What’s at stake in the 2024 European Union elections
The vote takes place from June 6-9. Initial results can only be revealed on the evening of June 9, once polling stations have closed in all member states. A polling …
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UK election 2024: why immigration is a major issue
In 2010, Conservative then-prime minister David Cameron pledged to bring net migration back to tens of thousands a year, a target he never came close to reaching. Ending the free …
Brexiteer Nigel Farage hit by milkshake as he kicks off UK election campaign
Earlier, crowds had jostled for position on balconies, staircases and bridges on Clacton pier to get a glimpse of Farage as if he were a rock star. Long a thorn …
Pro Brexit anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage to run in UK election
Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage stepped back into front-line British politics on Monday, announcing he will take the helm of the right-wing party Reform UK and run for parliament in …
UK election 2024: Keir Starmer is often called dull – but he might be Britain’s next prime minister
“A vote for Labour is a vote for stability – economic and political,” Starmer said after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the election on Wednesday. Keir Starmer with his wife …
UK election: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hit campaign trail as race for 10 Downing Street begins
“I can’t for the life of me imagine why he has done this,” former Tory MP Matthew Parris wrote in The Times newspaper. “Rishi Sunak surely cannot believe the Conservatives …
UK election 2024: Labour Party finally has the contest it craves, but traps lie in wait
Analyses suggest Starmer needs to improve Labour’s performance by 125 seats over former leader Jeremy Corbyn – more than double the challenge standing between Tony Blair and a majority for …
Is Shein lining up Sajid Javid for key role after London listing?
Not long after The Very Group named ex-government minister Nadhim Zahawi as its Chairman, now it seems that Shein might be talking to another former minister about a role as …
Ambitious India-UK trade deal could be on hold amid political uncertainty over Sunak’s losses in local polls
“It is more likely that this [trade deal] will be concluded after the general election,” he said of the agreement hailed as a shot in the arm for trade between …
Opinion | West must bridge its internal divides or risk becoming irrelevant
In assessing the status quo, the chances of the West maintaining its role in the world, regardless of the challenges posed by external factors, do not look bright. This is …