Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge
Public figures sign open letter calling for scheme to be moved from Home Office to independent body UK politics live – latest upda…
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Who's in Keir Starmer's cabinet?
An in-depth look at which Labour MPs are currently serving in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet.
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Editors’ Choice: FCAS without jets will never get off the ground
What use is the Combat Air System without the crucial fighter jets?
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Defence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safe
Ex-Defence Secretary John Healey has said the defence investment plan is "well short of what is required".
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EU countries split on whether to go it alone or unite on US drug pricing
Five EU countries mount coordinated pushback to Trump's drug pricing threats
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Athens signals support for EU-wide push on medicines access and pricing [Advocacy Lab]
Five EU governments are pressing for closer coordination on drug pricing and reimbursement as cost and supply pressures mount
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What we found out in Starmer's BBC interview
It has been a turbulent week for PM, after defence minister John Healey resigned.
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EU sanctions scare jolted FIDE into ousting Russian chess federation
The Swiss-based FIDE has been accused of dragging out Russia's suspension after the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an internation…
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G7 in Evian: Macron uses ‘middle powers’ summit to toughen EU line on China
French president Emmanuel Macron has invited leaders of the world's so-called 'middle powers' to a G7 summit that starts on Monday…
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Healey showdown raises fresh questions over Starmer-Reeves power dynamic
Former defence secretary’s accusation, that PM lacks impetus and is easily swayed by chancellor’s demands, is familiar territory O…
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Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat | Marina Hyde
More resignations, more possible leadership challenges and dubious ‘sources’ – the PM has lost control of his own political agenda…
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EU eyeing two-tier structure for AI gigafactories, insiders say
Commission push for AI compute hubs is taking on a more distributed shape
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Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka might fall to Russia before end of summer (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,569)
With Moscow’s troops close to closing a pincer around Kostiantynivka while Kyiv’s drones gnaw at Russia’s land corridor to Crimea,…
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Spanish court opens new Zapatero probe over €1.3m jewellery haul
The former prime minister was already under investigastion over an alleged influence-peddling and money-laundering network
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Watering down EU carbon market will backfire with higher costs, councils warn
The Dutch Scientific Climate Council led the appeal, after member states including Italy and Poland began pushing for concessions …
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Listen: Why does Europe suffer more than America from the same inflation?
In the US, inflation is just as high as it is in the European Union — if not higher. Yet it seems to be hurting the American econo…
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‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit
PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as him UK politics live – latest upda…
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Reeves grudgingly resorts to departmental salami slicing to fund UK defence budget
Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing When Keir Starmer w…
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Starmer 'not going to walk away' from leadership
The prime minister tells the BBC's Chris Mason it is his "duty" to carry on as prime minister
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Commission proposes CAP changes to support farmers hit by fertiliser costs
EU countries will be allowed to use unspent rural development funds to improve farm liquidity
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I have a duty to stay on, says PM as he justifies defence spending
Sir Keir Starmer argues he has made "hard-edged" decisions, one day after his defence secretary quit in a row over money.
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Troubles' legacy bill 'unfit for purpose' says ex-minister
Al Carns cited his opposition to the bill as one of the reasons why he quit the government on Thursday.
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Georgieva: Europeans must invest 'together'
European economic conditions "have worsened," International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, as the IMF …
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Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO: the capitalist space revolution begins
World’s biggest IPO: Elon Musk wants to raise $75bn for SpaceX, making him Earth’s first trillionaire, as Rainer Zitelmann explain…