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Yusra Naim

Kemi Badenoch: Britain's new anti-woke Tory leader

A fierce critic of the Left, Badenoch made history by becoming the first black woman to lead a British political party, and she has a plan to reverse the Conservative Party's fortunes

Con Coughlin 24, Nov 2024
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to journalists as he travels on board a plane to Washington DC on July 9, 2024 on his way to attend the NATO Summit. Stefan Rousseau/AFP

Labour win marks end of fractious politics under Tories

The humiliating defeat suffered by Conservatives will limit their ability to lead an effective opposition to the ruling Labour government

Con Coughlin 14, Jul 2024
Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage joins England football fans watching a live broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2024 football match between Denmark and England at The Armfield Club in Blackpool, northwestern England, on June 20, 2024. Oli SCARFF / AFP

Europe’s politics and football at fever pitch

Politicians have used football to score political points, while some footballers have felt compelled to weigh in on national politics amid the rise of the far right

Lina Khatib 11, Jul 2024
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, reacts as he speaks at a reception to celebrate his election win at Tate Modern in London, Britain, on July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/

Landslide for Labour: Unpacking Britain's seismic shift to the left

Labour's landslide win ushers in the most left-wing government Britain has had since Harold Wilson in the 60s and 70s.

Con Coughlin 05, Jul 2024
The immediate danger to the Tories comes from the Reform UK under Nigel Farage, which is clearly positioning itself for a say in the future direction of British conservatism. Al Majalla

Tories on life support after humiliating UK poll defeat

History has shown the Conservatives eventually bouncing back after poll defeats. But after Labour's landslide victory, it might be Nigel Farage who ultimately determines whether the plug gets pulled.

Steve Hewitt 05, Jul 2024
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Satire campaign ruffles politicians' feathers ahead of UK vote

Led by Donkey's use of humour to expose politicians' lies through viral visuals has found a massive audience in a British public increasingly distrustful of the political establishment

Bryn Haworth 03, Jul 2024
Britain's main opposition Labour Party Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses delegates on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 9, 2023. Paul ELLIS / AFP

David Lammy: Britain's next foreign secretary?

Is Lammy's support for the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu and a Palestinian state making Starmer—a staunch backer of Israel—uncomfortable?

Con Coughlin 03, Jul 2024
Labour's Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media during Labour's general election campaign in Southampton, Britain, on 17 June 2024. Chris Ratcliffe/Reuters

For UK voters, the Middle East is a point of nuanced difference

The ruling Conservative Party is light on detail and aspiration, beyond the sale of weapons, while the opposition Labour Party has more to say on issues like Iran and Palestine.

Lina Khatib 20, Jun 2024
An experienced campaigner, Farage has been the face of Euroscepticism in the UK for nearly three decades and led the Brexit Party. Laura Salafia

Nigel Farage: Britain's 'most divisive politician' is back

The longtime Eurosceptic is standing in July's general election for Reform UK—the new right-wing British party—which could bring some much-needed dynamism to the election campaign

Con Coughlin 16, Jun 2024
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, delivers a speech on energy policy in northwest Glasgow on May 31, 2024, ahead of the UK general election on July 4, 2024. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP

Six key issues that could determine the UK election

Candidates' positions on the economy, NHS waiting lists, immigration, education, housing, and criminal justice reform could determine who wins, although Labour is the frontrunner by a healthy margin

Con Coughlin 03, Jun 2024
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An Israeli soldier stands at an observation post in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, overlooking southern Syria, on March 25, 2025. AFP
Politics

Israel undermines Syria's security, then blames it for the chaos

09 June 2025

It is both incoherent and self-defeating to hold al-Sharaa's government accountable for attacks while simultaneously obstructing its ability to govern and restore order in southern Syria

Haid Haid
The 90-day trade truce is seen in Beijing as but a brief pause to recalibrate strategy in a longer-term Cold War-style rivalry. Ewan White
Business & Economy

US–China trade truce is a pause for breath in a new Cold War

06 June 2025

Donald Trump's tariff blitz was matched by China, so the two quickly agreed a temporary truce in Geneva. Yet the clock is ticking on this pause, which will not be long enough to fix all the issues.

Shirley Ze Yu
 A protester holds a sign reading "There are no universities left in Gaza" amid the commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby O'Neill / AFP
Science & Technology

Campus cacophony: Trump stamps on academic freedoms

01 June 2025

Billions of dollars in federal funding have been withheld from universities where Gaza protests were staged, ostensibly for reasons of antisemitism. What will the impact be?

Khaled Yousri
Lady Evelyn Cobbold, a Scottish aristocrat who converted to Islam and performed the Hajj in 1933, becoming the first British Muslim woman to do so. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

The Orientalists who entered Mecca in disguise

06 June 2025

For centuries, Mecca was the pinnacle of exploration for Western travellers. Shrouded in mystery, it captured the imagination of a small but daring group of European Orientalists

Abdullah Al-Rashid
Troops from the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) training SDF fighters in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province on 7 September 2022. Delil Souleiman/AFP
Politics

Exit signs: America’s full withdrawal from Syria seems imminent

07 June 2025

A flurry of decisions suggests that the end is nigh for US troops in Syria, and that this may come sooner than expected. In laying the foundations for withdrawal, Donald Trump wants 'out' by Christmas

Caroline Rose

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