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China says Prince Andrew spy scandal is just a smear
Chinese Embassy in London says overseas influence arm is ‘above-board and beyond reproach.’
Prince Andrew spy scandal rocks British establishment
Chinese ‘spy’ linked to Prince Andrew is ‘tip of the iceberg’
What really happens when MPs vote with their conscience?
Inside the Downing Street spin room
Britain revives Chinese ties after Trump victory
Oxford University’s China dilemma
Starmer to meet Xi for ‘pragmatic’ talks
The meeting, set for Monday at the G20, comes as London tries to defrost relations with Beijing.
Is Donald Trump about to wreck Brexit?
The U.S. president-elect’s return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity.
Britain’s hunt for a Trump whisperer
The U.K.’s center-left government reckons it’s made friends with Donald Trump. Now it just has to keep things that way.
UK’s Keir Starmer suffers historic drop in approval ratings
The prime minister’s approval rating takes a 49-point tumble just months after a landslide election victory in July.
Keir Starmer plays fast and loose with public trust in UK budget
Wriggling on tax and public spending promises is a big risk for Britain’s new leader soon after coming to office.
UK’s David Lammy is in China — just don’t call it a reset
The new Labour government’s attitude toward Beijing seems in contrast to that of its Conservative predecessors.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China
Trip to Beijing on Oct. 18 follows Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to ‘challenge’ China on areas of disagreement.
UK ‘looking at’ sanctions for ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers
Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned ‘abhorrent comments’ from ministers as he called on Israel to limit civilian casualties.
David Cameron planned UK sanctions on ‘extreme’ Israeli ministers
Former foreign secretary says proposals to target Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir were derailed by the U.K.’s general election.
Everyone Boris Johnson throws under the bus to sell his new book
The former prime minister has axes to grind with political foes, world leaders — and even the Great British public.
The pointless battle for the Tory crown
The ghost of Margaret Thatcher continued to haunt the Conservatives as an irrelevant beauty pageant played out in Birmingham.
Macron tried to punish me for Brexit, Boris Johnson complains
Former British prime minister says Macron “would not hesitate to put his Cuban-heeled bootee into Brexit Britain.”
FS policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference
The party is licking its wounds from a gargantuan defeat at the U.K.’s general election in July, and it still doesn’t have a leader. So this year’s …
When UK party conferences go wrong
Despite the best efforts of party bigwigs, Britain’s annual gatherings of political animals frequently descend into chaos.
Britain and France plan new military agreement
New U.K. government launches charm offensive — including a reboot of the Lancaster House Agreement.
Putin threatens war as Western allies near deal on missile strikes in Russia
White House summit on Friday could grant Ukraine new powers to strike Russia’s military bases.
The brave 4 who think they can save Britain’s terminal Tory party
Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.
David Cameron’s barefoot warrior bids for glory in California
Britain’s disrupter-in-chief and Trump admirer now has his eye on the Golden State’s governor’s mansion.
Steve Hilton, the British ex-Fox News host, wants to run for California governor
Hilton has supported Trump, but he’s also leaned into his own brand of “positive populism.”
Cocaine, Jeffrey Epstein and a dead elephant: Royals behaving badly vex Europe’s leaders
Monarchies endure while repeated scandals trigger embarrassment for top politicians.
9 times politicians reached for Ozempic — or more trad diets
From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.
7 times UK politicians’ holidays were totally ruined
Keir Starmer’s just the latest prime minister to kill off his vacation plans.
A paradise for corruption: Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret
The British Virgin Islands mix fun in the sun with dark money. Will the UK’s new Labour government act?
Migration keeps derailing British leaders
As the dust settles on days of far-right rioting, the issue seems inescapable for Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer.