UK diplomatic staff withdrawn from Iran as US considers strike – POLITICO
The U.S. State Department earlier authorized nonessential employees at the American Embassy in Israel to leave the country…
UK civil service chief’s exit payment likely to be even higher than £260k – POLITICO
However, government disclosures state that Wormald’s payout was “greater than what [he] would be contractually entitled to.” This…
Layoffs loom at the British Council as budget squeeze hits overseas programs – POLITICO
The Council has asked the government to relieve the financial pressure of the loan and declining grants, requesting…
Manchester United owner praises Farage during anti-migration diatribe – POLITICO
Ratcliffe, who made most of his estimated €17 billion fortune in the chemicals industry with his company INEOS,…
Time for a Brexit reckoning – POLITICO
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently received a lot of acclaim for citing Czech playwright and former President…
MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge – POLITICO
Though he supports the flexibility of the Lords system, Neuberger said the behavior of peers over assisted dying…
Trump now backs UK Chagos deal despite ‘GREAT STUPIDITY’ critique – POLITICO
“If the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers U.S. operations…
Pint-swilling Nigel Farage wants to be savior of Britain’s pubs – POLITICO
“When the Labour government came in, the pub industry was already weak — and they piled on more…
Mandelson appeared to send UK government plans to Epstein – POLITICO
The correspondence covers Whitehall thinking at the time of a major economic crisis, and it is highly unusual…
Starmer piles pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to answer Epstein questions in US – POLITICO
The exchange happened a year after Epstein was released from jail following a sentence for soliciting prostitution from…
Farage’s Trump lobbying against Chagos deal riles British government – POLITICO
“It is highly unusual for a U.K. political party to be lobbying a foreign government over a U.K.…
5 China experts on how Keir Starmer should play his China trip – POLITICO
Britain should “listen to the Chinese leadership and try and understand more about how [Chinese President] Xi Jinping…