Keir Starmer
‘Britain is broken’: How one man is cashing in on UK’s doom loop
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has managed to successfully weaponise the anxiety of voters and put the snap, crackle and pop back into populism.
- David Crowe
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Tea with Trump: The King’s US mission to restore ‘closest’ friendship
The visit by Charles and Camilla has taken on greater significance given the growing spat between the US president and UK leader Keir Starmer, while the shadow of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal looms.
- Michael Holden and Suzanne Plunkett
Australia joins strait-talking summit with France and UK, and without the US
Australia will join a summit organised by France and Britain, but excluding the US, to organise a coalition to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Matthew Knott and Michael Koziol
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- Music festivals
‘Should never have been invited’: Ye blocked from entering UK to headline festival
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government stood firmly with the Jewish community after backlash over the rapper’s history of antisemitic remarks.
- Jill Lawless
Pepsi drops sponsorship of London music festival headlined by Ye
The sponsorship withdrawal from the three-day Wireless Festival came hours after the UK prime minister said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper formerly known as Kanye West had been booked as the headline act.
- Michael D. Shear
‘Go get your own oil’: Trump blasts UK, welcomes ‘terrific’ state visit from King Charles
The King confirmed the state visit after weeks of debate over whether it was appropriate in light of political tensions.
- David Crowe
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- Middle East at war
Why Europe’s break with Trump is not just a gulf about the Gulf
The split with Europe has been a long time coming, making it more than a dispute about the Iran war.
- David Crowe
Iranian terror group claims arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London
Three people in hoodies were filmed setting fire to the vehicles amid a renewed debate about rising antisemitism at the same time Israel intensifies its attacks on Iran.
- David Crowe
European leaders, Japan offer to help Trump unblock Strait of Hormuz
In a meeting with Japan’s prime minister, Donald Trump said he didn’t warn allies about his attack on Iran because he wanted it to be a surprise, like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
- Michael Koziol
‘Weirdly rushed’: Starmer ignored Epstein red flags before appointing Mandelson, new files show
The British prime minister is under pressure again as new documents reveal he appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite official warnings that his long friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein presented “reputational risk”.
- Jill Lawless and Brian Melley