Trump lands in Britain’s ‘autumn of discontent’ – POLITICO
Starmer has brought in multiple officials who worked under former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair to try to…
Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform – POLITICO
Kruger had previously worked as Boris Johnson’s political secretary from July to December 2019, and as a speechwriter…
Why Macron thinks Lecornu can save France from the abyss – POLITICO
As a former conservative, he has “good relations with Les Républicains party” and represents “continuity” with the president’s…
Musk calls for new UK government at far-right rally in London – POLITICO
Musk’s comments are the latest in a war of words with the British government. He has been a…
Nigel Farage’s party is trying to step out of his shadow. Can it? – POLITICO
Neil Hall/EPA Broadly speaking, though, the circle of people in the room for key decisions is small. As…
Farage paints Britain as a censorship hellhole. Is he right? – POLITICO
On his left flank While the right-leaning Farage is leading the charge on the Connolly case, the left…
Waking France up to the boomer pension timebomb – POLITICO
Compared to other items on the budget, pensions are particularly hard to adjust, said Hippolyte d’Albis, an economist…
New PM? Elections? Resign? Macron has 3 choices if Bayrou’s government falls – POLITICO
The problem, however, is dissolving parliament is exactly how French politics ended up in this mess in the…
Reform UK cozies up with the ‘big boys of the City’ behind closed doors – POLITICO
Not easy being green Still, the party’s strong anti-renewables stance is also making some across the City nervous,…
Extent of Britain’s ‘invasive tech’ mass facial-recognition roll-out disturbs rights groups
Some 4.7 million faces were scanned in 2024 alone, according to the NGO Liberty. UK police have deployed…
UK government’s trade department bracing for 20 percent workforce cut – POLITICO
“The idea that we should have a sales force around the world helping business is never really that…
US says UK human rights record worsening thanks to online safety regime – POLITICO
The report singles out the U.K.’s OSA for criticism, claiming the rules “expressly expanded Ofcom’s authority to include…