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17 wild facts about Kemi Badenoch’s new Tory team

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From spilling wine on Queen Elizabeth’s carpets to branding colleagues “lazy,” the new Conservative leader has an eclectic shadow Cabinet.

Unlike the Spanish, the British aren’t pelting their royals with mud. But patience is running out | Zoe Williams

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From Valencia’s floods to Prince William’s rents, any reminder of the gap between the haves and the have-nots can wipe out centuries of deferenceThere was something so incongruous about the sight of King Felipe of Spain, mud-splattered by raging elemen…

The king and Keir

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Two men, worlds apart, are Britain’s diplomatic double act in Samoa. But there’s more to connect Keir Starmer and King Charles III than meets the eye.

PMQs: Love wins as Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden pal around

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The outgoing deputy leader of the opposition pressed Rayner on the economy — but it was his self-depreciating comments that got MPs on side.

The end of the British Empire

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.

King Charles III confronted by indigenous activists in Australia

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The monarch heard a plea for ‘sovereignty’ after being heckled in Canberra’s Parliament House.

‘Not my king!’ King Charles III heckled by Australian senator

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British monarchy ‘committed genocide against our people,’ said independent lawmaker Lidia Thorpe.

Saudis urge US to suspend weapons to Israel until Gaza aid resumes

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Ambassador to the U.K. Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct in Lebanon as well.

The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband

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The chamber’s new conflict-of-interest rules don’t apply to its most powerful member.

A paradise for corruption: Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret

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The British Virgin Islands mix fun in the sun with dark money. Will the UK’s new Labour government act?

French audit cautions Élysée over €475k cost of King Charles dinner

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Versailles banquet among lavish spending in 2023 that has plunged president’s office €8m into redThe French president’s office spent nearly €475,000 (£400,100) on a dinner for King Charles last year, the country’s top audit court said in a report cauti…

King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget

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A state dinner with the U.K.’s king cost the French nearly €500,000.

Labour’s climate plan: build, baby, build

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A flurry of energy announcements from Keir Starmer are about one thing — driving through his government’s ambitious climate goals.

King’s Speech: UK vows to rekindle trade and investment ties with Europe

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Hopes that Keir Starmer’s new Labour government will seek to rebuild closer ties with the EU gained momentum on Wednesday (17 July) as King Charles presented the incoming administration’s priorities at the House of Lords.

The 7 gaping holes in Keir Starmer’s plan for government

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The king’s speech set out UK Labour’s plan for government. Here’s what’s not in it.

NATO sees Keir Starmer’s entrance on world stage

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New U.K. prime minister will deliver a message of continuity on Ukraine and pledge support for the alliance.

How the Tory election campaign melted down in six disastrous weeks

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Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly — and paid a terrible price.

Revenge against the Tories: Liz Truss’ defeat symbolizes massive UK anti-Conservative backlash

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In a brutal cull, some of the Conservative Party’s most prominent MPs were thrown out of parliament by Brits fed up with years of chaos. 

An American’s guide to the 2024 UK election

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We can’t give you a felon and an old guy on July 4 — but we do have a gambling scandal. And Nigel Farage.

All eyes on Kate Middleton as she returns to public view for the first time after cancer diagnosis

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Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year. More information with FRANCE 24 journalist Benedict…

Kate, UK’s Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Saturday made a tentative return to public life for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer, attending a military parade in central London to mark Britain’s King Charles III’s official birthday.

D-Day 80th anniversary: How commemorations became a major global event

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Western leaders were Thursday to remember the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, with French President Emmanuel Macron hosting US leader Joe Biden, King Charles III of the UK and Canadian Prime…

Veterans and world leaders gather in Normandy for emotional D-Day commemorations

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Western leaders were Thursday to remember the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, with French President Emmanuel Macron hosting US leader Joe Biden, King Charles III of the UK and Canadian Prime…

Labour hates King Charles III (say Tory election attack ads)

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The Conservatives are pushing dubious claims on social media that Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to scrap the monarchy as a July 4 election looms.

King Charles and Rishi Sunak to join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day

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Two days of events will be held in England and France, as one veteran remembers: ‘We lost a hell of a lot of good men’Rishi Sunak’s election campaigning and King Charles’s convalescence from cancer will be put on hold for 48 hours, as the two men join …

Brexit staff shortages scupper plans to reopen Clarence House to the public

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Palace officials have struggled to find the workers needed to open the doors at the king’s London home this summerEven the monarchy is not immune to Brexit. The king’s London home, Clarence House, will be closed to tourists this summer because of staff…

The king’s health: After annus horribilis, finally some good news

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British royals Kate Middleton and King Charles continue to battle cancer.

Liz Truss on Trump, Brexit and … fleas? 9 things we learned reading her new book

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Lettuce read the new tome by Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister so you don’t have to.

Trump and Putin wage war on the British royal family

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There’s been some unwelcome intrusion into Charles, Kate and Harry’s lives.

False King Charles death story spread by Russian media outlets

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One site tweeted of monarch’s purported demise only to later concede: ‘Most likely, the information is fake’The news broke in the Russian media on Monday afternoon. King Charles III was dead. He was not, but no one really had time to check the details….

Make Rochdale great again: Britain’s new pro-Gaza MP George Galloway channels Trump

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Galloway’s return to the House of Commons comes after his victory in the Rochdale by-election.

Can anyone stop Britain’s Tories going full Trump?

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UK centrist Conservatives are in search of a leader to stop the right hijacking the party after the election.

Rishi Sunak and King Charles praise Ukraine’s valour on war anniversary

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PM says UK will ‘renew our determination’ to support Kyiv as political leaders praise country’s spirit of resistanceUkraine war – live updatesThe prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and King Charleshave expressed support for Ukraine as it marks two years sinc…

Hunt attempts to woo first-time buyers

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SNEAK PEEK — SCOOP: Hunt to court first-time buyers with lifetime ISA shake-up. — Bim Afolami defends “damp squib” Edinburgh reforms. —King Charles III will be on your fivers from June 5. Good morning! We’re writing to you from our London HQ. Perhaps one day we’ll write from the BT Tower, which is due to become […]

2023: In pictures

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POLITICO looks back on the images that defined the year 2023.

From ULEZ to fuckpigs: Westminster’s words of 2023

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The POLITICO English dictionary rounds up the words that entered the British political lexicon in the past year — for better or worse.

Archbishop of Canterbury and pope focus on Gaza in Christmas messages

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‘So many parts of the world seem beset with violence,’ Justin Welby to say as he reflects on plight of children in warThe archbishop of Canterbury and the pope are using their Christmas addresses to show solidarity with Bethlehem and those caught up in…

King Charles III’s unfiltered Christmas speech

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POLITICO absolutely, 100 percent obtained an early leaked copy of the British monarch’s traditional address to the nation. Yep.

Demand soars for Dutch first editions of book naming UK royals in race row

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Copies of book about British monarchy changing hands on resale websites for up to €175Dutch first editions of the book Endgame, which names two members of the British royal family alleged to have discussed the skin colour of the Duke and Duchess of Sus…

Rishi Sunak hits back at criticism of fleeting COP28 visit

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UK prime minister rejects suggestion half-day stay shows lack of ‘seriousness.’

Rishi Sunak’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it COP28

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UK prime minister, who has eased climate targets at home, is making a flying visit to the Dubai. He insists he’s still got a strong green message to sell.

Who’s who at Cop28: the leaders with the world’s future in their hands

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From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summitCop28 officially opens on 30 November in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and the conference is scheduled to end on 14 December, although …

The king, the Cam and the PM: Britain’s COP28 identity crisis

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King Charles III, David Cameron and Rishi Sunak will be jostling for prominence at the annual climate summit in Dubai.

Who’s who at COP28

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Biden and Xi will probably skip it, but the summit will have Lula, the pope and King Charles. And yeah, Rishi Sunak.

Every bill in the King’s Speech, reviewed and rated

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POLITICO combs through Rishi Sunak’s legislative agenda — as read out by King Charles III — so you don’t have to.

Why Charles III will hate every word of his first King’s Speech

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Britain’s eco-warrior monarch will unveil PM Rishi Sunak’s highly-political legislative agenda on Tuesday.

King Charles to attend COP28

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King Charles III will attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai next month, Buckingham Palace confirmed. The King — a longstanding advocate of bolder action to combat climate change — will deliver the opening address at the World Climate Action Summit, the gathering of global leaders which will open the two-week annual conference. It will be […]

Green champion King Charles appears at odds with Rishi Sunak

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Will the monarch be tempted to underline climate differences between himself and his prime minister ahead of COP 28?

Vive le Roi! France has welcomed King Charles as though Brexit never happened | Agnès Poirier

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Such a warm and touchy-feely state visit should remind both nations of the closeness they once shared – and could do againThis is what you call taking a country by storm. King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to Paris and then Bordeaux was alway…

When it comes to Britain’s relations with France, at least King Charles gets it | Simon Jenkins

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Royalty is not elected to delve into political matters, but Charles’s visit to France suggests a friendship we urgently needSometimes I see the point of a king. Imagine if it had been Boris Johnson standing under the Arc de Triomphe this week, telling …

King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to France – in pictures

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Charles and Camilla’s three-day state visit to France started on Wednesday with a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and a dinner at the Palace of Versailles. They later visited a Paris flower market named after Queen Elizabeth II and then rejoin…

Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron play table tennis on second day of royal visit – video

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King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a three-day royal visit to France in an effort to repair UK-French relations. On the second day, Queen Camilla and President Macron’s wife, Brigitte, met young people during a visit to a sports centre in Saint-Den…

King Charles calls for climate action 24 hours after Sunak’s net zero U-turn

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Despite political noise over easing climate targets at home, British monarch tells French lawmakers it’s time for an ‘entente cordiale’ on the planet.

‘Existential challenge’: King Charles calls for France-UK climate entente

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Monarch says two countries have duty to protect democracy and ensure Ukraine’s triumph, in address to French senateKing Charles has told French parliamentarians that Britain and France have a shared responsibility to protect democracy in Europe, ensure…

‘Very worrying’ pollution is ‘so prevalent’ in Europe, says Estonian climate minister – live

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Kristen Michal says clean air is ‘human right’ and breathing ‘should not make us sick’ after revelations about Europe’s toxic airSpeaking in the French senate, Britain’s King Charles III underscored the role of the private sector in developing solution…

King Charles draws crowds in Paris amid pomp, ceremony

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The king’s state visit is expected to inject some love into the once-frayed but improving relationship after Brexit.

Macron rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III

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The state visit was postponed 6 months ago over riots linked to the French pensions reforms.

It’s the Biden show as other top leaders skip UN

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The leaders of four of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council aren’t expected to attend this year’s annual gathering in New York.

Macron skips UN General Assembly amid busy diplomatic schedule

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The absences of both France’s president and Britain’s prime minister have raised eyebrows.

Royal family announces state visit to France during Rugby World Cup

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King Charles and Queen Camilla to dine at Palace of Versailles banquet and meet sports starsKing Charles will address members of both houses of the French parliament and will have a bilateral meeting with French president, Emmanuel Macron, during a sta…

Lettuce remember: One year on, Liz Truss’ 9 wildest moments

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Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister had a rollercoaster administration. Here’s how it looks a year out.

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