Labour Party
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Starmer says UK will work with whoever wins US election, declines to back Harris
“It’s for the American people to decide who they want for their president.”
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The UK has a new government — let the lobbying commence
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Zelenskyy calls on Starmer to approve missiles
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Sorry, Boris — Nigel Farage is still Britain’s Trump Whisperer
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Starmer and Macron: New allies heading in different directions
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Britain’s Keir Starmer vows: I’ll never leave ECHR
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Me and J.D. Vance are just the same, says Britain’s left-wing foreign secretary
UK ‘nowhere near’ renegotiating trade deal with EU, says David Lammy
The British foreign secretary’s comments come as leaders descend on Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire for a meeting of the European Political Community.
UK’s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ban anyone born after January 2009 from buying cigarettes.
The 7 gaping holes in Keir Starmer’s plan for government
The king’s speech set out UK Labour’s plan for government. Here’s what’s not in it.
King’s Speech: What Labourism will look like
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics. Today is the first King’s …
‘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 adviser Fiona Hill to lead UK defense review
Former NATO boss George Robertson will head the project to consider how and when to boost military spending.
What JD Vance really thinks about Europe
Donald Trump’s pick for vice president is an Orbán fan who thinks Germany is “idiotic” and the U.K. may be an “Islamist” state.
Welsh leader Vaughan Gething quits after four months
The Labour first minister’s short leadership of Wales was a turbulent one
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.
Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts
Fears of political violence are simmering just beneath the surface in Europe, too.
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.
Ukraine’s former top general starts new gig as UK envoy
General Valeriy Zaluzhny is a household name in Ukraine.
The Tories are gone — and Britain is moving closer to Europe again
Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy move is to refocus UK-EU relations.
Defeated UK Tories suffer ‘very public nervous breakdown’
The Conservative Party leadership contest is effectively underway — and it’s not pretty.
Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
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 …
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.
UK’s Starmer must boost defense spending by 2030, former army head says
Patrick Sanders urges the new British prime minister to commit to a timeframe to hit 2.5 percent of GDP — and to go even further.
Labour’s new tribes: 7 gangs to watch in the class of 2024
Hundreds of the party’s brand-new MPs are finding their feet in the British parliament following its landslide election victory.
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.
Keir Starmer meets the world
New U.K. prime minister heads to NATO with a message of support on Ukraine.
The end of Le Pen?
The far-right leader, while not down and out, faces an uphill task in the 2027 presidential election.