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Western leaders head to Kyiv to demand Putin agrees ceasefire

Western leaders head to Kyiv to demand Putin agrees ceasefire

Starmer, Macron, Tusk and Merz join Donald Trump’s call for a 30-day Ukraine war truce.

May 9, 2025 11:30 pm CET
Starmer wins Trump deal race

Starmer wins Trump deal race

May 9, 2025 1:00 pm CET
Germany’s Merz thinks US-UK trade deal is ‘good way forward’
UK slaps new sanctions on Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’
US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax
How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue
EU says British war on newts could violate Brexit deal
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Trump says he wants to meet ‘so fantastic’ von der Leyen

U.S. president thinks the EU was set up to “screw” America ― but suddenly seems to like its boss.

May 8, 2025 7:57 pm CET

Trump unveils UK deal — with relief for cars and steel

The narrow deal slashes additional 25 percent tariffs on the U.K.’s automotive, steel and aluminum sectors imposed in early April.

May 8, 2025 5:29 pm CET

Trump unveils UK trade deal

The deal is the first to be announced during the 90-day pause on Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs announced last month.

May 8, 2025 12:42 pm CET

Donald Trump is bigger threat to UK than terrorists, some Brits think

Almost a quarter of Brits thought the U.S. president is the biggest risk to national security — second only to Russia.

May 8, 2025 12:40 pm CET

How Macron is playing hardball as Starmer strives for EU reset

While the French and the British have been working hand-in-hand on Ukraine, behind the scenes things haven’t been so harmonious.

May 8, 2025 4:23 am CET

How Britain lost respect for its veterans

Former service personnel who have seen the treatment of veterans in America think the U.K. could learn something — and make up for successive broken promises.

May 8, 2025 4:01 am CET

PMQs: Badenoch misses open goal on India trade deal

The Tory leader opted not to press her party’s attacks on the British-India trade deal and instead attacked Keir Starmer on winter fuel and net zero.

May 7, 2025 2:21 pm CET

Blow to UK clean power goals as major wind project shelved

The Hornsea 4 project secured government backing at the end of 2024.

May 7, 2025 10:45 am CET

Starmer plan challenged by Red Wall MPs

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy preview how the day will play out in British politics. As the fallout continues to grow following the local …

May 7, 2025 9:51 am CET

UK and India clinch trade deal after three years of talks

It’s the most valuable trade deal the U.K. has struck since Brexit — but a migration row is already in flow.

May 6, 2025 3:24 pm CET

Starmer’s Reform funk

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy preview how the day will play out in British politics. As Westminster gets back to work after last Thursday’s …

May 6, 2025 9:45 am CET

It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.

May 5, 2025 4:22 am CET
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India’s trade chief returns to London as Delhi closes in on UK deal

The two countries have entered the final stages of negotiations.

May 2, 2025 6:47 pm CET

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

A fragmented political landscape and disillusionment among voters could help Reform UK emulate right-wing populist successes in Europe and the U.S. 

May 2, 2025 6:05 pm CET

Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels

Tribunal rules U.K. ban on catching snakey fish is based on good science.

May 2, 2025 2:33 pm CET

Results special: What changes after Nigel Farage’s big night?

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy have a Friday episode to take stock of the by-election, mayoral and local election results so far. Sam’s pulled …

May 2, 2025 9:15 am CET

Reform UK snatch Labour safe seat – and terrify Tories

“We are now the opposition party in the U.K. to Labour, and the Tories are a waste of space,” Farage said — as he racked up hundreds of council wins.

May 2, 2025 7:53 am CET

Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have been trying to persuade Trump that Russia is a less than reliable negotiating partner.

May 2, 2025 4:01 am CET

How will Carney take on Trump?

One hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency and he’s already swung another election. How will Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, emboldened by his victory at the …

May 1, 2025 5:00 am CET

UK local elections 2025: How to watch like a pro

Swot up on the local votes that could have massive ramifications in Westminster — and deal a boost to right-wing populist Nigel Farage.

May 1, 2025 4:37 am CET

Want to grab Trump’s attention? Europe’s politicians try Newsmax

The pro-MAGA outlet and its contemporaries are an awkward match for stolid, center-left ministers like those in Britain.

May 1, 2025 4:01 am CET

Brits’ distaste for hormone-fed beef is ‘unscientific,’ says Canadian ambassador

High Commissioner Ralph Goodale also said the 245 percent tariffs U.K. cheesemakers face in Canada is due to a “Brexit screw up.”

April 30, 2025 11:00 pm CET

PMQs: Starmer beats Badenoch on grooming gangs

The final joust before Thursday’s local elections saw a subject as distressing as child sexual abuse reduced to political back and forth.

April 30, 2025 2:21 pm CET

Trump or Carney – will Starmer have to choose?

The morning political podcast which gives you all need for the day ahead in 20 minutes, usually with Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy. But, …

April 29, 2025 9:23 am CET
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