Keir Starmer, stripped bare: neither charisma nor political acumen
Ian Dunt|
British voters already knew that the Labour leader couldn’t command the stage; now they’ve realized he can’t run the party machinery either
Rishi Sunak gets a respite after UK lawmakers vote in favor of the Rwanda migration bill
The bill seeks to overcome a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that the plan to send migrants who reach Britain across the English Channel in boats to Rwanda is illegal
Britain’s Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances
Opinion polls for months have put the Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010, well behind the main opposition Labour Party and headed for likely defeat
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal
The head of the opposition is seeking to persuade voters fed up with economic stagnation and political turmoil to switch allegiance to his party, which has been out of office since 2010
Britain’s Treasury chief raises the minimum wage but angers some colleagues by ruling out tax cuts
Hunt also pledged to freeze civil service recruitment to cut costs and toughen the rules on social benefits in an attempt to stem the flow of working-age people out of the workforce, a trend that has accelerated since the coronavirus pandemic.
Charles III on the anniversary of his mother’s death: Continuity with discreet political gestures
The monarch has assumed the role of neutrality exercised by Elizabeth II, leaving the reforms that the British royal family requires to his heir Prince William
Rishi Sunak, the practical politician who shifted right as prime minister
Initially moderate, the British premier is trying to sway voters by taking a conservative stance on migration, environment and gender issues
Market forces pressure European leaders to reverse course
Giorgia Meloni, Liz Truss and others find that capital markets can be more powerful than opposition parties
England, a European champion with many forced changes
The Lionesses face some significant absences in Australia and New Zealand, with Lauren Hemp the only available attacking player who started the 2022 final against Germany
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab quits after bullying investigation
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The announcement comes one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received findings into eight formal complaints that the politician had been abusive toward staff members
UK leader fires party chairman over tax bill allegations
The prime minister acted after a standards probe found Nadhim Zahawi had breached the ministerial code of conduct
The real elephant in the room wasn’t Brexit, it was Boris Johnson
Populist right-wing tabloids are already salivating at the idea of a comeback by the former British PM
Liz Truss resigns as British PM after 45 days
The politician said she could not deliver on the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader, having lost the faith of her party
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