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Donald Trump is a bigger threat to UK than terrorists, poll says

Donald Trump is a bigger threat to UK than terrorists, poll says

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
UK tries to hose down fears about India trade deal
Labour’s ‘influencer’ MPs rile up the old guard
Come back, Boris? Routed Tories pine for a winning formula
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset
Shocked by the Farage surge? You haven’t been paying attention
Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?
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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

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

MPs set to vote on decriminalizing abortion in England

Two U.K. Labour MPs are drawing up amendments on the divisive issue that will likely be considered by the House of Commons this summer.

May 1, 2025 4:00 am CET

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is about to face the hard part: Being in charge

The populist party could hold its first reins of power after Thursday’s local elections. So what will it actually do? POLITICO went on a mission to find out.

April 29, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

April 28, 2025 2:51 pm CET

Nigel Farage wants to be ‘like Barack Obama’ as he eyes PM job ahead of local elections

Obama formally removed around 3 million noncitizens from the United States while president.

April 27, 2025 6:56 pm CET

Keir Starmer bets on green patriotism to beat fossil fuels — and Farage

The U.K. government wants to “take back control” of energy supply — but is it swapping one dependence for another?

April 25, 2025 4:32 pm CET

The jaded English town where Nigel Farage could hammer Labour

Westminster is champing at the bit to see if Reform UK wins a crucial by-election against Labour next week. Locals are indifferent.

April 25, 2025 4:00 am CET

A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very …

April 25, 2025 4:00 am CET

Top Tory: Conservatives and Reform need to come together to fight the left

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen tells POLITICO a “coming together in some form” would be “best thing for the country” if the two parties keep splitting the right.

April 24, 2025 5:55 pm CET

Britain’s Tories brace for another electoral disaster

Local elections pose a steep test for the Conservative leadership of Kemi Badenoch, despite wide disapproval of the Labour government.

April 24, 2025 4:01 am CET
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UK Greens spy their chance as Labour freaks out about Farage

The left-wing outfit hopes to scoop up disillusioned former Labour voters in next month’s local elections.

April 22, 2025 4:01 am CET

Thousands of British oil workers are set to lose their jobs. No one has told them.

Government advisers north and south of the border worry workers are being failed by shifting policies and poor communication.

April 17, 2025 4:40 am CET

The big unanswered questions from Keir Starmer’s British Steel takeover

How far is Labour willing to go to prop up Britain’s struggling industries? And will it be enough to see off the Farage threat?

April 15, 2025 8:07 pm CET

Keir Starmer’s massive majority brings problems of its own

Labour seems unified in public, but a division is emerging between MPs representing what they see as its core voters, and those from towns the party is newly courting.

April 14, 2025 4:01 am CET

Britain’s MPs back powers to take control of British Steel

Dramatic intervention follows tense standoff with Chinese firm Jingye, British Steel’s owner.

April 12, 2025 5:08 pm CET

Britain plots state control of a flailing steelmaker. Here’s why.

U.K. lawmakers are set to debate emergency legislation that would give ministers power to direct the Chinese-owned Scunthorpe site.

April 11, 2025 7:44 pm CET

Britain’s lawmakers are obsessing about European courts … again

Feeling the heat on immigration, now even center-left Labour MPs want to close “legal loopholes” relating to the European Convention on Human Rights.

April 10, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump’s giving Putin ‘far too much,’ says UK ally Nigel Farage

Reform UK leader says any Ukraine peace deal has to be “equitable.”

March 28, 2025 11:11 am CET

How Nigel Farage could smash open Britain’s electoral system

He’s an unlikely pin-up for electoral reform campaigners — but a 2029 surge that’s not matched by House of Commons seats could see Farage turn up the heat on a “rigged” system.

March 21, 2025 4:00 am CET

Badenoch v Farage: I’m a Celeb slapdown

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics. As Kemi Badenoch launches her local election campaign, is …

March 20, 2025 9:30 am CET

Why sh*t’s about to get real for Keir Starmer

A flurry of crucial policy reviews on areas that could define the U.K. prime minister’s government are coming due. POLITICO has you covered.

March 13, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK finance watchdogs drop DEI drive amid Trump backlash

The PRA and FCA will no longer bring forward proposals to require City of London firms to set diversity targets.

March 12, 2025 1:00 pm CET
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