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Sunak hopes to sell Tories on Brexit deal as Johnson lurks in the background
LONDON — Rishi Sunak heads into the week hoping he can keep Conservative Brexiteers and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) onside as the U.K. nears an agreement with the EU on the...
View ArticleThe 6 fixers tasked with selling Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal to MPs
LONDON — As Westminster waits for a Brexit deal (again), Rishi Sunak is already tasking key allies with selling it to his grumbling MPs. The British prime minister is looking to secure a resolution to...
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Inside the deal: How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand...
LONDON — It was clear when Boris Johnson was forced from Downing Street that British politics had changed forever. But few could have predicted that less than six months later, all angry talk of a...
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Dominic Raab latest in long line of sackings and storm-outs under Britain’s...
LONDON — Sackings and dramatic resignations used to be relatively rare in British politics. Not any more. Dominic Raab’s resignation as deputy prime minister and justice secretary amid a bullying...
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The next Tory leadership contest has already begun
LONDON — Rishi Sunak is the ruling U.K. Conservatives’ third leader inside a year. But already, Tory MPs are thinking about who comes next. A drubbing for the Tories in local elections across England...
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How Boris Johnson sold out Britain’s farmers over dinner with the Australian PM
LONDON — It was a dinner like no other. Two prime ministers sat face to face across a grand Westminster dining room, the first ever free-trade agreement between their nations all but complete. On the...
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Hook, line and sinker: How Brexit betrayed the UK fishing industry
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER How Brexit betrayed the UK fishing industry Leaving the EU has cost British fishermen fish, money and jobs. By SEBASTIAN WHALEin Hull, England Illustration by Pete Reynolds for...
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Tory conference is a beauty pageant for leadership hopefuls
MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s most ambitious Conservative politicians are on a mission to charm the party’s grassroots this week. Just don’t call it a leadership bid. As the ruling Tories gather in...
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Westminster power couples — 2024 edition
LONDON — Forget the backstabbing and plotting for just a moment — romance is in the air in Westminster again this Valentine’s Day. In time-honored tradition, POLITICO is celebrating the annual...
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Brexit eel wars: Brussels accuses Britain of being too green
LONDON — When the U.K. left the EU, Brussels insisted on strict “level playing-field” rules as a check on Tories turning their country into a deregulated offshore tax haven. But fast-forward to 2024...
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Advice to Britain’s Tories: Enjoy defeat as best you can
Bethany Elliott is a freelance journalist published in outlets like Unherd, the Critic, the Fence and the Daily Mash. She’s a regular contributor on BBC radio and television. After more than a decade...
View ArticleIrish prime minister: EU open to Keir Starmer’s Brexit plan
LONDON — The European Union is “absolutely” open to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plan for an overhaul of the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trading relationship, Ireland’s premier has said. Simon...
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