Politics
European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.
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Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left
Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over Shabana Mahmood w…
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US President Donald Trump threatens 100% tariffs if Europe implements digital services tax
US President Donald Trump threatens to slap a 100% tariff on European countries that impose a digital services tax, adding that ex…
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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes
New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their pay Andy Burnham has sa…
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Martin Rowson on the UK’s record-breaking June temperatures – cartoon
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Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senio…
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Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland
Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on the…
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The king, his billions, and the first public royal tax bill – The Latest
King Charles has become the first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the la…
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Green Party returns inadmissible donation from Polanski
Under UK electoral law parties can only accept money from people on the UK electoral register.
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Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster
Efforts of campaign groups, supporters and party figures coalesced after May elections as MPs’ views began to change The third com…
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Russia and Ukraine swap 160 soldiers each in latest prisoner exchange
The United Arab Emirates brokered the handover, which brought home fighters captured in the early weeks of the full-scale invasion…
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To use air con or not? The facts behind the politicised battle to stay cool in Europe
French politicians have drawn ideological battle lines over air conditioning as Europe struggles with record-breaking temperatures…
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Crimea declares ’emergency’ also on banks, as viral Russian soldier threatens anti-Putin mutiny (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,583)
Soaring fuel prices, cash restrictions in Crimea, and growing talk of forced mobilisation mean ordinary Russians could soon feel t…
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Buurtzorg: the Dutch proximity health care revolution
In the Netherlands, Buurtzorg’s self-managed nurses provide holistic home care and social support, helping older people live indep…
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UK government urged to act on ‘devastating’ impact of heatwaves
MPs hear current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classrooms UK politics …
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‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good
Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world Good government…
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Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs
Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policies UK politics live – late…
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Hungary’s Magyar moves to sideline senior Fidesz MPs with 12‑year term limit (74 days after election)
As Peter Magyar rams through his ‘Purgatory’ reforms to sideline Orbán’s old guard, he has also triggered warnings against his bid…
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Digested week: Another PM bites the dust and it’s surprisingly moving | John Crace
Plus, World Cup fever, EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster and cancer Hard to believe, but in my 12 an…
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‘At 32°C, productivity drops 40%’: why Europe’s heatwave is now a workplace crisis
Trains buckle, schools shut and outdoor workers struggle through 40°C days. Trade unions and scientists are warning that Europe’s …
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Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates
Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rules UK politics live – latest …
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As Europe rearms, Ireland’s neutrality and aid policy show what real security could look like
Ireland takes over the EU presidency as analysts ridicule its defence spending - Europe's lowest at 0.2 percent of its GDP. But co…
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Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better | Polly Toynbee
He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism As…
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Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme
Despite Ukraine's martial law, some draft-age Ukrainian men have crossed the border illegally and subsequently received temporary …
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EU ban on Russian combatants faces resistance from France and Italy
Rome and Paris have cited legal and technical concerns over how the ban should be applied in practice.