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The great Tory beauty pageant

The great Tory beauty pageant

The race to succeed Rishi Sunak as UK Conservative leader is heating up.

July 25, 2024 4:00 am CET
PMQs scorecard: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak play nice
Here are the world leaders Kamala Harris has on speed dial
Washington’s most powerful interests don’t know whether to cheer Harris — or dread her
Tale of two leadership contests

Tale of two leadership contests

July 23, 2024 9:14 am CET
The time Kamala Harris upset the Brits
UK’s Labour to reintroduce tobacco ban
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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

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

Starmer at NATO summit: Departing general issues sobering advice

Fresh from his landslide victory, Britain’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has flown to Washington to join other leaders of NATO countries as they meet for the …

July 11, 2024 6:00 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

UK’s Keir Starmer urges allies to hike defense spending

Days into taking office, the new British prime minister is taking a message to Washington.

July 9, 2024 11:30 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

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

Starmer government rejects calls to ditch deal with firm linked to Russian gas

The call by Ukrainian campaigners is an early test of the new Labour government’s promises to Kyiv.

July 8, 2024 1:16 pm CET

6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month

Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am 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
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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

Keir Starmer: I didn’t believe the exit poll

The U.K.’s new PM said he was getting used to being called by his new title — but was still happy to be addressed by his first name.

July 6, 2024 4:05 pm CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET

Tory leadership: 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

Keir Starmer officially becomes new British PM — live updates

PM Keir Starmer spoke to the press — and Foreign Secretary David Lammy is already off to Europe.

July 6, 2024 6:00 am 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

How the Tory campaign melted down in 6 disastrous weeks

Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly — and paid a terrible price.

July 5, 2024 6:32 pm CET

14 hours that changed Britain

As Keir Starmer enters 10 Downing Street on the back of a landslide election victory, host Sascha O’Sullivan takes us inside the night power shifted in the …

July 5, 2024 5:39 pm CET

David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary

He will need to grapple with the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza.

July 5, 2024 4:53 pm CET
Analysis

Labour’s election victory is weaker than you think

Conservative annihilation may not be the most consequential outcome of the 2024 U.K. general election.

July 5, 2024 7:23 am CET

Nigel Farage storms the UK parliament. Cue the Jaws music.

Donald Trump’s top right-wing British ally warned he wants to “challenge the general election properly in 2029” after being elected for the first time.

July 5, 2024 6:49 am CET
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