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Inside the floating 80s relic that wants to be Britainโ€™s energy future

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POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.

Top Tony Blair aide becomes UK Palestine envoy

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Government efficiency guru Michael Barber will take on a new Palestine-facing role.

PMQs: Badenoch wins with shot at Starmerโ€™s Cabinet woes

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The prime minister faced tricky questions over the resignation of Transport Sec Louise Haigh.

Greece bullish on Parthenon Marbles after Mitsotakis-Starmer meeting

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Downing Street says it won’t change the law to permit “permanent” move of ancient sculptures from the British Museum.

Talks over return of Parthenon marbles to Athens are โ€˜well advancedโ€™

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer reiterates support for British Museum reaching deal with Greek PM, who visits UK on TuesdayTalks concerning the Parthenon marbles between Athens and the British Museum are โ€œwell advancedโ€, the Guardian has learned, even if offic…

UK insists Parthenon sculptures not on the agenda as Greek PM visits

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Long-running feud over treasures goes another round Tuesday.

UK MPs back assisted dying law at first hurdle in historic vote

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LONDON โ€” MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favor of a bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales for the first time. MPs backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, at second reading, meaning it will now continue through parliament for further [โ€ฆ]

No UK backsliding on Ukraine, British defense secretary insists

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John Healey downplays suggestion of rift with Kyiv and says it’s up to Ukraine when to enter peace talks.

UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

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Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipmentMomentum on Ukraine has โ€œdropped backโ€ since Labour took office, according to the ex-Tory defence minister and former army officer Sir Ben Walla…

Britainโ€™s hunt for a Trump whisperer

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The U.K’s center-left government reckons it’s made friends with Donald Trump. Now it just has to keep things that way.

17 wild facts about Kemi Badenochโ€™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.

Britainโ€™s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown

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Experts fear tough rules for the art world โ€” meant to root out criminals โ€”ย will send business to New York and Hong Kong.

Tories pick first Black woman to lead a major UK political party

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Kemi Badenoch will aim to get Britain’s battered Tories โ€” who quietly have a strong record on diverse representation at the top table โ€” back on their feet.

UK Conservative Party elects ‘anti-woke’ Kemi Badenoch as new leader

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The UK’s Conservatives on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as their new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak after the party’s poor performance in July’s general election. Badenoch, a staunch “anti-woke” advocate, faces the challenge of uniting a divided party…

Badenoch wraps leadership run with plugs for Kamala Harris and Taylor Swift

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Contender for head of the U.K. Conservative Party calls for more nuanced approach to relationship with Europe.

Visas for under-30s โ€˜essentialโ€™ to Brexit reset, leaked EU document says

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Itโ€™s the latest sign the idea is still very much in Brussels’ sights โ€” despite British pushback.

UK open to restarting China trade talks

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JETCO forum was frozen by the Conservatives amid Beijingโ€™s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Scheme to boost French school trips to Britain โ€˜at riskโ€™ under new UK entry rules

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Trade body for Franceโ€™s travel industry reportedly writes to UK home secretary over concerns for programmeโ€™s futureA scheme designed to boost the numbers of French children able to travel to Britain for school trips is reportedly in peril as a result o…

EU steps up fight with the UK over โ€ฆ sand-eels

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A big legal fight is on the cards, with snakey fish at the center.

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 โ€” but it was his self-depreciating comments that got MPs on side.

UKโ€™s David Lammy is in China โ€” just donโ€™t call it a reset

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The new Labour government’s attitude toward Beijing seems in contrast to that of its Conservative predecessors.

Inside the UKโ€™s dirtiest (and dumbest) political battle in years

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“House of Cards” for amateurs: How the brutal fight for the Tory leadership lurched into chaos and recrimination.

PMQs: Sunak wins โ€ฆ as Starmer calls him prime minister

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China dominated conversation โ€” and there was an unfortunate slip-up โ€” as Foreign Secretary David Lammy prepares for a trip.

UK leans against proscribing Iranโ€™s Revolutionary Guards

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London is reluctant to cut ties with Tehran “at a time when Iran is causing such danger in the world.”

David Cameron planned UK sanctions on โ€˜extremeโ€™ Israeli ministers

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Former foreign secretary says proposals to target Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir were derailed by the U.K.’s general election.

UK should engage more with China, says minister

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Britain has had a fraught relationship with Beijing in recent years.

UKโ€™s Keir Starmer: Donโ€™t be scared of AI

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The previous U.K. government emphasized the potential risks of the technology and focused on AI safety.

We still love you Elon Musk, says UK government

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Science Secretary Peter Kyle says he’s ‘absolutely ready to engage’ with the X owner despite summit snub.

100 days of Starmer: How Labourโ€™s big win went off the rails

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After just a few months in office, the new British government is finding life tough.

Everyone Boris Johnson throws under the bus to sell his new book

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The former prime minister has axes to grind with political foes, world leaders โ€” and even the Great British public.

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be next leader of Britainโ€™s Tories

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Party members will now cast their ballots after centrist James Cleverly’s surprise elimination.

PMQs: Keir Starmer wins despite all the drama

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The PM was probed on his economic promises โ€” and managed to largely escape unscathed.

Revealed: How Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre

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In the summer of 2020 Britainโ€™s then-trade secretary defied her Cabinet colleagues to secure financial support for the controversial development.

James Cleverly leads Tory pack jostling for worst job in UK politics

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Surge in leadership contest backing for former home secretary comes as defeated party eyes route back to power.

How Sue Gray blew up Downing Street inside 100 days

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The prime minister’s chief of staff was blamed for a disastrous start to Labour’s tenure in government.

The pointless battle for the Tory crown

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The ghost of Margaret Thatcher continued to haunt the Conservatives as an irrelevant beauty pageant played out in Birmingham.

The Conservative Party conference was weirdly upbeat

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The champagne was flowing โ€” but are the Tories in a state of collective denial?

Tony Blairโ€™s tips for a Tory revival

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Former Labour prime minister says Conservatives must unite and heed concern over immigration.

7 wildest moments at Conservative Party conferenceย 

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Freed from the burden of high office, the party went slightly mad during its annual get-together.

Liz Truss isnโ€™t ruling out a comeback

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She’s probably not backing a candidate in the Tory leadership race, but Britain’s brief prime minister has some thoughts on the state of the country.

Make it stop! The never-ending Tory beauty pageant

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Fourteen-week leadership contest drags on, and Conservative members fear it’s leaving Labour unchallenged.

Elon Musk dismisses UK summit snub, says he doesnโ€™t want to go anyway

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โ€œI donโ€™t think anyone should go to the UK when theyโ€™re releasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts,โ€ said tech billionaire.

UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Conservative conference

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LONDON โ€” The Conservative Party โ€œgot trounced in the polls,โ€ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโ€™s 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 [โ€ฆ]

FS policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference

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The party is licking its wounds from a gargantuan defeat at the U.K.โ€™s general election in July, and it still doesnโ€™t have a leader. So this yearโ€™s 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 [โ€ฆ]

Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference

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We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservativesโ€™ tech policy in opposition.

Macron and Trudeau: The downfall of a pair of liberal bros

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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.

Keir Starmerโ€™s victory party turns sour

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Britain’s new prime minister has suffered a turbulent start to his premiership.

Rachel Reevesโ€™ 7 reasons to be cheerful

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Britain’s strait-laced chancellor was sent out to cheer up the nation โ€” and insist there’s more to Labour than penny-pinching.

Liz Truss: Things would be better if I was still in charge

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Liz Truss’ grand plan was “undermined by the economic establishment,” argues Liz Truss.

Metaโ€™s Nick Clegg tears into Rishi Sunakโ€™s AI doomerism

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The Meta exec and former deputy PM said Britain had โ€œwasted a huge amount of timeโ€ focusing on the gloomy risks of artificial intelligence.

From dire to iconic: 6 times European leaders tried to make the power hoodie work

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Not all world leaders can pull off a hoodie.

Trudeau under pressure after Liberals lose another safe seat

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Defeat in a Montreal stronghold is the latest blow to the prime ministerโ€™s hold on power.

Even Britainโ€™s left-wing government seeks lessons from Giorgia Meloni

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Keir Starmer wants to ape Italy on tackling irregular migration. He should brace for controversy.

Suits you, Sir! Starmer revels in Roman realpolitik as he melts before Meloni | John Crace

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It was one of the PMโ€™s best foreign jaunts, as he was charmed by his Italian counterpartWhat is it about Giorgia Meloni? First, the Italian prime minister charms Rishi Sunak so that he melts in her arms. Then, just a few months later, she does the same…

Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win

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Whatever the prime minister is selling after almost nine years in power, Canadians are no longer buying.

England reportedly risks Euros football ban over regulator plans

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UEFA warned the U.K. government about “concerns” that a proposed independent football regulator could lead to “government interference” in the sport.

The brave four who think they can save Britainโ€™s terminal Tory party

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Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.

The tragedy of Liz Trussย 

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The former prime minister faces an up hill struggle to rehabilitate her battered reputation.

The Tories used to be the party of business. Now theyโ€™re a joke.

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Normally a hotbed of business schmoozing, the Conservative conference is generating shrugs among industry chiefs.

PMQs scorecard: Sunak punches Starmer over pensioners and Israel

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The PM was probed on issues where he faces rumbling discontent from his backbenchers.

Starmerโ€™s Berlin trip was a real success. But letโ€™s not confuse Germany with the EU | Helene von Bismarck

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If the British prime minister wants a closer relationship with the EU, he needs to go to Brussels, not just Berlin and ParisEarlier this week, Keir Starmer did a totally standard thing. The newly elected British prime minister made a visit to one of th…

Nigel Farage threatens to stop going to the pub

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The Reform UK leaderโ€™s protest comes as Britain mulls a ban on smoking outside pubs.

UKโ€™s Starmer urges European left to confront far-right โ€˜snake oilโ€™

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British PM tells European progressives to focus on โ€œdelivery and honestyโ€ or risk defeat by the far right.

Want to prove you care about young people, Keir Starmer? Give us back our freedom to explore Europe | Beth Riding

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The scrapping of the Erasmus scheme was a mistake. But by working with Brussels, the PM can put it rightIn my lifetime, it has always felt as if the government has served old people at the expense of young people. The most notable example during the Co…

UK police drop investigation into election betting scandal

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But the Gambling Commission’s own criminal probe into bets on timing of election continues.

Can Britainโ€™s Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?

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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.

9 times politicians reached for Ozempic โ€” or more trad diets

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From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.

9 times politicians reached for Ozempic โ€” or more trad diets

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From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.

Liz Truss ambushed by giant lettuce at pro-Trump talk

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Banner reading “I crashed the economy” is unfurled in stunt by activists.

7 times UK politiciansโ€™ holidays were totally ruined

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Keir Starmer’s just the latest prime minister to kill off his vacation plans.

Migration keeps derailing British leaders

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As the dust settles on days of far-right rioting, the issue seems inescapable for Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer.

The mainstreaming of Islamophobia in the UK

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Decades of hostile media rhetoric and discriminatory government policy have resulted in the normalization of Islamophobia. And the failure to tackle it guarantees weโ€™ll see a repeat of these ugly riots.

As riots rage back home, Keir Starmer is a smash hit with the French

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But it will take more than a serenade to woo Paris.

Keir Starmer walks straight into summer from hell

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With Britain’s prisons full and its population angry, the new prime minister hoped things wouldn’t reach boiling point so soon.

5 ways Labour says Britain is broken

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Labour attack dossier lays out holes in Britain’s finances โ€” which the Tories dismiss as simply a political excuse to raise taxes.

Tory leader race: The 6 hopefuls trying to save their party from the abyss

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With just 121 Conservative MPs left, it’ll be an uphill struggle for these contenders to turn around the once-mighty British party’s fortunes.

The great Tory beauty pageant

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The race to succeed Rishi Sunak as UK Conservative leader is heating up.

PMQs scorecard: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak play nice

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Keir Starmer faced awkward questions at PMQs โ€” but not from Rishi Sunak.

Here are the world leaders Kamala Harris has on speed dial

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Vice President Kamala Harris would enter the White House with working ties with some allied heads of state โ€” others sheโ€™d have to build.

โ€œInvisibleโ€, Kamala Harris peine ร  sรฉduire lโ€™Europe

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Une membre du directoire de la BCE, ne se rendant pas compte que son micro รฉtait ouvert, a dรฉclarรฉ que Kamala Harris ne gagnerait jamais.

Washingtonโ€™s most powerful interests donโ€™t know whether to cheer Harris โ€” or dread her

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Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโ€™s policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.

โ€˜Invisibleโ€™ Kamala Harris struggles to win over Europe

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Top ECB official got caught on a hot mic saying Harris will never win.

The time Kamala Harris upset the Brits

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The probable Democratic presidential candidate ruffled feathers when she visited Britain back in November.

Officer from Italy forced to quit UK police due to post-Brexit barriers

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Dani says his ยฃ26,000 salary is not high enough to sponsor his wife so she can join him in BritainA police officer working in Manchester says he has been forced to quit his job after Rishi Sunak raised the salary threshold to sponsor his Italian wife t…

UK PM Keir Starmer hosts his first European Political Community Summit

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Today (17 July) marks new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s debut on the international political scene as he hosts the European Political Community (EPC) Summit, where 50 leaders from all over the world will discuss a hot list of topics, including …

UKโ€™s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban, but backs off on disposable vapes

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The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ban anyone born after January 2009 from buying cigarettes.

Trump adviser Fiona Hill to lead UK defense reviewย 

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Former NATO boss George Robertson will head the project to consider how and when to boost military spending.

Yvette Cooper to chair meeting of taskforce considering โ€˜alarming riseโ€™ in candidate intimidation โ€“ UK politics live

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Home secretary to host meeting of governmentโ€™s Defending Democracy taskforce after reported rise in harassment during election campaignMore in Common, the group that campaigns to reduce polarisation in politics, published a good slideshow presentation …

Starmer must use EPC forum to offer hopeful vision for Europeโ€™s future

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PM can seize moment and show how European Political Community can help shift dial away from authoritarianismKeir Starmerโ€™s chance to introduce himself to nearly 50 European leaders in the historic surroundings of Blenheim Palace this week very nearly d…

Defeated UK Tories suffer โ€˜very public nervous breakdownโ€™

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The Conservative Party leadership contest is effectively underway โ€” and it’s not pretty.

UKโ€™s Starmer must boost defense spending by 2030, former army head says

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Patrick Sanders urges the new British prime minister to commit to a timeframe to hit 2.5 percent of GDP โ€” and to go even further.

Labour will not boost military spend without economic growth, says minister

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Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spendingโ€ข UK politics live โ€“ latest updatesโ€ข Nato summit โ€“ live updatesThe Labour government will not increase spending on the military unless it is also able…

UKโ€™s Keir Starmer urges allies to hike defense spending

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Days into taking office, the new British prime minister is taking a message to Washington.

Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM โ€“ UK politics live

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Parliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the worldDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his opening remarks to the metro mayors at…

NATO sees Keir Starmerโ€™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.

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