Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
E
The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system | Editorial
Having ordered a public inquiry, it is right that ministers are taking its ideas about managing risks seriously It is two years th…
E
UK Labour braces for member backlash over Burnham coronation
Andy Burnham is set to become UK prime minister next month without a leadership contest, a move risking internal division that cou…
E
EU commission travels to Afghanistan. Who, what, when?
The European Commission apparently has no clue that one of its senior officials went to Afghanistan in January to meet with the Ta…
E
Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and divis…
E
Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'
Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".
E
Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 The UK g…
E
How Labour diverted billions from NHS services to appease Trump – The Latest
The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal a…
E
Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’
Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governor The standards watchdog has …
E
Ireland’s EU presidency already under pressure – how long can Europe resist sanctioning Russian alumina plant?
As Zelensky publicly rebuked the role of European companies like a Russian-owned alumina refinery on Irish soil, Dublin assumes th…
E
The cash convoy case that could be Orbán’s smoking gun, and Magyar’s deputy is getting ever more popular (81 days since the elections)
In a political week that saw a Budapest Pride march without bans, a speaker cutting off her own prime minister mid-rant and Fidesz…
E
Ukrainians no longer need expensive Western missiles to blow up bridges in Russian occupied territories (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,589)
Telegram posts and satellite images reveal a cat‑and‑mouse war of sabotage and improvisation, with Ukrainian planners timing bridg…
E
Keir Starmer’s on the pitch, he thinks it’s all over … Well, it will be soon | John Crace
Just before being kicked out of No 10, the PM is dreaming of lifting the World Cup for a nation – and political immortality The dr…
E
Britain's apology for the scandal of forced adoption can never heal the pain for people like me | David Batty
An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. I was one of them After …
E
Europe is boiling — and the far right is turning air conditioning into a culture war
Instead of asking how Europe should adapt to a changing climate, some politicians have found another opportunity to wage a stale c…
E
Charities back politician's call for rabbit pet training despite 'hare-brained' criticism
Mike Hedges said people should be restricted from being owners until "they understand the needs of rabbits".
E
Controversy-hit Frontex may get powers to deport people from one non-EU state to another
Last year, Frontex contracted out €163m on return operations to eTravel SA, a Poland-based company. The agency's budget and powers…
E
EU pours cash and trade perks into Armenia as critics decry political meddling
Suppressing political opponents in the lead-up to last month's elections, Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan has accrued some enemies at ho…
E
Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay
Keir Mather and Virginia McVea’s claims follow decision by Maritime and Coastguard Agency to reject worker status of coastguard re…
E
Labour unprepared for government, admits ex-PM aide McSweeney
Keir Starmer's former chief of staff has admitted Labour entered government without a plan to deliver rapid change, warning that t…
E
Ministers call for better tracking of teenagers at risk of dropping out of work or training in England
Councils and schools urged to do more as figures show there is no information on whereabouts of 32,100 ‘Neets’ Business live – lat…
E
Is Starmer deliberately leaving a mess for Burnham? – podcast
Keir Starmer has been accused of leaving Andy Burnham with a £4.7bn black hole in defence funding. The government announced on Tue…
E
Labour failed to prepare for power, admits PM's former top aide
In his first-ever interview, Morgan McSweeney tells the BBC the party did not deliver quickly enough in office.
E
Burnham meets trade union leaders in bid to shore up support
Andy Burnham's possible chancellor could be among the conversations between unions and the prospective prime minister.
E
President Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer
Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer