The runners and riders to be Keir Starmer’s next chief of staff – POLITICO
She comes from think tank land, where she had a top job at the cost-of-living-focused Resolution Foundation, and…
Keir Starmer’s softly-softly approach ushers in new era of UK-China trade relations – POLITICO
Britain recently increased the amount the NHS pays for branded, pharmaceutical drugs, following heavy industry lobbying and following…
Poland fumes about being cut out of Ukraine peace talks – POLITICO
In discussions now centered on cease-fire enforcement and security guarantees, past support matters less than deployable assets, and…
Brexit Britain is flirting with the EU again — but Brussels is pretty busy – POLITICO
It emboldened Starmer and his lieutenants. Rachel Reeves, the U.K.’s chief finance minister, used her speech at the Labour Party conference…
UK must speed up net-zero aviation, says Tony Blair – POLITICO
The U.K. has made the rollout of SAF central to hitting climate targets while expanding airport capacity. It…
Will Nigel Farage slay British politics’ most sacred cow? – POLITICO
Like PM Keir Starmer, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pulled through her party conference with an announcement that pleased…
Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi eye closer tech ties at Mumbai summit – POLITICO
During Modi’s July visit, the U.K. government said the TSI partnership would lead to the creation of a…
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…
Despite Draghi, Europe’s energy price crisis has gone nowhere – POLITICO
“A year after Draghi called for stronger EU energy markets, our data shows affordability risks remain high, with…
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…