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Sorry, Boris — Nigel Farage is still Britain’s Trump Whisperer

Sorry, Boris — Nigel Farage is still Britain’s Trump Whisperer

In Milwaukee, the battle for Donald Trump’s attention is heating up and Brits want in.

July 19, 2024 4:00 am CET
Brexit hit UK’s pandemic response, Covid inquiry finds
UK’s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban
‘Is that it?’ UK Labour’s cautious entry to government
Trump adviser Fiona Hill to lead UK defense review 
Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts
What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer
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Defeated UK Tories suffer ‘very public nervous breakdown’

The Conservative Party leadership contest is effectively underway — and it’s not pretty.

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

Keir scores at the White House

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 what was on …

July 11, 2024 10:13 am CET

At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.

The U.K’s Keir Starmer may be among political friends now — but the future isn’t so bright for his international allies.

July 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

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.

July 9, 2024 2:26 pm CET

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.

July 8, 2024 4:26 pm CET

X deletes official UK Conservatives account

Tories blamed the social media platform for the deletion.

July 8, 2024 1:34 pm CET

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.

July 7, 2024 7:08 am CET
By the numbers

How Britain voted: Charts and maps

We analyze the results which radically changed the UK’s electoral map.

July 6, 2024 4:26 pm CET

Who could replace Rishi Sunak?

Meet the candidates vying to lead the Tories after the party’s worst election defeat in history.

July 6, 2024 2:41 pm CET

Jeremy Hunt rules himself out of Tory leadership race

The race to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party has already begun following its devastating election defeat.

July 6, 2024 12:32 pm CET

Why a disillusioned, angry Britain voted for change

A tour of Britain’s provincial towns reveals a restless nation with no love for its political class.

July 5, 2024 10:47 pm CET

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss loses seat in Tory wipeout

Britain’s shortest-lived leader kicked out of parliament in shock result.

July 5, 2024 8:00 am CET
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Nigel Farage elected to UK parliament — on his eighth attempt

The Reform UK leader said he was now gunning for Labour.

July 5, 2024 5:17 am CET

Labour wins landslide in UK election

Keir Starmer is U.K. prime minister after biggest victory since Tony Blair.

July 4, 2024 11:01 pm CET

UK election: Top 5 biggest landslides since 1900

History and polling suggest Labour Leader Keir Starmer could set a new record on July 4.

July 3, 2024 12:52 pm CET

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.

July 3, 2024 4:01 am CET

Rishi Sunak is destined for failure. But does he even know why?

Britain’s prime minister, for the first time in his life, wasn’t up to the task.

July 3, 2024 4:00 am CET

An American’s guide to the 2024 UK election

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

July 3, 2024 4:00 am CET

‘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.

July 2, 2024 12:29 pm CET

Wie Deutschland das Verhältnis mit Polen kitten will

Der Kanzler und seine Minister wollen in Warschau ein Comeback der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen besiegeln. Unter anderem mit Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock, Wirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck und Finanzminister Christian Lindner …

July 2, 2024 5:00 am CET

Five simple steps to deceiving your way to Downing Street

From dodgy data to flagrant fibs, POLITICO has the inside track on how politicians are scheming to win votes at the U.K. general election.

July 2, 2024 4:02 am CET

Nigel Farage battles the hard right’s fatal flaw

Europe’s nationalists have often struggled to field a clean sheet of respectable candidates.

July 2, 2024 4:01 am CET

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.

June 30, 2024 4:00 am CET

Nigel Farage under fire after campaigners filmed making racist comments

Row breaks just as Tories believe they have found a viable attack line against Farage over Ukraine.

June 28, 2024 12:15 pm CET
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