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UK far-right riots: Everything we know

What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the U.K. government has responded.

August 6, 2024 4:00 am CET

UK PM slams Elon Musk for saying far-right riots ‘inevitable’

Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said there’s ‘no justification’ for tech billionaire’s comments about a ‘civil war.’

August 5, 2024 3:18 pm CET

UK probes whether ‘state actors’ stoked far-right riots

False claims about the identity of a murder suspect have spread far and wide online.

August 5, 2024 3:12 pm CET

Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare? Becoming Margaret Thatcher.

The U.K. prime minister can’t afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.

August 2, 2024 4:01 am CET

Starmer slams social media (but not Farage) as far right roils UK

Starmer said ‘violent disorder was clearly whipped up online’ after days of riots over the killing of three children.

August 1, 2024 7:02 pm CET

The UK’s first rate cut in four years is awkward for Labour

The U.K.’s finance minister spent all week saying Britain’s economy is broken. Then the BoE cut interest rates.

August 1, 2024 6:11 pm CET

Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 5 percent, saying inflation threat has eased

First decrease since 2020 eases pressure on businesses a month after Keir Starmer became prime minister.

August 1, 2024 1:04 pm CET

Trump won’t forget UK’s Lammy calling him a racist, says ex-ambo

Woody Johnson said a host of attacks on Donald Trump by David Lammy were ‘not wise’ but predicted Britain’s foreign affairs chiefs can ‘recover.’

August 1, 2024 10:54 am CET

With Britain’s far right on the march, Labour has a problem

Riots that followed the killing of three children in Southport are the latest far-right show of force confronting Britain’s new government.

August 1, 2024 4:00 am CET

US and its allies rush to save their climate movement from Trump

Diplomats and activists from around the world are discussing ways to keep up the fight against global warming, even in the face of an absent or hostile U.S. administration.

July 31, 2024 7:00 am CET

Humiliated, Scotland’s independence warriors lick their wounds

The Tories may have been kicked out of government, but for the Scottish National Party, July’s U.K. election may prove terminal.

July 31, 2024 4:00 am CET

Labour dares to take on Britain’s boomers

New government pares back pensioner payments and vows to build more houses — but it’s a big gamble.

July 30, 2024 4:54 pm CET
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Japan wants reassurance Britain’s new government has its back

As Labour refocuses on Europe and America, doubts linger in Japan about whether it can rely on London.

July 30, 2024 2:31 pm CET

5 ways Labour says Britain is broken

Labour attack dossier lays out holes in Britain’s finances — which the Tories dismiss as simply a political excuse to raise taxes.

July 29, 2024 8:13 pm CET

Tory leader race: The 6 hopefuls trying to save their party from the abyss

With just 121 Conservative MPs left, it’ll be an uphill struggle for these contenders to turn around the once-mighty British party’s fortunes.

July 29, 2024 4:22 pm CET

Is Brexit Britain about to turn into Switzerland — without the fondue?

As the U.K. and the EU enter a new era, their relationship is likely to gradually become more Swiss.

July 29, 2024 6:00 am CET

Labour steals Tory playbook for financial blame game

Labour, with an eye on the next election, wants voters to hear that the public finances are worse than they thought — so blame the Tories for higher taxes.

July 28, 2024 5:38 pm CET

UK drops objection to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Labour U-turns on the previous government’s opposition to the warrant, arguing for judicial independence and everyone being subject to international law.

July 26, 2024 4:37 pm CET

A £2M Brexit border post has performed just two checks

“It would probably be very useful for a basketball competition,” Poole Harbour Commissioners’ chief tells POLITICO.

July 26, 2024 4:18 pm CET

Germany wants a Brexit mega deal

Berlin wants to expand the British prime minister’s proposed security pact into a broader EU-UK “reset.”

July 25, 2024 6:02 pm CET

Labour’s climate plan: build, baby, build

A flurry of energy announcements from Keir Starmer are about one thing — driving through his government’s ambitious climate goals.

July 25, 2024 3:57 pm CET

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

Former MEP set to become first minister of Wales

Eluned Morgan, once the youngest MEP in Brussels, is set to take office in Cardiff.

July 24, 2024 3:07 pm CET

Britain and Germany team up on defense as fears grow Trump will ditch Ukraine

Britain’s new Labour government is seeking deeper military ties with Germany and France.

July 24, 2024 2:30 pm CET
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