Keir Starmer brushes off rising mortgage rates — blaming them on the banks
SIR Keir Starmer yesterday brushed off rising mortgage rates, blaming banks’ “individual decisions”.The PM said he was not to blame for post-Budget hikes in mortgage…
Labor is hopeful, Conservatives morose on U.K.’s election day
LONDON — British voters were picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election widely expected to bring the Labor Party to power against a gloomy…
Trans+ people react to Keir Starmer backing sports ban
“Sick”, “upset” and “discriminated against” are just some of the words trans+ people used to describe how they are feeling after Sir Keir Starmer became…
‘Shitshow!’ Britain’s potty-mouthed parliament
MPs are increasingly deploying curses and profanity in the House of Commons. Source link
Keir Starmer pitches for summit with Joe Biden ahead of 2024 elections – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — He’s embraced Bidenomics. Now, U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to meet…
A billionaire at COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s the first Sunday of the COP28 climate conference. The temperature is 30C. Under the Dubai sun, a billionaire is…
Europe’s most ‘rizz’ politicians, ranked – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Zoya Sheftalovich is POLITICO’s Global Playbook editor. How do you do, fellow kids? Oxford’s…
Meet Europe’s biggest loser in the war on cars – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. It looked like group therapy. One late summer day, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of…
Scottish Labour dares to dream again after thumping Rutherglen by-election win – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — “There is no part of this country where Labour can’t win,” Scottish…
After Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer union – POLITICO
LONDON — It was the gleaming smiles and mutual backslapping of two 40-something banker bros which signalled a new era of U.K.-EU relations. British Prime Minister…
UK Labour leader puts the world to rights – POLITICO
In this inaugural episode of POLITICO’s new global podcast Power Play, host Anne McElvoy talks to the man who hopes to be Britain’s next prime…
King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — In a ceremony of pageantry, quirks and ancient tradition, King Charles III,…
Rishi Sunak picks his way through budget minefield – POLITICO
LONDON — “Better than the last guy” might not be quite the tagline every world leader hopes for. It could yet be Rishi Sunak’s winning…
BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The BBC faces a spiraling revolt of its top sporting presenters amid a row…
How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand Brexit bargain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was clear when Boris Johnson was forced from Downing Street that…
Rishi Sunak braces for biggest UK strike in 12 years – POLITICO
LONDON — Public sector workers on strike, the cost-of-living climbing, and a government on the ropes. “It’s hard to miss the parallels” between the infamous…