Nick Thomas-Symonds: Don’t panic, my EU reset plan will work

Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to strike a closer relationship with Brussels. Nearly a decade a…

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Farage's push to "Americanise" British politics should worry anyone who still wants Westminster to Act like a parliament rather than a permanent campaign.

Big donor money, leader-centred branding, rally spectacle, DOGE-style gimmicks, executive-order language, and ICE-style immigration politics all point to a very different political culture. Once that model lands, debate gets flattened into slogans, outrage, and personality worship.

Britain does not need a MAGA remake with a Union Jack slapped on it.

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UK to host Strait of Hormuz summit this week – POLITICO

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UK to host Strait of Hormuz summit this week

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will convene a meeting of 35 nations to discuss reopening the crucial waterway.

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Zia Yusuf, the ‘British Muslim patriot’ Nigel Farage trusts with the border

Britain is on a “catastrophic” path headed for “sectarian violence,” says the entrepreneur tasked with selling Reform UK’s hardline migration policies — and talking up Christianity.

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Starmer takes charge on Iran contingencies

MPs may be on recess – but as the Iran war enters its fifth week should Whitehall ramp up contingency planning for its impact at home? With the Strait of Hormuz still shut and reports of a po…

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EU’s Šefčovič confirms push for Western steel club with US and UK

Britain has actively lobbied to form such a steel alliance with the EU.

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Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister?

Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

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All the times Donald Trump dunked on Keir Starmer over the Iran war

The U.S. president hasn’t held back after Keir Starmer disappointed him in the Middle East.

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How to fix British politics — with help from around the world

As Westminster rolls into recess, host Sascha O’Sullivan looks at some of the problems which bedevil SW1 from voter disengagement to constant reshuffles to find out if political systems from …

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