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John Rentoul answers your questions on Starmer’s trade deals – and their impact UK’s EU bargaining power
In a live Q&A, John Rentoul answered readers’ questions on Starmer’s trade deals, their impact on the UK’s global future, and ...
Are we seeing the end of the UK's political duopoly?
Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week ...
UK and US announce trade deal to save thousands of British jobs, Starmer says
Tariffs on steel and aluminium have been removed and duties on car exports lowered, but 10% tariffs will remain on most other ...
Will Trump trade deal with UK ease economic jitters and boost president's poll numbers?
Will President Donald Trump's trade deal with the United Kingdom, the president's first since his tariff announcement a month ...
Is the UK's two-party system finally over?
What this reveals is that UK politics has been "slowly but steadily unwinding from a two-party to a multi-party system for ...
UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch talking ‘rubbish’ over trade deal criticisms, say Indian officials
Labour has insisted the UK’s new trade deal with India does not undercut British workers after the Conservatives claimed the ...
Reform UK is a 'cult', says suspended councillor
A newly elected councillor who quit Reform UK after she was suspended over a social media post has described it as a "cult", ...
Ukraine ‘absolute focus’ for UK and northern European allies – Sir Keir Starmer
Support for Ukraine is the “absolute focus” of Britain and its northern European allies, Sir Keir Starmer said as he attended ...