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Kemi Badenoch gives a speech after becoming the new leader of the Conservative party on Saturday, November 2, in London. Photo: TNS

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

Kemi Badenoch has signalled her willingness to work with leadership rivals and pledged to hold the ruling Labour Party to account.

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Badenoch elected new leader of UK Conservative Party

UK woman admits ‘milkshaking’ Nigel Farage

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.

A Shein advertisement seen in London. Photo: Reuters

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.

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.

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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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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speak to the press at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Reuters

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.

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.

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.

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

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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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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.

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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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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Former UK home secretary Priti Patel. Photo: AFP / Jessica Taylor / UK Parliament

‘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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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference at the European Political Community (EPC) summit at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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

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.

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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.

Both the UK and EU are clamouring for a trade deal with India, which is en route to becoming the world’s third-largest economy. Image: Huy Truong

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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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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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’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to journalists as he travels onboard a plane to Washington to attend a Nato summit on Tuesday. Photo: Pool via Reuters

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’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney. Photo: Scott Heppell via Reuters

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.

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’.

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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China is hoping for a reset of relations with Keir Starmer’s government. Photo: dpa

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

Who is UK’s first lady-to-be Victoria Starmer? The wife of Labour leader Keir Starmer works for NHS and went to a Taylor Swift concert with the incoming prime minister – but why was she compared to Kate Middleton? Photo: Reuters

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’.

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