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Britain’s defeated Tory MPs struggle to adjust to civilian life

LONDON — Nearly a year after Britain’s seismic general election, former MPs booted out by the electorate are feeling abandoned. The pain is particularly acute for the waves of defeated Conservative parliamentarians

28/05/2025

by LP Staff Writers

How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue

LONDON — Sporting a bow tie under the gold filigree ceiling of London’s 18th century Mansion House, Britain’s Jonathan Reynolds was in a good mood. Britain and India had sealed a (highly controversial) trade deal the previous day, and a

08/05/2025

by LP Staff Writers

UK and EU ready for drawn-out battle on defense deal

LONDON — The EU wants to work more closely with the U.K. on defense. That doesn’t

Keir Starmer faces a second year nightmare too

LONDON — In the beating sun of the Downing Street garden last summer — weeks after

Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal

LONDON — The U.K.’s trade deal with Donald Trump was touted as a post-Brexit win. Months later, as America’s global tariff regime starts to take shape, Brits aren’t feeling quite so lucky

How to watch the French government collapse (again) like a pro

PARIS — In France, getting rid of governments is now about as commonplace as complaining about them. François Bayrou is bracing to become the latest prime minister to get the chop on

08/09/2025

The lesson from the last time Marine Le Pen knifed a French prime minister

PARIS — Marine Le Pen is primed to play a major role in toppling French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday — but he will, at least, leave his post untarnished by a futile

08/09/2025

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Nigel Farage’s party is trying to step out of his shadow. Can it?

BIRMINGHAM — It had suits, wonks, outriders, sponsors, lobbyists, receptions, and a rapidly-growing party flock. But Reform UK’s conference remained in many ways the Nigel Farage show. From the scrum around the

07/09/2025

Brexit·Budget·Buildings·Cancer·Department·Development·Elections·Euroskeptics·Farms·Immigration·Industry·Mayors·Meat·Media·Migration·Opinion·Platforms·Policy·Poll·Rights·Skills·Tanks·UK·UKIP·Welfare

Britain’s universities feel the heat of its migration culture war

LONDON — Thought writing a 10,000-word dissertation was tricky? Try managing Britain’s embattled university sector. As students pack their bags, sort their kitchenware and prepare for the time of their lives at

05/09/2025

Ed Davey knows how to have fun. But can the Lib Dems get serious?

A KAYAK ON THE RIVER THAMES, England — It’s a sunny August day on the leafy Surrey-London border and Ed Davey is sporting a life-jacket — again. The leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats

02/09/2025

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Keir Starmer wants to fix Britain. He’s still working out how.

LONDON — In his first Downing Street speech, Keir Starmer promised to “deliver change.” Fourteen months on, he’s still figuring out the delivery part. The British prime minister is expected to revamp

01/09/2025

Labour takes fight to Nigel Farage on Brexit

LONDON — British businesses trading with Europe face “more red tape, mountains of paperwork, and a bureaucratic burden” if the U.K.’s opposition parties tear up Keir Starmer’s new Brexit reset deal, a government

27/08/2025

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New PM? Elections? Resign? Macron has 3 choices if Bayrou’s government falls

PARIS — Early signals suggest Prime Minister François Bayrou’s gamble to hold a confidence vote will bring down his fragile minority government next month, amplifying the crisis that President Emmanuel Macron faces in

26/08/2025

Barnier·Brexit·Budget·Defense·Elections·Far right·Macron·Parliament·Politics·Poll·Rights

Meet the political movement that’s too right wing for Nigel Farage

LONDON — Nigel Farage was once a political outsider. Other insurgents now want to claim that crown. The Reform UK leader is plotting a major shake-up of British politics, aiming to build

11/08/2025

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Brexit

Britain’s defeated Tory MPs struggle to adjust to civilian life

How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue

UK and EU ready for drawn-out battle on defense deal

Keir Starmer faces a second year nightmare too

Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal

How to watch the French government collapse (again) like a pro

The lesson from the last time Marine Le Pen knifed a French prime minister

Nigel Farage’s party is trying to step out of his shadow. Can it?

Britain’s universities feel the heat of its migration culture war

Keir Starmer wants to fix Britain. He’s still working out how.

Labour takes fight to Nigel Farage on Brexit

New PM? Elections? Resign? Macron has 3 choices if Bayrou’s government falls

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