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Peter Hutchison

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Under Pressure From Hard-right, Starmer Takes Cautious Approach To EU 'Reset'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain...

17.05.2025 9

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UK Govt Toughens Immigration Plans As Hard-right Gains

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "finally take back control" of Britain's borders as his government unveiled policies designed to reduce...

14.05.2025 6

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UK Local Elections Test Big Two Parties

Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the...

03.05.2025 10

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Hard-right Upstarts Eye Big Gains In Local UK Polls

Britain's anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove its credentials as a credible political force at local elections this week that will test...

01.05.2025 7

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UK Parliament Recalled To 'Protect' British Steel's Future

The UK government has recalled parliament this weekend aiming to pass emergency legislation to "take control" of a struggling British Steel plant,...

12.04.2025 10

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UK PM Urges Nations To Smash Migrant Smuggling Gangs 'Once And For All'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged dozens of countries to collaborate to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs "once and for all" when he opened an...

02.04.2025 10

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Royal Diplomacy: How UK Govt Will Seek To Charm Trump

Britain's Labour government hopes to stay in US President Donald Trump's good books by mobilising the royal family and a former spin doctor dubbed the...

27.01.2025 10

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UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords

UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country...

10.12.2024 3

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UK's Starmer Offers 'Plan For Change' In Reset Bid After 150 Days

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will unveil Thursday a "plan for change" for Britain as he attempts a de facto relaunch of his government following a...

05.12.2024 4

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British MPs Back Contentious Assisted Dying Bill In 'Historic' Vote

UK lawmakers voted Friday in favour of assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, advancing the emotive and contentious...

29.11.2024 10

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Boris Is Back With A Book But UK Tories Say He's History

An audacious raid on Dutch vaccines, a "manly pep talk" with Prince Harry and near-death from Covid -- excerpts from the memoir of former UK prime...

30.09.2024 3

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UK Walks Tightrope With Hardened Stance On Israel

The backlash to Britain's suspension of some arms exports to Israel shows the fine line the Labour government has to tread in its relations with...

03.09.2024 2

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