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Keir Starmer says he wants a better Brexit trade deal
The new U.K. prime minister told Northern Ireland’s government in Belfast existing rules must be enforced before he could seek further changes.
6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month
Keir Starmer: I didn’t believe the exit poll
Labour’s top policy priorities
Nigel Farage storms the UK parliament. Cue the Jaws music.
Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved
Nigel Farage elected to UK parliament — on his eighth attempt
Kylian Mbappé fears ‘these people’ running France as far right shoots for election win
French football captain calls first-round results ‘catastrophic’ after Marine Le Pen’s big victory.
Trump’s plan for NATO is emerging
Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.
Gaza is still the hottest election issue in these parts of Britain
Labour Leader Keir Starmer faces intense pressure in heartland constituencies over his equivocation about war in the Middle East.
‘Build a wall’ in the English Channel to deal with migrants, says Conservative darling
Uber-Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg takes page from Donald Trump’s playbook.
Labour energy chief Ed Miliband faces local solar backlash
Labour’s energy secretary has big goals for ramping up U.K. solar power. But first he has to deal with protests in his own backyard.
The sleepy corner of England battling China
In an unlikely U.K. political battleground, politicians all want a piece of the lithium boom.
Liz Truss battles to save her skin at UK election
She struggled to defeat a lettuce and now Britain’s shortest serving prime minister is fighting for her political life in her Norfolk constituency.
What Nigel Farage learned from the American right
The U.K. Brexit champion hopes to emulate his friend Donald Trump’s destruction of the center right.
Nigel Farage ‘parroting Putin’s lies’ on Ukraine, says Boris Johnson
Two leading Brexiteers throw around words like ‘liar’ and ‘nauseating’ after Farage says EU provoked Ukraine war.
The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss
Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening.
Betting scandal engulfs UK election
Conservative figures are accused of betting on the timing of the snap election. The scandal couldn’t come at a worse moment for Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak’s California escape hatch: His $7.2M beach home
The UK leader’s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.
We read Nigel Farage’s manifesto so you don’t have to
The key eyebrow-raising pledges in the Reform UK ‘contract’ with the public.
How Brexit’s fallout doomed climate action in Northern Ireland
Politicians shut down the Stormont Assembly for two years. Among the casualties: Northern Ireland’s hopes of greening its economy.
Fully updated: Our Labour policy tracker
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
5 takeaways from Labour’s ‘Captain Caution’ manifesto
Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much — for now.
German cops fear clash of ‘high-risk’ English and Serbian hooligans at Euro 2024
Beer sales and alcohol content will be limited at Gelsenkirchen stadium.
Sunak’s pitch? You might hate the Tories but we’ll cut your taxes.
Embattled prime minister bills himself as a man with a plan for the Tory faithful — and paints Keir Starmer as a risky bet.
British troops get passports checked after parachuting into French D-Day event
Passports have been required for Brits to enter the European Union since the U.K.’s exit from the bloc in 2020.
Mission Impossible? Tom Cruise tries to climb into UK prime minister’s car
The Hollywood a-lister mixed up his cars
Nigel Farage comeback is Sunak’s worst nightmare
The Conservatives could be facing a wipeout as the popular Brexiteer returns to U.K. politics.
UK Labour talks up nuclear weapons to banish Corbyn’s shadow
Keir Starmer says he would be prepared to use nuclear weapons, unlike his predecessor.
Tories put trans rights row at heart of UK election campaign
Britain’s ailing Conservatives want to tweak the rules on single-sex spaces.
Inside UK Labour’s push for a US special relationship — even with Trump
Keir Starmer could finally get his handshake with Joe Biden if he becomes prime minister, five days after taking the job.