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UK politicians and campaigners question state’s reliance on tech giant Palantir

UK Harvey Morris - May 27, 2026.

A dispute involving the mayor of London, the US data analytics company Palantir and the UK capital’s police is fuelling a growing controversy about the...

Britain's navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz

UK TA | AP Insight - May 24, 2026.

Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to...

Do they mean us? What friends and neighbours think of the UK’s political psychodrama

UK Harvey Morris - May 20, 2026.

A popular British television series of the 1980s titled ‘Do they mean us?’ used to take a wry look at how the foreign media reported...

It's official: Wes Streeting wants to be Britain's next prime minister

UK TA | AP Insight - May 17, 2026.

Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics. But if anyone was unaware, it's now official —...

UK’s Labour party in crisis as Starmer’s departure looms

UK Harvey Morris - May 13, 2026.

The UK this week faced the prospect of a seventh prime minister in 10 years after Keir Starmer’s latest defence of his leadership failed to...

The decline of traditional parties – Britain enters uncharted political territory

UK TA | AP Insight - May 9, 2026.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to revive his struggling government but faced growing calls Saturday to resign after a disastrous set of local and...

UK parties need reminding that all politics is local

UK Harvey Morris - May 6, 2026.

The outcome of local elections rarely merits the adjective ‘historic’. But the results of this week’s voting in a range of UK constituencies look set...

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