Tag: Labour Party (Great Britain)
Starmer Pledges to Cut U.K. Immigration
Britain’s government on Monday promised to tighten migration rules and make it harder for newcomers to permanently stay in the country, in a...
After 100 Years, Britain’s Two-Party Political System May Be Crumbling
A dramatic victory in a parliamentary special election. Hundreds of seats won in English municipalities. A first taste of power in the lower...
Reform U.K. Wins Special Election in Runcorn by Just 6 Votes
Nigel Farage’s insurgent anti-immigration party, Reform U.K., scored a significant, if razor-thin, victory Friday in a parliamentary special election in the northwest of...
How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Are Landing in an English Car Making...
Solihull, a market town in England’s West Midlands, is home to one of Britain’s largest car factories, run by the luxury carmaker Jaguar...
Israel Turns Away 2 British Lawmakers
Britain and Israel traded sharp criticisms this weekend after Israel blocked two British lawmakers from entering the country and sent them back to...
U.K. Labour Lawmaker Suspended From Party After Arrest
Britain’s governing Labour Party on Saturday said it had suspended Dan Norris, one of its lawmakers in Parliament, after he was arrested by...
Garbage Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High
A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin...
UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and...
Now it’s Keir Starmer’s turn.After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but...
A Veteran U.K. Political Battler Takes on Trump’s Washington
It was a hectic Monday morning for Peter Mandelson, who was packing up his home before heading to Buckingham Palace for an audience...
How Elon Musk is Using Start-Up Tactics to Disrupt European Politics
They are ripe for disruption.Well before Mr. Musk first backed the AfD, it had become the second most-popular party in Germany. The Social...