PoliticsHigh-Profile Exits Mount Under Starmer as Olly Robbins Departs FCDO
Senior civil servant Olly Robbins has left the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, becoming the latest in a steady succession of high-profile ministerial and official departures since Keir Starmer became Pri...
PoliticsPolitical Cartoonists Capture the Week in UK Politics
Politico rounds up cartoons from the nation's leading political cartoonists reflecting on the week's events in British politics....
PoliticsMandelson Vetting Row Engulfs Starmer as Calls Grow for Parliamentary Inquiry
Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before being appointed UK ambassador to Washington, but the Foreign Office overruled the decision — a revelation that has dominated front pages and put pressure on Prime Mini...
PoliticsSNP's Grocery Price Cap Defended by Swinney Against 'Potty Gimmick' Criticism
Scottish First Minister John Swinney has defended SNP proposals to impose a price cap on essential grocery items, rejecting characterisations of the policy as a 'potty gimmick'. The plan would limit the cost of a defined...
PoliticsUK Schools and Pupils Push Back on Government Plan to Remove Fatty Foods from Lunch Menus
The UK government has proposed removing 'grab and go' fatty food options from school lunch menus, a move welcomed by chefs and health campaigners. However, many schools and pupils are resistant, with students warning tha...
PoliticsAl Jazeera Examines Prospects of US Withdrawal from NATO
Al Jazeera published an analysis exploring the possibility and implications of the United States withdrawing from NATO, reflecting ongoing uncertainty about American commitment to the alliance under the current administr...
PoliticsHome Office Error Leaves German Woman Stranded Abroad, Separated from Toddler
Liza Tobay, a German national who has lived in the UK for 15 years, was stranded in Düsseldorf after her settled status was incorrectly 'red flagged' by the Home Office while she attempted a connecting flight from Munic...
PoliticsTrump Dismisses War on Iran as a 'Little Diversion' Despite 2,000+ Deaths
US President Donald Trump described the ongoing war on Iran — which has killed more than 2,000 people — as a 'little diversion', drawing attention for the minimising language used to characterise a significant and de...
PoliticsUK Invests £500m in AI with First Sovereign Fund Stake in British Startup
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced the government's first investment under a new £500m sovereign AI fund, taking a stake in a British AI startup. Kendall urged the public to 'make AI work for Britain' and downpl...
PoliticsSteve Hilton Lays Out Strategy to Turn California Republican
Former Downing Street adviser and conservative commentator Steve Hilton has outlined his rationale and strategy for believing California can be turned into a competitive Republican state, in a profile published by Politi...
PoliticsUK Foreign Office top civil servant forced out over Mandelson vetting row
Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's most senior official, has been forced out after it emerged that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting but the department overruled the decision and allowed him to take up his post ...
PoliticsTrump administration lobbies allies to back 'trade over aid' declaration at the UN
The Trump administration is pressing countries worldwide to support a 'trade over aid' declaration at the United Nations as part of a sweeping overhaul of US foreign assistance spending. Critics, including Eric Pelofsky ...
PoliticsUS State Department restricts visas for those who 'support adversaries'
The Trump administration announced visa restrictions targeting 26 individuals across the Western Hemisphere accused of undermining US interests by supporting adversary nations. The State Department framed the move as par...
PoliticsReeves at IMF: No Fuel Supply Concerns, Eyes Reform of Energy Pricing
Speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there are no issues with UK fuel supply. She also confirmed that she and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband are explor...
PoliticsAOC and Boebert unite across party lines to demand sexual misconduct reform in Congress
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lauren Boebert, representing opposite ends of the political spectrum, have joined calls for accountability and reform regarding sexual misconduct in Congress. Their rare bipar...
PoliticsSenate Vote Blocking Arms Sale to Israel Signals Growing Cracks in US Support
Forty out of 47 Democratic senators voted to block a sale of military bulldozers to Israel, a result rights advocates are hailing as a 'historic' shift in US congressional attitudes toward the conflict. The vote is seen ...
PoliticsStarmer Unaware Mandelson Failed Security Vetting, Government Says
The UK government has said Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not know that Peter Mandelson had failed the security vetting process for his ambassadorial appointment. A spokesperson said the decision to override the vetting...
PoliticsReeves Warns Other Budgets May Be Cut to Fund Defence Spending Rise
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has cautioned that increasing defence spending will require 'difficult choices,' with other budgets including welfare potentially facing cuts. She said she is 'working through a range of options'...
PoliticsUS House Rejects Bid to Limit Trump's War Powers on Iran
The US House of Representatives has voted down the latest attempt to curtail President Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, with nearly all Democrats voting in favour of the resolution. The defeat came a day after...
PoliticsBadenoch Accuses Farage of Opportunism After He Courts Scottish Nationalists
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called Nigel Farage an 'opportunist' who does not genuinely believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform UK in the Holyrood election. Farage had argued tha...