UK politics
Analysis
Elon Musk
How Elon Musk put a decades-old UK sex abuse scandal back on agenda
In a series of vitriolic posts, the tech mogul has falsely accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Labour MPs of enabling Britain’s grooming gangs, a decade-old scandal involving a series of child sex abuse cases.
- by Rob Harris
Latest
Liz Truss threatens Keir Starmer with legal action over claims she ‘crashed the economy’
The letter states that the request “is made in the context of the basic levels of civility which is due between senior politicians”.
- by Rob Harris
Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage, calls on him to quit as Reform party leader
Musk has repeatedly posted on X about UK politics since Labour was elected in July. Now the billionaire thinks Nigel Farage should step down.
- by Rob Harris
Musk ready to offer up to $158m to help Nigel Farage become a political force in Britain
Nigel Farage has acknowledged rumours that the tech billionaire is considering a multimillion-pound donation to his populist Reform UK party.
- by Tony Diver
Two million Brits already want another election. Even the PM says he’s not surprised
Keir Starmer, who won July’s general election in a landslide, has suffered the biggest fall in approval ratings of any prime minister in the modern era.
- by Rob Harris
Tories install Kemi Badenoch as first black leader of Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch will become the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, vowing to return the once dominant party to its founding principles to win back voters who handed the Conservatives their worst election defeat in July.
- by Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill
British MPs vote to abolish ‘indefensible’ hereditary rights in the House of Lords
The Labour Party government says the decision will complete a long-stalled reform of parliament’s upper chamber and remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic.
- by Jill Lawless
Tony Abbott and Liz Truss team up to fight ‘net zero mind virus’
The two former prime ministers, both drummed out of office by their peers, found they had much to agree on – including their relatively short tenures in the top job.
- by Michael Koziol
Exclusive
Keir Starmer
‘Freebies’ scandal forces UK PM Starmer to scrap Australia visit
Work was under way in Canberra to host newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer following the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Samoa in two weeks’ time.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Liberal Party
Without dumping its cult of has-been leaders, Victoria’s Liberals don’t stand a chance
After barely four years in government this century, something needs to change within the Victorian Liberal Party, starting with the way its leadership is decided.
- by Tim Smith
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