Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Ann Widdecombe: Brexit-backing, animal-loving Strictly star
A leading figure on the right of British politics who reinvented herself as a reality TV star.
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Podcast | What's keeping NATO together and what's pulling it apart?
With the escalation of the war in Ukraine, the deteriorating EU-US relationship, and the unstable situation in the Middle East, wh…
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Where in Europe are scaleup companies performing best?
Europe's startup landscape is changing fast. Scaleups are driving jobs and innovation across the EU, but which countries and indus…
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Here’s how Andy Burnham can finance a reindustrialised Britain – without doing a Liz Truss | Larry Elliott
Britain’s PM-in-waiting is right that the country has been failed by 40 years of neoliberalism. There will be obstacles, but he mu…
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Watch: The brand new European crypto regulations that global companies could potentially bypass
The EU just built a massive financial fortress to tame the wild part of the market. Brussels wanted to replace a chaotic patchwork…
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Newsletter: Money talks, but first listen to Lagarde
In today's newsletter: An exclusive interview with EBC President Christine Lagarde, the Spanish proposal of €850 billion of EU com…
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UK police probe £500k Reform UK donations amid Farage scrutiny
The Metropolitan Police are investigating more than £500,000 in donations to Reform UK, adding to a web of financial controversies…
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Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe dies at 78
Ann Widdecombe became a dominant pro-Brexit voice later in her career.
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Prominent Eurosceptic and Brexit MEP Ann Widdecombe dies aged 78
Ann Widdecombe, a hardline Eurosceptic who helped drive the UK out of the European Union as a Brexit Party MEP, has died at 78, cl…
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EU countries rush to avoid disastrous revision of Russian oil price cap
If ambassadors fail to agree on the sanctions by 15 July, the price cap on Russian oil will be automatically revised, going all th…
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Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI
Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolution Chancellor Rachel Ree…
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A bin, two foxes and a mystic: the candidates fighting Clacton
The full list of candidates who have declared they intend to fight the Clacton by-election.
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Police probe £500,000 Reform UK donation over impermissible donor claims
A police investigation into whether Reform UK disguised the true source of £500,000 threatens to deepen financial scrutiny of the …
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Burnham Gaza apology aims to repair Labour's fractured coalition
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s initial response to the Gaza conflict, an attempt to stabilise the party's fractured elec…
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Burnham on course to become next UK PM with 322 Labour MPs backing him in first vote
If Burnham reaches at least 323 nominations then it would no longer be mathematically possible for another challenger to get the 8…
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Keir Starmer may award resignation honours when he leaves No 10
Outgoing PM not ruled out drawing up honours list when he stands down in just over 10 days time, despite previously opposing it Ke…
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Labour MPs to rebel on party funding reforms and demand total crypto ban
Exclusive: Call for ministers to tighten bill amid Nigel Farage funding controversies Labour MPs are to rebel next week over the g…
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German politicians seek to tweak EV subsidy despite low Chinese uptake
German lawmakers are pushing to restrict a €3bn electric vehicle subsidy to European brands, a politically driven move that risks …
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Burnham apologises for Labour's initial response to Gaza war
Burnham, along other with Labour figures, had called for a ceasefire by late October 2023 - putting him at odds with Sir Keir Star…
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The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s crypto cash: accountability is not a conspiracy | Editorial
Reform UK presents itself as the people’s voice while opaque digital wealth flows around it. That makes transparency a democratic …
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What a week for Daddy Nige and his dysfunctional Reform family
From Posh George Cottrell to Honest Bob Jenrick and disciple-in-chief Dicky Tice, Farage really does know how to pick ’em We need …
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Reform byelection campaign risks a replay of the Johnson error
In triggering an entirely optional byelection, Nigel Farage has given opponents weeks to repeat the claims about his finances To s…
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Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s byelection announcement – cartoon
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George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as ‘daddy’, says ex-Reform candidate
Exclusive: Questions grow over convicted fraudster’s role in Reform UK as party says he has never held official position Why is Fa…