Britain has taken stock – and Starmer and Reeves have been found wanting

Damning Ipsos polling shows buyer's regret among voters over Labour amid worsening economic confidence... but there was ...

Will 2026 break British politics?

Sam and Anne make their predictions and get into the political meat and potatoes of 2026, focusing on: Politics at Sam and ...
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Nigel Farage is Britain’s most European politician

F or a man who has spent a life trying to break with the rest of Europe, Nigel Farage is quite fond of the place. “I love ...

Egyptian-British activist apologises for past social media posts as police launch review

Fattah, freed from prison in Egypt and now in Britain, apologised on Monday for his "shocking and hurtful" social media posts ...

A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing demands for a British-Egyptian human rights activist to be deported and his UK ...

Belief that you must be born in Britain to be British rises in new poll

The definition of "Britishness" as a set of shared values is being replaced by a "worrying" rise in ethno-nationalism, a ...

UK flag clash as foreign banners fly, citizens push back against woke policies reshaping Britain

New polling reveals deep splits over Union Jack symbolism as Britain's changing demographics fuel heated debate about ...

Egyptian-British activist Abd el-Fattah apologises for past social media posts

Fattah, freed from prison in Egypt and now in Britain, apologised on Monday for his "shocking and hurtful" social media posts ...

Study shows views of British empire shape voting behaviour – but in subtle ways

Imperial nostalgia correlates strongly with support beyond the main parties: positively with Reform and negatively with the ...

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate

Imran Ahmed, who runs an organization that chronicles disinformation, was among five Europeans the State Department had ...

Study shows views of British empire shape voting behavior—but in subtle ways

If you wander through Glasgow Green, you'll encounter the Doulton fountain, a gaudy terracotta tribute to empire that ...

Britain to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange program in Brexit reversal

Britain announced that it will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange program in 2027, six years after it ditched the scheme during fractious Brexit negotiations.