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Michel Barnier, 73, is a staunch pro-European and a moderate career politician. Photo: Reuters

France’s Macron names ex-Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new prime minister

Barnier, a staunch pro-European and a moderate career politician, has held roles in various French governments and was also EU commissioner.

Barnier, a staunch pro-European and a moderate career politician, has held roles in various French governments and was also EU commissioner

UK PM Keir Starmer urges European allies to meet far-right ‘challenge’

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Starmer warns of ‘painful’ higher taxes to fix UK’s ‘economic black hole’

New UK government cuts billions of pounds of spending to fix ‘unsustainable’ finances

Finance minister Rachel Reeves announces spending cuts of US$7 billion, pencils in further cuts of US$10.4 billion and hints at tax rises.

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on Monday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa

Patel and Badenoch launch UK Conservative Party leadership bids

Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch join 4 others, including former home secretary James Cleverly, in race to replace Rishi Sunak as party leader.

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‘Britain is back,’ new UK PM Starmer tells Europe

The prime minister is seeking to rebuild bridges after Brexit, telling EU leaders the country will ‘reset’ its approach.

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King Charles sets out Labour government’s agenda to ‘take the brakes off’ economy

In a ceremony full of pomp, King Charles set out the government agenda, which included Labour’s plans to revive the economy, with an emphasis on new homes, and infrastructure projects

Britain’s King Charles wears the Imperial State Crown on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool

EU and Britain hold first talks to ‘reset’ ties after UK vote

New PM Keir Starmer has vowed to turn a page with EU after years of bad blood following Brexit under previous Conservative government.

India beckons UK and France after Europe’s election earthquakes

Voters’ economic frustrations caused huge electoral upsets in Europe, opening new avenues for Britain and France to deepen ties with Asia.

Opinion | As polls from UK to France show, fragmented geopolitics still a challenge

Given the UK, France election results and coming US vote, geopolitical challenges will persist with Hong Kong’s traditional trading partners.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, the polarising firebrand of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, reacts to the surprising results of France’s election on July 7, which put his New Popular Front coalition in the lead. Photo: EPA-EFE

Macroscope | Has Starmer’s Britain become a safe haven? Think again

The political chaos and the sway of populist politicians in the US and France are no reason to overlook the many problems facing Britain.

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Keir Starmer is sworn in as British prime minister as members of parliament meet for the first time since the general election, at the House of Commons in London on July 9. Starmer’s Labour Party has a large majority but also a wide array of problems to solve after 14 years of Conservative government. Photo: Handout

Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM

In London earlier, Keir Starmer addressed parliament for the first time as Britain’s leader, vowing to put an end to ‘self-serving politics’.

Starmer seeks ‘reset’ on tour of UK nations after election victory

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to ‘work constructively’ with Scotland’s nationalist government as he began a trip aimed at improving ties between London and the UK’s devolved nations.

New UK PM Starmer assembles cabinet for first meeting: ‘now we get to work’

His new government takes on the massive challenge of fixing a heap of domestic woes and winning over a public weary from years of austerity, political chaos and a battered economy.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (middle) hosts his first cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. Among a raft of problems they face are boosting a sluggish economy, fixing a broken healthcare system, and restoring trust in government. Photo: AP

UK election: Trump congratulates Farage, ignores new PM Starmer

The leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party is a long-time ally of the ex-US president, who once dubbed him ‘Mr Brexit’.

Then US President Donald Trump listens as UK politician Nigel Farage speaks during a Make America Great Again rally in Goodyear, Arizona, in October 2020. Photo: AFP

Why Britain’s new Labour government may not switch tack on China

Keir Starmer has promised a ‘full audit’ of relations but even if he adopts a more pragmatic approach, major divisions are expected to remain.

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Who is the UK’s new ‘first lady’ and why was she compared to Kate Middleton?

Victoria Stamer is vegetarian, volunteered for Tony Blair, and the first thing she reportedly said about the new prime minister included dropping the F-bomb

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Nigel Farage promises trouble after election to UK parliament

Brexit kingpin Nigel Farage has finally won a seat in Britain’s parliament at the eighth attempt and is determined to be a ‘bloody nuisance’.

Nigel Farage after being elected to become MP on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Don’t expect a Labour government to fix broken Britain

Failed post-Brexit promises, successive scandals and poor economic gambles have allowed populism to threaten Britain’s political system.

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Amid rising living costs, will UK’s Indian diaspora back ex-poster boy Sunak?

Dissatisfaction with rising living costs and economic stagnation could see the PM lose his seat, as Indian diaspora joins anti-Tory wave.

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In final days before the UK election, defiant Sunak insists he can stay in power

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted the Conservatives can still win Thursday’s UK election despite multiple polls pointing to a commanding victory by the opposition Labour Party.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appearing on the BBC’s ‘Sunday Morning’ show. Photo: BBC via AFP

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Tory official reportedly investigated

Chief data officer Nick Mason has taken leave of absence, British media reported, as Gambling Commission investigates alleged betting on election date.

Tory figures were alleged to have placed bets on the date of the UK election before it was announced. Photo: Reuters

UK’s Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ after party figures ensnared in election betting scandal

Conservative Party colleagues were being investigated for allegedly placing bets on an early announcement of the UK general election.

‘This isn’t working’: Farage says Reform to become ‘real’ UK opposition

Reform’s policies are designed to appeal to the right of centre voters who would typically back PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives. The UK election is set for July 4.

Macron’s France election gamble gives Europe Brexit nightmares again

European Union officials fear financial chaos if Marine Le Pen’s far-right party wins and gets to implement its economic programme.

Demonstrators gather in the Terreaux square during an anti-far-right rally in Lyon, France, on June 14. Photo: AFP

‘Rebuild Britain’: Labour’s Starmer issues economy-focused election manifesto

Britain’s opposition leader Keir Starmer said voters had the chance to “turn the page decisively” on 14 years of “Conservative chaos” as he set out Labour’s plan for government.

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks at the launch of the Labour Party’s manifesto, in Manchester on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Trailing in polls to Labour, Sunak’s Tories pledge tax cuts to woo UK voters

With surveys showing the Conservatives about 20 points behind the Labour Party, Sunak sought to win over voters with tax cuts in his party’s manifesto.

Who are Nigel Farage’s 4 children ... and which is passionate about politics?

Who are Farage’s low-key children, who proudly supported him when he starred on reality TV show I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!?

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Brexit
On June 23, 2016, British voters decided in a referendum that the UK should leave the European Union.
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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