of now just under 4 to 1.ย This means that for every four persons seeking a house, only one property is available.
My Barcelona is being destroyed by mass tourism โ but kicking visitors out isnโt the answer | Xavier Mas de Xaxร s
From petty crime to a housing crisis, our city is suffering. Backlash is justified, but sustainable tourism is part of our futureMy city has been stolen from me and Iโm not getting it back. In Barcelona, we are overwhelmed by mass tourism and there is …
Dems defend Harrisโ economic policy but donโt go all in on price-gouging
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was alone in discussing the particulars of a policy designed to stop price gouging.
What the last of the anti-war Chicago Seven wants todayโs protestors to know
Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now heโs smoking weed in Ron DeSantisโ hometown.
Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024โs biggest policy issues
The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with โbratโ and โweirdโ and flipped the Democratic Partyโs misery into a cautious euphoria.ย Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean.ย There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep [โฆ]
Nigel Farage, million-pound man
New financial disclosures reveal the Reform UK leader makes over ยฃ1M a year in non-parliamentary activities.
Trump says heโs โentitled to personal attacksโ on Harris
Over and over, Trump went after Harris personally โ a tactic top allies have cautioned against him doing.
Inflation is easing. Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.
Fissures are forming in the economy just as the Fedโs long-running fight against inflation looks to be nearing its conclusion.
Has mass tourism gone too far? Inside the 16 August Guardian Weekly
Why holiday hotspots have had enough. Plus: Americaโs Kamala and Tim showGet the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressLondonโs office districts have an eerie air to them at this time of year as workers pack off for their summer vacations. Itโs…
UK inflation rose in July but underlying picture improves
The news comes a day after the ONS reported a further slowdown in wage growth, a key driver of service sector inflation.
Thereโs no place like dodomu: Ukrainiansโ wartime homes โ in pictures
From students in ex-Soviet social housing to the bedrooms of displaced citizens, these breathtaking images all wrestle with the meaning of shelter and belonging Continue reading…
Von der Leyen promised an EU commissioner to tackle the housing crisis – what would be their remit?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised MEPs an EU commissioner with a mandate on housing, an area of limited competence for the bloc – how might these new powers be unveiled in practice?
Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europeโs tourist hotspots
Locals say swelling visitor numbers are distorting housing markets and have changed their areaโs characterIn July, protesters took to the streets of Palma, the Mallorcan capital, carrying placards with slogans such as โno to mass tourismโ and โtourism,…
Keir Starmer cancels his holiday after UK riots
“It is welcome that we have seen a de-escalation over the weekend, but the work is not done,” U.K. leader’s spokesperson said.
Wary of Trump, Azerbaijan, businesses shun COP climate talks
Companies are anxiously wondering: Can we get hotel rooms? What about the autocratic regime hosting? What if Trump wins?
Alone and unwanted: Millions of displaced Ukrainians hope to go home as the war rages
The Kyiv government is strapped for cash, but millions depend on aid to survive.
The mainstreaming of Islamophobia in the UK
Decades of hostile media rhetoric and discriminatory government policy have resulted in the normalization of Islamophobia. And the failure to tackle it guarantees weโll see a repeat of these ugly riots.
Demonstrators in Mallorca protest high costs of housing and saturated public services
Demonstrators in Mallorca take to the beach to protest the effects of mass tourism.
Israel faces anger over Gaza school strike rescuers say killed 93
Rescuers in Gaza said an Israeli air strike on a religious school housing displaced Palestinians killed 93 people on Saturday (10 August), sparking international condemnation despite Israel’s insistence that it was targeting militants.
Anti-racism protesters took to the streets of the UK following far-right riots that swept nation
Thousands of anti-racism protesters have rallied in towns and cities across England after a week of anti-immigrant rioting and disorder. Mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers were among places targeted during the disorder, with some shops burnt out…
Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians
Israel’s military said it struck an โactiveโ Hamas command center in the attack, which came during dawn prayers at the school.
Protests over mass tourism could spread beyond Spain, says Unesco official
Situation โout of balanceโ as local people are priced out of housing and frustrated by hordes of selfie-seekers Surging visitor numbers, soaring housing prices and the rise of selfie-seeking tourists have helped to create situations that are โtotally o…
How Britainโs far right rallied on Telegram
Far-right agitators have long enjoyed an unparalleled level of impunity on Telegram.
Northern Ireland gets police reinforcements from Scotland to combat anti-Muslim mobs
Emergency recall of Stormont denounces wave of racist attacks โ and rejects DUP bid to defend anti-immigrant protesters.
UK police arrest Labour councillor after alleged protest call to โcut throatsโ of โfascistsโ
Police hold man ‘on suspicion of encouraging murder and for an offense under the Public Order Act.’
Triath-logs and synchronized spinning: Itโs the EU Olympics!
If Brussels was in charge of the Olympic Games, this is how it’d look.
Nigel Farage tries to have it both ways as Britain burns
The Reform UK leader has sought to distance himself from Tommy Robinson while also blaming the left for the unrest.
Thousands rally across UK against rise in far-right violence
Thousands of anti-racism protesters rallied across the UK Wednesday against the recent wave of far-right violence sweeping cities in England and Northern Ireland. Fuelled by online misinformation, rioters have targeted mosques and migrant housing faci…
Italy doubles tax for wealthy foreigners
Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs
Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more
The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.
Farage says slow police response stoked UKโs far-right riots
Reform UK leader has faced criticism for suggesting the ‘truth’ about the identity of the suspect in a deadly stabbing was being withheld.
Lawmaker who called Israel โapartheid stateโ faces tough Tuesday primary
AIPAC has spent $8 million to unseat Rep. Cori Bush, who once called Israel an โapartheid state.โ But thatโs not mentioned in the deluge of advertising.
UK government brands Elon Musk โdeplorableโ amid race riots
Musk has waded into Britain’s riots with a series of posts on his X platform โ and faces criticism over the handling of online disinformation.
UK far-right riots: everything we know
What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the UK government has responded.
UK PM slams Elon Musk for saying far-right riots โinevitableโ
Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said there’s ‘no justification’ for tech billionaire’s comments about a ‘civil war.’
UK probes whether โstate actorsโ stoked far-right riots
False claims about the identity of a murder suspect have spread far and wide online.