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Do Brits still care about Brexit? Even the (Brexit-hating) Lib Dems aren’t sure

Ed Davey is desperate to lead his band of centrists back to their traditional place as Britain’s third party.

January 26, 2024 4:00 am CET

How Sunak, Starmer, Truss and more do Christmas

POLITICO London Playbook rounds up the festive traditions of Westminster’s power players — in their own words.

December 25, 2023 11:00 am CET

Britain’s anti-Brexit Lib Dems are back … But don’t mention the EU

The centrist bloc could be kingmakers — and they won’t be banging on about Brexit.

September 26, 2023 4:00 am CET

UK by-elections: How the parties are spinning a something-for-everyone night

Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems are all trying to big up the results in three crunch votes.

July 21, 2023 1:02 pm CET

20 people who matter in the UK’s race to net zero

The movers and shakers to keep an eye on as the U.K. tries to meet ambitious emissions goals.

June 14, 2023 5:30 am CET

Kiss star Gene Simmons turns up to UK parliament … but deputy leaders bicker about WhatsApp

POLITICO’s PMQs scorecard wants to rock and roll all day, and party every night.

June 7, 2023 2:12 pm CET

Deputy PMQs scorecard: Please make it stop as Dowden and Rayner stand-in

Dowden and Rayner’s Wednesday parliamentary show-down was not the best advert for British politics.

May 17, 2023 2:11 pm CET

Labour doesn’t want to talk about a UK hung parliament. It may have to

Could opposition leader Keir Starmer attempt the UK’s first full-throttle minority government since 1974?

May 12, 2023 4:19 pm CET
UK Coronation

King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey

Millions tune in on TV screens around the world to witness historic occasion.

May 6, 2023 1:55 pm CET

11 times Britain’s Lib Dems tried (and failed) to recall parliament

Britain’s Liberal Democrats can’t get enough of trying to ruin recess in the name of scrutiny.

April 12, 2023 4:47 am CET

BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute

Labour’s Keir Starmer accuses broadcaster of ‘caving in’ to Tories.

March 11, 2023 4:45 pm CET

World leaders know their place at the funeral of the century

UK politicians and foreign heads of state jostle for seats at Westminster Abbey.

September 19, 2022 3:50 pm CET
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Tory chair quits after by-election defeats, piling pressure on Boris Johnson

Prime minister vows to “keep going” despite heavy losses in two Parliamentary by-elections overnight

June 24, 2022 7:55 am CET

How to watch the UK’s local elections like a pro

It’s a crucial test of Boris Johnson’s leadership amid the Partygate scandal — but Keir Starmer is watching his back too.

May 5, 2022 4:02 am CET

Fewer than half of Ukrainian applicants have UK visas approved

Less than 10 percent of applications to the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme have been approved.

March 30, 2022 8:16 pm CET

Britain’s political power couples — ranked

Who is kissing whom in the Westminster village this Valentine’s Day?

February 14, 2022 4:00 am CET

Downing Street apologizes to queen over lockdown-busting parties

‘Deeply regrettable’ that parties took place at a time of national mourning, says PM’s spokesman.

January 14, 2022 1:57 pm CET

Downing Street staff reportedly partied into the night before Prince Philip’s funeral

Witnesses say a suitcase of booze and a basement DJ fueled farewell parties a day before royal funeral.

January 14, 2022 10:44 am CET

Tories will blame Boris Johnson for by-election loss — but he can still recover

Voters have given the British prime minister a kicking but the next election is still the Tories’ to lose.

December 17, 2021 12:53 pm CET

Boris Johnson punished for Christmas parties as Tories lose seat held for almost 200 years

Lib Dems record 34 percent swing from the Conservatives in North Shropshire amid public backlash over Partygate.

December 17, 2021 8:30 am CET

Boris Johnson’s blue wall under threat from political fracturing

Liberal Democrats’ shock by-election win shows how vulnerable the Conservatives are.

June 18, 2021 2:05 pm CET

UK murder case sparks soul-searching on policing, women’s safety

Demonstrators flocked to Parliament Square on Monday as MPs debated a bill that would hand the police more power to impose conditions on protests.

March 15, 2021 9:44 pm CET
BREXIT FILES INSIGHT

British parties give up Brexit fight

A change of leadership for the Liberal Democrats marks the end of an era.

August 31, 2020 2:56 pm CET

UK Liberal Democrats elect Ed Davey as new leader

Davey pledges to reach to all voters, regardless of their Brexit stance.

August 27, 2020 12:57 pm CET
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