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European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Nato head: Britain must show ‘credible path’ of annual defence budget increases
Mark Rutte said Britain will need to steadily increase defence spending to meet Nato target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035 Britain needs t
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With Kemi’s new shadow chancellor, the Tories must hope for a bout of public amnesia
Andrew Griffith is keen on clearing red tape. Good job he wasn’t part of a Treasury team that abolished the Office for Tax Simplif

Greens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’

Civil partnership from abroad not enough to stay in EU country, according to ECJ preliminary opinion

Russians trying to capture Dobropillia, before the leaves fall from the trees (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,666)

Interest rates held but Bank signals rise if energy prices stay high

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham

Orbán re-emerges after long summer holiday, as Magyar strips homophobia from child protection laws (Day 128 of the Tisza government)

‘Computer says no’: how Brussels is letting algorithmic social-scoring in by the backdoor

German chancellor hopes for election gains this Sunday, but CDU may lose votes and Merz his job

Nato leader warns of ‘most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation’

Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year

No matter how deranged and delusional your podcast is, Liz Truss can go further | John Crace

More than £2m spent by government on influencers since July 2024

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

We lied to ourselves again, Russians write, as Ukrainians reportedly advance beyond the Zherebets river (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,665)

Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands as the Budget approaches

Burnham rejects 'tax and spend socialist' comments

Call to raise tax thresholds among union demands ahead of Budget
