U.K. election 2024
Conservative conference used to be a business magnet. Now it’s a joke.
Normally a hotbed of business schmoozing, the Conservative conference is generating shrugs among industry chiefs.
Scottish nationalists park independence dream
AfD, Höcke und der Osten: Wahltag der Entscheidung
Der leise Durchmarsch der Wagenknecht-Partei
UK police drop investigation into election betting scandal
Nigel Farage could be the real winner if Labour lets teens vote
Nigel Farage, million-pound man
Keir Starmer is a sensation with the French
But it will take more than a serenade to woo Paris.
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.
Labour donor bags plum UK Treasury job
Banker Ian Corfield is appointed to a top role in the civil service just months after donating thousands of pounds to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Humiliated, Scotland’s independence warriors lick their wounds
The Tories may have been kicked out of government, but for the Scottish National Party, July’s U.K. election may prove terminal.
BoE set for knife-edge decision on first rate cut
Relief is in sight — but it’s still not a done deal.
Former MEP set to become first minister of Wales
Eluned Morgan, once the youngest MEP in Brussels, is set to take office in Cardiff.
The UK has a new government — let the lobbying commence
British lobbyists have launched a schmooze offensive as they try to capture the attention of Labour’s greenhorn contingent.
UK launches pensions review in bid to boost investments
The landmark review into the pensions and investment market seeks ways to boost the investment potential of support schemes while equally optimizing savings for pensioners.
UK’s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ban anyone born after January 2009 from buying cigarettes.
‘Is that it?’ UK Labour’s cautious entry to government
Few surprises are expected when Keir Starmer sets out his program in the king’s speech.
Trump’s VP pick J.D. Vance called U.K. ‘Islamist country’
New Labour government figures had made overtures to Donald Trump’s running mate — and have rejected his suggestion.
Von der Leyen will skip Britain’s biggest European summit in years
New U.K. leader Keir Starmer is hosting the European Political Community this week. EU officials wish he weren’t.
What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer
After years of Conservative turmoil, the new British prime minister has been welcomed by Democrats and Republicans alike.
Trump shooting: Nigel Farage blames liberals and mainstream media
Reform UK leader, who said he was “upset” but “not shocked” by the attack, plans to visit Trump soon.
Defeated UK Tories suffer ‘very public nervous breakdown’
The Conservative Party leadership contest is effectively underway — and it’s not pretty.
Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit
Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.
Starmer tackles the ‘shit list’
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics. They discuss how the prime minister …
X deletes official UK Conservatives account
Tories blamed the social media platform for the deletion.
Britain’s new power list: 12 people you need to know in the UK Labour government
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now in office. These are the people who really matter in his government.
Can Nigel Farage ride the wave of right-wing populism?
The Reform party’s success in capturing votes in the U.K. general election could only be the start.
The politics of boring: Why Starmer won — and why Biden probably won’t
As the U.S. and U.K. leaders are discovering, dullness can be an electoral asset. Until it’s not.