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Keir Starmer is walking a very tricky tightrope. Figures close to Trump, including Elon Musk, openly speak of reversing the 2024 UK election outcome by removing him from office
Labour is ‘more engaged’ with devolved institutions than Tories, Stormont’s First Minister says
SNP may be back on top of the polls but it can’t escape the internal squabbles of recent years
The UK chancellor has looked to the future with a plan for a third runway at London’s Heathrow
A Bill to facilitate the building of a controversial new memorial and education centre is inching its way through parliament
Eno, who has worked with everyone from Bowie to Coldplay, discusses his new book with Bette Adriaanse, the use of AI in art and his idea of ‘scenius’
He seems himself as less ideological than Blair, but he might benefit from adopting the New Labour master’s Machiavellian streak
UK chancellor jets in from China amid financial controversy
New Labour government was rocked in autumn by images of unexpectedly-freed criminals popping champagne corks in prison car parks
Winds of change howled across Britain in a year when a Labour election victory ended 14 years of Tory rule
Ireland heard plenty of ‘eco rhetoric’ in 2024 but there was a clear sense that political leaders have not grasped the reality of the climate emergency
Apps that let retailers hire freelance staff by the shift are increasing in popularity
Succession star Cox, who recently found out he’s 88% Irish, is often betrayed as grumpy, but he may be one of life’s great enthusiasts
British prime minister redefines economic growth goals as he sets out ‘milestones’ for government
Sheffield MP and UK transport secretary was destined to implement a core Labour policy by nationalising railways but she quit suddenly last week
In an age when politics became increasingly managed by media advisers known as spin doctors, Prescott stood out as an authentic, if unorthodox, communicator
Bill on assisted dying passes in House of Commons by wider margin than anticipated
Planet Business: Infowars auction saga, Howard Lutnick’s thoughts on Ireland and a brief history of the Observer
Ex-US vice-president Al Gore says he ‘never worked with anyone in politics’ like Labour politician
Protest this week by farmers over inheritance tax raid sounds alarm bells for Labour’s rural prospects
Wes Streeting, health secretary and potential future Labour leader, is against the plan
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who could have been an MI6 spy, muses whether to accept any Tory defectors there might be after a new leader is announced on Saturday to replace Rishi Sunak
Rachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wanted
Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education
London Letter: Reeves will deliver a difficult budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday
London Letter: Tech workers pay big sums to rent small houses built in the shadows of Guinness Trust blocks of affordable homes
Worldview: The UK leaves the Chagos Islands much as it governed them, with a total disregard for the feelings or aspirations of its displaced indigenous people
The UK’s budget this month takes on near-totemic importance for Labour as it tries to reset the narrative
Campaigners such as Esther Rantzen, who has lung cancer, welcome the news that Westminster will debate a proposal to give terminally ill people to right to seek help ending their lives
Political strategist Mr McSweeney has been named chief of staff
It was leaked to the BBC that Gray was earning more than the UK prime minister in a series of briefings against her
Brexit and the sea border have dragged all aspects of trade with Northern Ireland into the zero-sum game of traditional politics
I began to suspect that many were thinking the same as me: that this wasn’t going to end well
In his conference speech at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, the new Labour prime minister tells racist rioters and their supporters: ' We see you and we reject you.’
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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