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On June 23, 2016, British voters decided in a referendum that the UK should leave the European Union.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage during a protest in Westminster on Thursday. Photo: dpa
Britain

Farage challenges UK two-party system, threatens European-style fragmentation

Populist Reform UK party leader and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage won a seat in parliament on his eighth attempt in July.

Britain

UK’s Starmer vows to slash immigration, reform points-based system

Britain

UK’s new Conservative Party leader to name shadow cabinet in days

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Britain

Badenoch elected new leader of UK Conservative Party

Badenoch came out on top in the two-horse race with former immigration minister Robert Jenrick with 57 per cent of the vote.

New Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (centre) and her husband Hamish (right) and Conservative Party leader candidate Robert Jenrick (left) following the party’s new leader announcement in London, Britain, on Saturday. Badenoch succeeds Rishi Sunak. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain

UK woman admits ‘milkshaking’ Nigel Farage

Victoria Thomas Bowen doused the anti-immigration lawmaker as he left a pub near London on June 4. She will be sentenced on December 16.

E-commerce

Shein’s UK sales hit US$2 billion last year as it eyes London IPO

The fast-fashion giant is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for a planned London listing, sources say.

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Britain

UK PM Starmer’s chief of staff quits over reports about salary

Sue Gray’s resignation came after recent BBC report that her annual salary was US$223,000, about US$3,933 more than the PM’s.

Downing Street Chief of Staff Sue Gray. Photo: AFP
Britain

Child ‘trampled to death’ in asylum seekers’ Channel crossing

A French tow vessel picked up 14 people on board, including the deceased during a rescue mission between 8:00 and 9:00am.

Britain

UK’s Keir Starmer visits Brussels for first talks on EU reset

He is looking to tweak the relationship but has ruled out any return to the EU’s single market, its customs union or freedom of movement.

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Italy

UK’s Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni’s tough migration policies

UK prime minister looks for ‘new solutions’ on tackling the flow of migrants in small boats to Britain’s southern shores.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Italy on Monday. Photo: LaPresse via Zuma Press / dpa
France

France’s Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break political deadlock

Far-right leader urges referendum as new Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s hold on power is seen as fragile.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday. Photo: AFP
France

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.

Keir Starmer

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

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he fears a rise of the far-right in Britain and suggested progressive parties across Europe should jointly fight populism.

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Britain

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

Starmer warned of tax hikes for the wealthy to rebuild Britain, acknowledging tough choices ahead and the need to address societal divisions exacerbated by the previous government’s policies.

Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, warned of a painful budget ahead to get the country’s finances in order. Photo: Bloomberg
Britain

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
Britain

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

‘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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Britain

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
Britain

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.

Asean

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.

Hong Kong economy

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
Britain

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
Keir Starmer

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’.

Britain

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.

Britain

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
Britain

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
China-UK relations

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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Fame and celebrity

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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