January
Starmer leads European pushback against ‘troll’ Musk
The leaders of Germany, France and the UK have all railed gainst the increasingly punchy political interventions from the X owner and Donald Trump confidant.
December 2024
‘Authentic’ Jeremy Clarkson tops polls in disaffected, desperate UK
His shift from Top Gear cars to Diddly Squat cows has so enhanced Clarkson’s everyman appeal that people are asking if a political future beckons.
November 2024
Why Musk’s barbs are more blows for Starmer
Britain’s PM lurches from one self-inflicted mini-crisis to the next. He might say he’s playing a long game, but is he digging a hole too deep to climb out of?
Britain’s first black party leader is an anti-woke warrior
Kemi Badenoch won the protracted Conservative Party leadership contest, and has until 2029 to craft a pitch to defeat Labour.
October 2024
For a politician, Boris Johnson makes a very good journalist
‘Unleashed’ is a disarmingly self-deprecating tale of an eventful British decade. His observations aren’t always reliable, but they’re sharp and illuminating.
British PM stumps up for Taylor Swift tickets after donations furore
With his popularity in freefall, Keir Starmer has tried to make amends for his freebie frenzy by paying back $12,000 worth of gifts out of his own pocket.
‘Do you miss me yet?’ Britain’s zany ex-PMs back on centre stage
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss return to the limelight, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s travails leave Tories daring to dream of a swift resurrection.
September 2024
Why Britain’s PM faces political firefights on all fronts
A combination of bad politics and unpopular policy has left Sir Keir Starmer on the back foot. And there isn’t even a Tory opponent who can lead the attack.
Starmer calls for return of ‘sausages’ from Gaza in conference gaffe
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer misread his script – which called for the return of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 last year.
July 2024
Fixing broken Britain needs ‘tough decisions’, Starmer warns
The new prime minister held a cabinet meeting on Saturday to kickstart his bid to resuscitate the country’s ailing public services and tight finances.
How Angela Rayner became one of Britain’s most powerful women
She grew up in dire poverty caring for a sick mother on a council estate. But Angela Rayner’s drive to succeed propelled her to the top of the Labour Party.
‘We will fight until you believe again’: Starmer vows to fix Britain
Keir Starmer has officially become the UK’s new prime minister after a landslide victory in the polls and says he will lead a government focused on public service.
Gaza backlash and other key lessons from UK’s election
Gaza has shaken up the left, populism is shaking up the right. Labour’s majority is less secure than it seems, but Keir Starmer’s dullness could be an asset.
Labour set for landslide win as UK votes
Britons began casting their ballots, as opinion polls suggest a Labour win of historic proportions. But the many tight three-way contests could still deliver a surprise.
How will Keir Starmer change the UK?
As a Labour government gets set to take the reins after 14 years of Conservative rule, what will Starmer do with power in his first 100 days and beyond?
Why angry Britain will this week finally dump the Tories
Five PMs, five elections and a three-ring circus: over 14 years, the Conservative government sowed the seeds of its own downfall – and leaves a mixed legacy.
June 2024
With nothing left to lose, Sunak goes on the attack
A sharper-sounding prime minister is betting that sowing fear might save the Tory furniture even if it can’t prevent an election loss.
AUKUS safe under Labour: next UK minister for Australia
Australian-born Catherine West, who will be minister for Asia and the Pacific if Labour wins the election, rejects Tory claims the subs deal is at risk.
UK’s likely next PM copies Albanese election playbook
Labour leader Keir Starmer unveiled a policy manifesto containing almost no new policies, confirming just a handful of tax tweaks if his party is elected on July 4.
UK, European centre-right parties rush to woo their radical rivals
British and European centre-right parties are frantically courting the resurgent radical right, in a move that portends a potential reshaping of the conservative side of politics.