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Why Scottish Labour turned against Keir Starmer
- Abby Wallace
- Feb 9, 2026
The U.K. prime minister had "taken his eye off the ball" on domestic policies even before the latest scandal, one Scottish Labour MP said.
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The EU’s secret weapon to shut out Chinese companies
- Gregorio Sorgi
- Feb 9, 2026
The European Commission will unveil new security measures on access to public funding in March.
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Time for a Brexit reckoning
- Dalibor Rohac
- Feb 9, 2026
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
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Nigel Farage tries to fix his Russia problem
- Esther Webber
- Feb 9, 2026
Reform UK is making efforts to shake off its foreign policy headahces, from Putin to Trump.
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Europe’s big week of crisis diplomacy
- Sebastian Starcevic
- Feb 9, 2026
The very future of the continent will be up for debate in a packed few days of top-level talks.
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Portuguese leaders defy floods and far right to hold Sunday presidential runoff
- Rebecca Holland, Aitor Hernández-Morales
- Feb 8, 2026
Turnout will be decisive in an election marred by devastating storms.
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‘It can be survivable’: Inside Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop a coup
- Sam Blewett, Esther Webber
- Feb 6, 2026
The British leader is moving fast to calm his Labour colleagues as the Mandelson scandal threatens to engulf his premiership.
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Starmer and McSweeney battled to keep sleazebags out of power. Then they hired Mandelson
- Tim Ross
- Feb 6, 2026
The Epstein scandal threatens to destroy the careers of British PM Keir Starmer and his chief of staff, and their mission to restore trust in the Labo...
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This by-election in suburbia is Keir Starmer’s next nightmare
- Sam Blewett
- Feb 6, 2026
Reeling from a scandal and struggling in the polls, the British prime minister is weeks away from a by-election that will test whether Labour has any...
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Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics
- Paul Dallison
- Feb 6, 2026
The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it's already ruffling feathers.
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MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge
- Noah Keate
- Feb 6, 2026
David Neuberger says the unelected House of Lords should be circumvented to pass the controversial bill if it runs out of time.
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How Italy’s most polarizing politician hitched his comeback to the Winter Olympics
- Hannah Roberts
- Feb 6, 2026
Matteo Salvini is betting on the infrastructure boost the Games will provide to reassert himself on the national stage, but it may not be that simple.