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3 hours ago

The Sunbed King stifles a yawn at Chequers while Keir twitches at the press

Lavish state-pageantry and excessive flattery during Trump's visit highlighted his ego, left UK leaders anxious, and risked embarrassing political optics.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 hours ago

Trump Calls on Friendly Reporter Who Asks British PM If the UK Is Still a Christian Country'

Yeah. Look, I mean, in terms of a Christian country, I was christened. So, that is my church, has been all my life, Starmer began. And we are, you know, that is wired into our informal constitution. Of course, we celebrate many other faiths as well. And I'm really proud that we're able to do so as a country.
UK politics
#nigel-farage
fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago
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After quitting the US, Britain seemed like a sanctuary from Trump's Maga movement. Now I wonder, for how long? | Emma Brockes

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have harnessed post-Brexit anger, rapidly shifting UK politics and mobilizing supporters despite Farage's perceived frivolity.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK politics

Farage warns Labour chaos will force Starmer into 2027 general election

Nigel Farage urges Reform UK to prepare for a possible 2027 general election, citing bond-market turmoil and Labour's economic handling as catalysts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

Labour is in a mess. Is there anything Starmer can do to turn things around? Our panel responds part one

A severe shortage of social housing, combined with unaffordable home ownership and rising rents, lies at the core of Britain's deep public disaffection.
#public-finances
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Sky News Journalists Mock Trump-Hating UK Foreign Secretary's Lengthy Presidential Handshake: One Second for Every Insult!'

President Donald Trump greeted Cooper after landing at Stansted Airport and the irony of the moment was not lost on the British press as the pair clasped hands and exchanged words for just over 11 seconds on the tarmac before the president boarded Marine One for the short flight to Winfield House, the U.S. ambassador's residence where he is staying.
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#journalism
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Trump lands in UK for state visit with ray of hope for beleaguered Starmer

A UK–US multibillion-pound tech deal advances cooperation on AI, nuclear and quantum while The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism.
#asylum
#elon-musk
#reform-uk
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Maria Caulfield defects to Reform as Nigel Farage claims another former Tory minister

Maria Caulfield defected from the Conservative Party to Reform, becoming the 13th ex-Tory to join and increasing pressure on Kemi Badenoch.
#keir-starmer
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Why is UK PM Keir Starmer in trouble a year after landslide election win?

Keir Starmer faces a political crisis after a deputy's resignation over unpaid taxes and a cabinet reshuffle while Reform UK gains on migration.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago
UK politics

Chris Mason: Starmer faces pressure to deliver as he tries to strike contrast with Reform

Prime Minister Keir Starmer prioritizes delivery amid criticism his promised change has been slow, while Reform UK gains momentum through asylum-focused campaigning.
#labour-party
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Labour is dead, says Zarah Sultana as she calls for patience over party launch

Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn are co-creating a new leftwing party to challenge Labour, promising democratic, movement-driven politics and an alternative to rightward Labour.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Same faces, different positions': Will Starmer's reshuffle change anything?

Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle largely recycled existing ministers, adding only Emma Reynolds as environment secretary and prompting concerns about political continuity and vulnerability.
#journalism-funding
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney pushed for appointment of Mandelson'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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#peter-mandelson
fromFortune
1 week ago
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Keir Starmer fires 'Prince of Darkness' Peter Mandelson, ambassador to U.S., over fresh revelations of Epstein links | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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Keir Starmer fires 'Prince of Darkness' Peter Mandelson, ambassador to U.S., over fresh revelations of Epstein links | Fortune

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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Police investigating fire at Labour MP's office

A fire severely damaged Labour MP Sharon Hodgson's constituency office in Concord, Washington; police are investigating and no casualties were reported.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

JUST IN: UK Prime Minister Fires U.S. Envoy Peter Mandelson Over Jeffrey Epstein Links

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the country's U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson on Thursday after documents published by Congress exposed his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein after the disgraced financier's 2008 criminal case. The Foreign Office confirmed on Thursday morning that the prime minister had ordered Mandelson's removal in light of the additional information in emails offering support to Epstein as he faced charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Starmer tells Israeli president Qatar airstrikes unacceptable'

Sir Keir Starmer condemned Israel's air strikes in Qatar as a sovereignty violation and urged Israel to allow Gaza aid and halt offensive operations.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Furious MP snaps at Starmer for meeting Israel's PM whilst children in Gaza starve'

Stephen Flynn condemned Sir Keir Starmer's planned meeting with Israel's president Isaac Herzog, accusing Herzog of supporting collective punishment and highlighting suffering in Gaza.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Attorney general trashes calls from Nigel Farage to leave the ECHR

Abandoning the European Convention on Human Rights would align Britain with Russia and Belarus and require leaving multiple major international human-rights treaties.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Rachel Reeves urged to ditch Labour pledge not to raise taxes: UK politics live

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces pressure to reconsider a no-tax-on-working-people pledge as stagnant growth prompts possible tax rises and calls for strategic tax reform.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Starmer to meet Israel's president in Downing Street

Keir Starmer will meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog to press Israel over Gaza's humanitarian crisis and allegations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Starmer now one of the West's more unpopular leaders even ranking lower than Trump

Keir Starmer's approval rating plunged to -44% after a chaotic cabinet reshuffle and deputy PM resignation, making him one of the West's most unpopular leaders.
#cabinet-reshuffle
UK politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

UK: Starmer names Lammy new deputy PM in cabinet reshuffle DW 09/05/2025

A major cabinet reshuffle followed Angela Rayner’s resignation after an inquiry found she failed to meet ministerial ethical standards over a tax-related property purchase.
UK politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

UK: Starmer names Lammy new deputy PM in cabinet reshuffle DW 09/05/2025

Cabinet reshuffle followed Angela Rayner's resignation over a tax-error finding; Yvette Cooper became foreign minister, David Lammy appointed deputy prime minister and justice minister.
#palestine-action
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Ed Miliband defied Starmer bid to strip him of energy secretary brief

Ed Miliband refused to leave his energy secretary role amid concerns his climate policies are boosting support for Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
#media-funding
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK politics

Reshuffles are farcical': Readers question Starmer's cabinet changes

Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle prompted scepticism over minimal change and raised concerns about losing working-class representation and perceived weakened leadership.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago
UK politics

Watch live: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs

Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will face off in Prime Minister's Questions as UK politics focuses on Budget timing, immigration policy, and international conflicts.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Farage is top of the polls - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Opinium's latest polling reveals Sir Kier Starmer's approval rating as -40, the lowest of all party leaders tested. Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch's approval rating also lingers down at -19. However, leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, has a much higher approval, at -7, only a few points behind Ed Davey who has a net approval rating of -2.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Deputy leader contest will be Labour referendum' on Starmer's government, PM warned

Labour's deputy leadership contest risks becoming a referendum on Sir Keir Starmer amid internal anger, policy disputes, and weak poll standings, prompting calls for a party reset.
#angela-rayner
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Rayner's resignation shows this government is worse than the last, Farage declares

Nigel Farage says Angela Rayner's resignation reveals a government in crisis, rife with entitlement, unfit to govern, and led by largely unqualified ministers.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Ex-Tory minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the ex-MP for Mid-Bedfordshire said: "The Tory Party is dead. Its members now need to think the unthinkable and look to the future." Dorries served as culture secretary and as a health minister under Boris Johnson, of whom she was a close ally. She is the latest in a string of defections from the Conservatives to Reform UK, including former Welsh Secretary David Jones and ex-Tory Chairman Sir Jake Berry.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Angela Rayner's job is on the line and she knows it

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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2 weeks ago

Former Columbia President Takes Job With British PM

Former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik has been appointed chief economic adviser to British prime minister Keir Starmer, the Associated Press reported. An economist by training, Shafik served as president of the London School of Economics before she was tapped to lead Columbia in 2023. She also previously held leadership positions at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Starmer considers digital ID cards in crackdown on small boat migrants - live

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Man of the people Zack Polanski hauls play-safe Greens into the spotlight | John Crace

Zack Polanski won the Green Party leadership in a landslide with 85% of the vote, signaling a shift away from gradualist, Lib Dem-adjacent policies.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

No 10 insists Reeves' authority not dented by reshuffle after market jitters

The Independent relies on reader support to fund on-the-ground journalism while reporting US issues and a UK government reshuffle strengthening No 10's economic team.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Cooper refuses to confirm migrants will be sent to France this month in one in one out deal - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Home Secretary refused to guarantee returns to France this month under the one-in, one-out deal; Reform UK demands mass deportations prioritising young men.
#downing-street-reshuffle
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up

Before what is likely to be a tumultuous autumn for the government, he created two new roles with Darren Jones put in charge of day-to-day delivery and Minouche Shafik appointed the prime minister's chief economic adviser. Downing Street sources said the changes showed Starmer recognised his operation needed more economic heft to challenge Treasury thinking and avoid damaging pitfalls such as those over winter fuel payments and welfare cuts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Reshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightrope

As well as York-Smith, who previously coordinated fiscal events at the Treasury and is well liked by colleagues across Whitehall, Starmer has pinched Reeves's No 2, Darren Jones, to be his own chief secretary a previously nonexistent job. The former Bank of England deputy governor Minouche Shafik, a well-respected economist, will be Starmer's economic adviser. Economists and former government advisers welcomed the reshuffle, suggesting it was high time for Starmer to take more interest in the direction of economic policy.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Politicians urge Badenoch to come clean' after doubts cast on US medical school claim

Kemi Badenoch's claim of a Stanford offer at age 16 faces serious doubt after former admissions staff and MPs disputed the specifics and feasibility.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Newly-married MPs celebrate 'beautiful' wedding

Over August, I married my wonderful partner, Jeevun Sandher!
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza

There is no honour like an invitation from the King, and not to accept his invitation goes against all of our instincts. But I fear we could have a situation where Donald Trump comes to our country, is honoured with a lavish dinner at one of our finest palaces, yet no one reminds him that he has the power to stop the horrifying starvation and death in Gaza and get the hostages released.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Farage has a 'no nonsense' plan to kick out the migrants as the UK 'is full' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"they will be picked up by the border force or our volunteers at the RNLI when the border force can't cope". "And now what happens is the French give them all life jackets and when they're picked up by the border force, the border force give the life jackets back to the French so they can re-use them on the next journey," Farage added.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Politicians risk ignoring many voters by not being on TikTok, Tory MP warns

You've got to be where the electorate are, Evans told the Guardian. This is one of the biggest apps that is used across the country and across the word. I think it's right to be there, to be talking to people. And from a party political point of view, if you're crowded out and you're not speaking to people, that space will get filled. Hearing 20% of someone versus nothing from someone else is huge.
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UK politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

JD Vance's pastoral vacation in the English countryside included an unlicensed fishing trip with the British foreign secretary

David Lammy received a written warning for fishing without a license and bought a license after a fishing outing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Are young women more left wing than men - and, if so, why?

Young men increasingly favor right-wing parties while young women trend left, creating a widening gender gap in political attitudes and voting among British 16–29-year-olds.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Former MP Dame Annette Brooke dies

Dame Annette Brooke was a longtime Liberal Democrat MP and local leader who championed education, disability access, microfinance, and community causes, serving 2001–2015.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Environment secretary will take direct oversight of major infrastructure projects to stop delays UK politics live

Environment secretary Steve Reed has initiated direct oversight of major infrastructure projects to prevent delays by environmental issues.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How far-right rhetoric on migration went mainstream podcast

Politicians have begun making statements about refugees and migrants that were once considered unacceptable, shifting the language surrounding asylum into more aggressive, polarizing terms.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

NI politicians sign letter urging PM to 'act now' over Gaza

The letter calls for Parliament to be recalled as well as urgent diplomatic intervention and an end to arms sales to Israel.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Shabana Mahmood: justice secretary and rising star of the Labour party

Mahmood believes that being British involves a responsibility as well as a right, feeling discontent towards those who violate the laws of the country.
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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ukraine is fighting for the same values as allies did in second world war, says Keir Starmer UK politics live

The UK aims to actively support Ukraine in military and diplomatic efforts against Russia.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Demonstrators demanding release of Israeli hostages in Gaza clash with pro-Palestine protesters in London

Protesters clashed near the Houses of Parliament advocating for the release of hostages held by Hamas, prompting police intervention.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Rightwingers warn of another blaze of summer riots in Britain but they're the ones striking the match | John Harris

The term 'tinderbox' has evolved into political shorthand for describing any situation supposedly on the brink of explosion, reflecting a growing narrative of social breakdown.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

US diplomat says UK would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leader

The UK would have lost World War Two under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, according to the US ambassador to Israel.
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