The Brexit Referendum: Ten years on

Ten years — and six prime ministers — ago Britain was on the brink of voting to leave the European Union. Host Patrick Baker was in his first job as a TV news producer during the referendum campaig…

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How Andy Burnham is rebranding as Labour’s man of the people

Burnham has a political CV most of the British public would roll their eyes at — but the man who hopes to run Britain will keep fighting as an outsider.

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Andy Burnham on Question Time: 5 takeaways from the UK leadership hopeful’s TV moment

Labour’s Makerfield by-election candidate faced significant scrutiny during a nationally televised BBC debate.

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UK’s Starmer: Musk is trying to ‘whip up division’ over murder case

The British prime minister urged people to react calmly to the death of 18-year-old Henry Nowak.

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Why the Conservatives are so cheery: inside the Tory reboot

At the local elections, the Conservative Party lost hundreds of councillors and dozens of seats across England, Scotland and Wales, but Kemi Badenoch declared a comeback. So this week, Sascha O&#82…

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From Streeting to Burnham, here are Starmer’s rivals to run Britain

Amid signs Health Secretary Wes Streeting is about to make a move, meet the possible leadership contenders vying to become Britain’s next prime minister.

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Starmer’s survival speech: What he said… and what he meant

The British prime minister gave an impassioned address to try and save his premiership after dire local election results for his ruling Labour Party.

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Starmer’s time is up — but not just yet

For all the panic in Westminster, it seems there will still be no immediate move to remove the prime minister.

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“Lawless” Britain: Rhetoric and reality

Politicians in Westminster are always falling all over themselves to sound tough on crime. But with so-called “low level” crimes like shoplifting and phone snatching now at record level…

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UK parliament’s security staff eye New Year’s Eve strike

Guards responsible for protecting British lawmakers have repeatedly walked out over working conditions.

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