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PM Says 'Sticking With The Status Quo Not Good Enough' On EU
PM Says "Sticking With The Status Quo Not Good Enough" On EU
Foreign affairs
The Prime Minister has said that Britain must be open to closer ties with the European Union and that "sticking with the status quo is not good enough".
Andy Burnham Says Brexit Result Was Legitimate Despite Russian Interference
Brexit
Andy Burnham Says Brexit Result Was Legitimate Despite Russian Interference
The Risks Of Burnham's EU Push
Foreign affairs
The Risks Of Burnham's EU Push
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Trade Unions Call On Burnham To End 'Military Collaboration' With Saudi Arabia
Foreign affairs
Trade Unions Call On Burnham To End "Military Collaboration" With Saudi Arabia
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Foreign affairs
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
Foreign affairs
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
Opinion
By granting Ratko Mladić a state funeral, Serbia has turned a grave into a shrine
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Helic
By granting Ratko Mladić a state funeral, Serbia has turned a grave into a shrine
A fourfold increase in overseas arrests of Britons for drug offences in the last three years should alarm us all
Foreign affairs
By Stephen Doughty MP
A fourfold increase in overseas arrests of Britons for drug offences in the last three years should alarm us all
No choice but childhood Partner content
Health
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
No choice but childhood
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Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Political parties
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
By Jules Walkden
Political parties
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Political parties
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Transport
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
By Luke Tryl
Political parties
Lucy Rigby: talent, ambition and making finance fairer Partner content
Lucy Rigby: talent, ambition and making finance fairer
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Economy
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Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Ed Miliband has landed a Great Office of State – not as Chancellor but as the new Foreign Secretary. He talks to Sienna Rodgers about why Keir Starmer had to go, how Andy Burnham is resetting the culture in government and his approach of ‘resilient idealism’ to the new job
Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Foreign affairs
Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Diplomacy is having a lean period as wars rage on, but it has found a star in Hiroshi Suzuki. Japan’s ambassador to the UK tells Ben Gartside about his love of the UK, the power of social media and travels with his stuffed toy
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign affairs
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry tells Sienna Rodgers Labour needs ‘bold and brave and open leadership’ – from radicalism at home to the EU reset and British soft power around the world
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A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
Foreign affairs
By Tom Brufatto
A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
As Andy Burnham’s honeymoon summer draws to a close, Labour MPs are staring down the barrel of some truly perilous fiscal choices in the coming weeks.
Britain's support for global education funds is more vital than ever – it must be maintained
Foreign affairs
By Bambos Charalambous MP and Rachel Gilmour MP
Britain's support for global education funds is more vital than ever – it must be maintained
Swingeing cuts to overseas aid have put the education of the world’s poorest children at risk. UK support for the Global Partnership for Education, to be decided in the coming days, will mitigate some of that risk and must be maintained.
Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
Environment
By Graeme Downie MP
Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
Anyone who has watched the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm will know that farming is undergoing a technological revolution
UK To Officially Recognise Israel's Occupation Of West Bank As Unlawful
Foreign affairs
UK To Officially Recognise Israel's Occupation Of West Bank As Unlawful
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told MPs the UK will treat Israel's occupation of the West Bank as unlawful under international law, saying that the government will take a "new approach" to dealing with the state.
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Back in January 2017, I accompanied Theresa May to the White House to meet Donald Trump. She was the first foreign leader through the door after his surprise election victory.
Burnham's analysis is right – but Manchesterism must also be applied beyond UK borders
Foreign affairs
By Tom Delamere
Burnham's analysis is right – but Manchesterism must also be applied beyond UK borders
As a fellow Scouse Catholic (and Evertonian too) the social structures that shaped Burnham’s "Manchesterism” shaped my path into international development.
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Environment
By Pippa Heylings MP and Rep Maxine Dexter
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic are dealing with the worsening consequences of climate change.
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
Foreign affairs
By Libby Smith
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
For the first time in almost three decades, a Labour Prime Minister is chairing Cabinet without a dedicated minister – or secretary of state – for international development sitting at the table. The significance of this is not administrative; it is political.
Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Foreign affairs
Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Exclusive: Labour peer Maurice Glasman wrote and recorded a song dedicated to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, in support of his exiled dynasty returning to power.
Green Party Manchester Mayoral Candidate Pledges To Twin Manchester With Palestinian City Of Ramallah
Foreign affairs
Green Party Manchester Mayoral Candidate Pledges To Twin Manchester With Palestinian City Of Ramallah
Exclusive: The Green Party candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election will pledge to twin Greater Manchester with Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine, if she wins the contest.
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
Foreign affairs
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: the Golden Arches Theory
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Foreign affairs
By Barry Gardiner MP and Prof Tim Clack
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Too often, political debate about migration begins with a boat, a border crossing or an asylum claim.
Another genocidal massacre is about to happen in Sudan. Andy Burnham can't say he wasn't warned
Foreign affairs
By Mohannad Taha
Another genocidal massacre is about to happen in Sudan. Andy Burnham can't say he wasn't warned
Our incoming prime minister says the global picture is darkening. He's right. But nowhere is that picture as dark as the humanitarian crisis that is Sudan.
How Will Andy Burnham’s First Months On The World Stage Play Out?
Foreign affairs
How Will Andy Burnham’s First Months On The World Stage Play Out?
Britain’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has put domestic issues at the heart of his agenda – but, as his soon-to-be predecessor Keir Starmer has found, the world stage is always calling.
The Foreign Office Is Leaderless Amid A Restructuring – And What's The Strategy?
Foreign affairs
The Foreign Office Is Leaderless Amid A Restructuring – And What's The Strategy?
The FCDO has been left leaderless in the middle of a restructuring. Both the planned cuts and the department as a whole are accused of lacking strategy. Ros Taylor reports
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Communities
By Baroness Helic
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Early this morning, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup journey ended with defeat to the United States. Today, its players begin the journey home.
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
Foreign affairs
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
A cross-party group of 75 MPs has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to sanction Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin over the alleged torture of Palestinian civilians.
Defence investment matters - but so does our strategy
Foreign affairs
By Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Defence investment matters - but so does our strategy
We are living in an incredibly unstable world, with decades-old global norms and institutions crumbling and serious threats to our own security.
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Chapman
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Aid spending has its critics. It always has, not helped by a decade or more of politicians being unclear on the case for it. Some say it doesn’t work, and nothing gets any better.
Trump’s Iran war has changed geopolitics – but not in the way that he and Netanyahu had hoped
Foreign affairs
By Lord Ricketts
Trump’s Iran war has changed geopolitics – but not in the way that he and Netanyahu had hoped
Wars are much easier to start than to end. That is a hard truth, which a generation of politicians and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic learned from our wars of choice in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Culture
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Launched with fanfare but sinking without trace, the Soft Power Council appears to be an object lesson in how the UK fails to leverage its cultural, sporting and educational assets, reports Ben Gartside
Maritime Chokepoints: It Could Get Worse Than The Strait Of Hormuz Closure
Defence
Maritime Chokepoints: It Could Get Worse Than The Strait Of Hormuz Closure
Supply chains have been badly hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but – as Noah Vickers reports – the worst could still be to come.
Vital extradition protections have been lost in the new Crime & Policing Act
Foreign affairs
By Lord Carter of Haslemere
Vital extradition protections have been lost in the new Crime & Policing Act
A quiet change in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has removed an important safeguard for British citizens convicted abroad without even knowing their trial had taken place.
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
Energy
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
As the conflict in Iran highlights Britain’s exposure to fossil fuel markets, Zoe Crowther examines fears UK’s shift towards clean energy might mean replacing one dependency with another
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