UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited Scotland for the first time since Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar publicly called for him to step down in February. Critics accused Starmer of 'skulking' and deliberately shu...
A week of escalating tensions between Donald Trump and the Vatican followed Trump's social media insult of Pope Francis over remarks on Middle East peace. The confrontation shocked global audiences and reignited debate o...
The controversy over Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to Washington continues to escalate. Former Foreign Office permanent under-secretary Simon McDonald described the affair as the biggest crisis for the d...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte rejected speculation that the United States could leave the alliance, while acknowledging he understands Donald Trump's frustrations with NATO. Rutte also called on European nations to a...
Despite the White House recalibrating its immigration messaging after backlash over the deaths of two Americans at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis — including leadership changes at DHS — polling shows v...
Senior Foreign Office official Sir Olly Robbins was ousted over his role in the Peter Mandelson security vetting failure and is expected to appear before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Mandelson failed his vet...
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are set to co-chair a gathering of left-wing leaders in Barcelona on Saturday to counter the global rise of far-right movements and ...
Green Party MP Hannah Spencer has accused Labour of offensively stereotyping working-class people by suggesting they oppose a greyhound racing ban in England. Spencer criticised a minister for 'continuously offending peo...
A Guardian analysis examines whether the contemporary rise of far-right politics constitutes a return of fascism, noting that some elements are openly violent and undemocratic. The piece argues that even in less extreme ...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer described it as 'unforgivable' and 'staggering' that he was not informed Peter Mandelson had initially failed security vetting before being appointed US ambassador, a decision later overruled ...
In a weekly digest column, John Crace highlights Hungary's election result as unusually positive news, noting that JD Vance's public support for Viktor Orbán appeared to produce the opposite of its intended effect. The ...
The Indian government failed to pass a constitutional amendment that would have increased female representation in parliament, marking the first time in 12 years that a BJP-proposed constitutional amendment was defeated....
The Guardian's editorial board welcomes the opening of V&A East Museum in Stratford, London, as part of the East Bank cultural quarter on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The editorial argues that while flagship additio...
A National Audit Office report found that the Home Office refused more than half of all compensation claims submitted by victims of the Windrush scandal, with only a third of concluded claims resulting in payouts. The da...
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary and AI minister Kendall revealed this week that she does not use AI tools in her day-to-day work. The admission comes the same week she unveiled a £500 million government fun...
Lord Peter Mandelson did not pass initial security vetting checks before being appointed UK Ambassador to the United States, but was granted clearance despite concerns raised during checks. Prime Minister Keir Starmer de...
Fourteen local elections taking place in 2026 are being watched closely for signals about national political sentiment. In Birmingham, a fragmented field of candidates from Labour, Conservatives, Greens, Reform and Indep...
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...
Politico rounds up cartoons from the nation's leading political cartoonists reflecting on the week's events in British politics....
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...