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Could Nigel Farage's resignation backfire on him?

UK TA | AP Insight - July 8, 2026.

Nigel Farage says the political establishment is out to stop him. But the Reform UK leader’s attempt to prove it has not gone to plan. Facing...

UK’s prime minister-in-waiting revives debate on England’s north-south divide

UK Harvey Morris - July 8, 2026.

UK prime minster-in-waiting Andy Burnham is betting on a transfer of powers to the regions to act as a driver of growth in an economy...

UK universities under financial pressure as past and present policies collide

UK Harvey Morris - July 1, 2026.

The UK’s elite universities consistently figure among the top 10 in world rankings, but cost pressures are threatening the future of other valued institutions in...

Can a new PM restore ‘ungovernable’ Britain after its lost decade?

UK Harvey Morris - June 24, 2026.

And another one bites the dust. The resignation of Keir Starmer this week and his imminent replacement by the UK’s seventh prime minister in ten...

Britain's economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after vote to leave EU

UK TA | AP Insight - June 22, 2026.

Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados. Mike...

Starmer faces a career-defining decision

UK TA | AP Insight - June 21, 2026.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a possible challenge from Labour Party rival Andy Burnham. Starmer has publicly...

Why reconsidering Brexit remains the only viable option for Labour?

UK Anatole Kaletsky - June 18, 2026.

In the next few weeks, Britain’s ruling Labour Party will almost certainly select a new leader to replace Keir Starmer, the country’s deeply unpopular prime...

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