BRIGHTON, England — The Liberal Democrats have never been chirpier. Britain’s centrist party has been on an extended high at its seaside conference this week after securing its best ever general election result and giving the Conservatives a kicking. Capturing the mood, more than 400 hyped-up activists and MPs belted out tunes and let off […]
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BRIGHTON, England — A Liberal Democrat activist has been arrested over allegations that a woman was sexually assaulted at a sing-a-long event at the party’s annual conference. A woman attending the get-together complained to staff she had been touched on the backside during Glee Club, a three-hour event in which members sing songs parodying British […]
LONDON — Don’t let your values get in the way of your victory. That was the ruthless calculation Keir Starmer’s election-winning campaign team made when deciding how to deal with the new hard-right force in British politics: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Starmer’s election masterminds knew that Farage’s entry into this year’s contest would do far […]
UEFA has warned the British government that England risks being banned from the Euro 2028 football tournament it is co-hosting if plans for a football regulator proceed, British media reported. England could be excluded from the tournament over “concerns” that a planned independent football regulator could lead to “government interference” in the sport, according to […]
Russia expelled six British diplomats on Friday, accusing them of espionage. News of the expulsions came just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine, among other issues. The U.K.’s Foreign Office confirmed that Moscow withdrew the diplomatic accreditations […]
Prime minister’s questions: a shouty, jeery, very occasionally useful advert for British politics. Here’s what you need to know from the latest session in POLITICO’s weekly run-through. What they sparred about: Winter fuel payments — again. The final PMQs before MPs pack their bags for party conferences saw the leaders go head-to-head on their big […]
LONDON — Britain’s once-mighty Conservatives are on life support — but these four hopefuls think they have a way back. After an election that saw their representation in the House of Commons drop by two-thirds, Britain’s Tory MPs have whittled down their potential future leadership hopefuls to four. The lineup will now be further trimmed […]
The international order is “under threat” in ways not seen since the end of the Cold War, the heads of the U.K. and U.S. foreign intelligence services warned on Saturday. The chiefs of Britain’s MI6 and America’s CIA also said both countries stand together in “resisting an assertive Russia and Putin’s war of aggression in […]
LONDON — Britain’s new Labour government faced fury in the House of Lords Thursday as it unveiled plans to ax the second chamber’s hereditary members, who are there by birthright. New legislation will prevent the remaining 92 hereditary peers, who inherited their titles from their parents, from sitting and voting in the upper house — […]
LONDON — A former prime minister of Israel believes Britain’s suspension of some of its arms exports is a “mistake” which won’t affect the country’s military campaign in Gaza and may prove a wasted opportunity for Keir Starmer in his ability to influence events in the Middle East. Ehud Olmert told POLITICO’s Power Play podcast that Britain and other […]