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Labour plots radical shake-up at heart of British government

Labour plots radical shake-up at heart of British government

Cabinet Office faces being stripped back to core functions with 80 percent of staff moving out of the department, under plans for reform. 

August 5, 2024 5:47 am CET
Liz Truss appears on British TV — and interviewer doesn’t recognize her
Trump won’t forget UK’s Lammy calling him a racist, says ex-ambo
Humiliated, Scotland’s independence warriors lick their wounds
Labour dares to take on Britain’s boomers
5 ways Labour says Britain is broken

5 ways Labour says Britain is broken

July 29, 2024 8:13 pm CET
Tory leader race: The 6 hopefuls trying to save their party from the abyss
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PMQs scorecard: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak play nice

Keir Starmer faced awkward questions at PMQs — but not from Rishi Sunak.

July 24, 2024 2:17 pm CET

Britain’s Keir Starmer vows: I’ll never leave ECHR

The European Political Community is gathering in Blenheim, Oxfordshire.

July 18, 2024 2:31 pm CET

Me and J.D. Vance are just the same, says Britain’s left-wing foreign secretary

David Lammy insists he “gets on” with Donald Trump’s controversial new running mate.

July 18, 2024 11:36 am CET

X deletes official UK Conservatives account

Tories blamed the social media platform for the deletion.

July 8, 2024 1:34 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

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

Battle for Conservative Party’s soul begins after election bloodbath

The Tory leadership race has already begun.

July 6, 2024 4:01 am 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

Labour member arrested in Westminster ‘honeytrap’ probe

Metropolitan Police are investigating a host of unsolicited messages sent to MPs and other political figures.

June 26, 2024 10:52 am CET

A Japanese pause

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 34 of the campaign. Jack …

June 25, 2024 8:28 pm CET

Fourth senior Tory official investigated in UK election betting scandal: Report

The Gambling Commission is looking into whether senior officials used inside knowledge to collect winnings worth thousands of pounds.

June 23, 2024 2:53 pm CET
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Westminster’s photographers: a politician’s best friend or worst enemy?

As we approach the final lap of the 2024 general election, host Sascha O’Sullivan discovers what life is like for the photographers who trail hot on the …

June 21, 2024 5:00 am CET

Betting scandal engulfs UK election

Conservative figures are accused of betting on the timing of the snap election. The scandal couldn’t come at a worse moment for Rishi Sunak.

June 20, 2024 2:13 pm CET

Britain’s getting more corrupt. Will kicking the Tories out help?

Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms — but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.

June 20, 2024 4:00 am CET
The Home Front

Britain struggles to reform its ‘feudal’ housing system  

Big changes to the centuries-old model of property ownership still look far off, even with Labour poised for an election win.

June 20, 2024 4:00 am CET

We read Nigel Farage’s manifesto so you don’t have to

The key eyebrow-raising pledges in the Reform UK ‘contract’ with the public.

June 17, 2024 3:47 pm CET

How Nigel Farage blew up the UK election

Britain’s top Brexiteer has made it his life’s work to torment the Conservative Party. This time he could reduce it to rubble. 

June 14, 2024 4:01 am CET

Inside Nigel Farage’s Reform party

As Reform has nosed ahead of the Conservative in the polls, Aggie Chambre goes inside Nigel Farage’s party and asks if he will could actually achieve his …

June 14, 2024 4:00 am CET

Nigel Farage has cup thrown at him on UK election trail

Police arrest man on suspicion of public order offenses after the incident.

June 11, 2024 3:10 pm CET

A Labour win would bring assisted dying one step closer in the UK

Amid a growing campaign for a more compassionate approach to helping the terminally-ill end their lives, Labour Leader Keir Starmer is “personally committed” to change.

June 7, 2024 12:24 pm CET

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day event to do TV interview

Prime minister says it was ‘a mistake’ not to stay in France for afternoon Omaha beach ceremony.

June 7, 2024 10:01 am CET

What’s the point of a manifesto?

As Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer prepare to launch their manifestos, host Sascha O’Sullivan takes a look at what goes into the making of the crucial documents …

June 7, 2024 4:00 am CET

British troops get passports checked after parachuting into French D-Day event

Passports have been required for Brits to enter the European Union since the U.K.’s exit from the bloc in 2020.

June 6, 2024 1:08 pm CET
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