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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.

July 18, 2024 11:36 am CET

UK’s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban

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

July 17, 2024 5:51 pm CET

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.

July 17, 2024 1:01 pm CET

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 …

July 17, 2024 9:33 am CET

‘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.

July 17, 2024 4:01 am CET

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.

July 16, 2024 4:54 pm CET

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.

July 16, 2024 2:13 pm CET

Welsh leader Vaughan Gething quits after four months

The Labour first minister’s short leadership of Wales was a turbulent one

July 16, 2024 1:07 pm CET

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.

July 16, 2024 12:44 pm CET

Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts

Fears of political violence are simmering just beneath the surface in Europe, too.

July 16, 2024 4:01 am CET

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. 

July 15, 2024 9:00 pm CET

What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer

After years of Conservative turmoil, the new British prime minister has been welcomed by Democrats and Republicans alike.

July 15, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Ukraine’s former top general starts new gig as UK envoy

General Valeriy Zaluzhny is a household name in Ukraine.

July 12, 2024 5:25 pm CET

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.

July 12, 2024 8:46 am CET

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

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.

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit

The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.

July 12, 2024 12:34 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

The end of Le Pen?

The far-right leader, while not down and out, faces an uphill task in the 2027 presidential election.

July 11, 2024 4:00 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

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.

July 10, 2024 4:28 pm CET

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.

July 10, 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 meets the world

New U.K. prime minister heads to NATO with a message of support on Ukraine.

July 8, 2024 11:32 pm CET
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