Diane Abbott
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UK far-right riots: Everything we know
What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the U.K. government has responded.
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Britain’s new power list: 12 people you need to know in the UK Labour government
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How the Tory campaign melted down in 6 disastrous weeks
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Tony Blair’s reinvented Labour Party pursues a risky ideological ‘purge’
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PMQs scorecard: Rishi Sunak struggles to deflect questions over Tory donor’s “racist” comments
London Playbook awards 2023: All the winners
From minister of the year to the wildest social media storms, POLITICO’s essential Westminster newsletter picks the big hitters.
Jeremy Corbyn urges left-wing Labour MPs to ‘speak up’
Former Labour leader says “staying silent is never an option” as left-wing allies complain of a “purge.”
No, Jeremy Corbyn: Response to Hamas attack shows how UK Labour has changed
Labour leader Keir Starmer has transformed his party in just three years.
Every British MP suspended by their party since 2019
Westminster’s unwanted: endless scandals in British politics mean an accidental new bloc now outnumbers the Liberal Democrats.
UK Labour wants business ‘fingerprints’ on its plans as Blair’s moneymen woo donors
Keir Starmer’s looking to the past — and talking up a business role in the future — in drive to fill party coffers.
Russia sanctions 287 British MPs in retaliation for Ukraine curbs
Moscow accuses UK lawmakers of creating ‘Russophobic hysteria.’
UK MP Claudia Webbe convicted of harassment
The MP now faces calls to stand down.
Brits might not be rebels when it comes to vaccine passports
Vaccine certificate critics have a job to do to win over law-abiding Brits.
How a slave trade statue highlights divided Britain
Fallout from Black Lives Matter protests exposes deep splits in British politics.
MPs back UK immigration bill but accuse government of hypocrisy
MPs vote in favor of bill abolishing EU free movement but oppose new barriers for low-paid, critical workers.
UK’s virtual parliament, ranked
POLITICO’s assessment of the first Prime Minister’s Questions since the introduction of Zoom.
UK shuts the door to unskilled migrants
British government tells employers to ‘adjust’ to not being able to recruit low-skilled workers from Europe.
The battle to succeed Jeremy Corbyn (and more besides)
Whoever wins will be tasked with reviving the Labour Party’s floundering electoral fortunes.
5 things to know about the final UK election TV debate
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn faced their final live debate of the general election campaign.
Brussels fears accidental Brexit crash-out
The EU has postponed a decision on a Brexit extension until Monday or Tuesday.
British MPs urge government to prioritize Assange extradition to Sweden
Swedish prosecutors are considering re-opening a rape case against Julian Assange.
UK’s Labour urges government to block Assange extradition
Labour cites case of hacker Gary McKinnon, whose extradition to the US was blocked by the UK government on human rights grounds.
UK minister apologizes for calling Labour politician ‘colored’
Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd said she was ‘mortified’ by her own ‘clumsy language.’
Morrissey: London Mayor Sadiq Khan ‘cannot talk properly’
Singer says Hitler was ‘left-wing’ and ‘even Tesco wouldn’t employ Diane Abbott.’
End social media anonymity, says Britain’s most trolled MP
Diane Abbott says the problem is not defining abuse but tracking down perpetrators.
Jeremy Corbyn says Labour is ready to negotiate Brexit
The Labour leader accused the Tory government of ‘megaphone diplomacy.’
2017’s must-have baby name … Corbyn
Only 4 percent of parents want to name their child Theresa.