The Starmer and Reeves double act is about to be tested – POLITICO
Starmer met Reeves over breakfast shortly before he became party leader and decided she had to be in…
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7 times British prime ministers raged against the civil service machine – POLITICO
But Johnson’s battle with bureaucracy started long before then. When he entered Downing Street in 2019, he brought…
How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour
LONDON — When Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson appeared on Desert Island Discs in 2023 — one of…
Keir Starmer, unlikely leader of the free world – POLITICO
The mood music has also shifted in Paris, where a newfound admiration for Starmer has emerged after weeks…
Special relationships: UK prime ministers visiting US presidents – in pictures
A look back at previous trips to the US by British PMs, including Trump holding May’s hand, Heath’s…
5 awkward encounters between UK prime ministers and US presidents – POLITICO
When Trump visited this side of the pond, he slammed May’s strategy on Brexit, leading to revelations he’d…
As Trump torches overseas aid, will Britain step up? – POLITICO
Britain’s investments in other organizations, such as the Gavi vaccine alliance and the Global Fund epidemic group, will…
Trump admin approves Peter Mandelson as UK’s DC ambassador – POLITICO
But the U.S. last week granted Mandelson his agrément — a diplomatic term for the formal agreement to…
Tips from a diplomacy pro – POLITICO
“My advice to the U.K. is: Don’t get too hung up on the cosmetic stuff,” Fletcher said. “That’s…
Keir Starmer appoints former New Labour spin doctor as EU negotiator – POLITICO
Ellam is the latest of several former New Labour figures appointed to government roles by Starmer. Peter Mandelson,…
Peter Mandelson confirmed as Britain’s next ambassador to the US – POLITICO
“In any case, Peter Mandelson does not go unnoticed anywhere,” said Lamy. “Wherever he goes, whatever he does,…
Peter Mandelson will be UK’s next US ambassador – POLITICO
Mandelson is a veteran political operator who helped transform Britain’s center-left Labour movement in the 1990s as it…
Starmer’s bungled reset is fitting way to end 2024
LONDON — It was supposed to be the moment Keir Starmer corrected months of drift with a reset…
How UK’s Labour channeled Donald Trump to win – POLITICO
“There just was not enough done to really nail that message,” she said of the Harris campaign. “They…
7 things to watch for as Labour hikes taxes – POLITICO
2) Which public services are getting a boost … For all Reeves’ talk of fiscal restraint and tough…