Politics

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5 steps to get Ukraine into the EU in 2027  

• Zoya Sheftalovich
• Feb 10, 2026

Plans to bring Kyiv into the tent before it has completed all reforms and to remove Hungary's veto signal a sense of urgency in Brussels.

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Britain’s crisis-hit Keir Starmer survives one more day

• Dan Bloom, Bethany Dawson, Andrew McDonald
• Feb 9, 2026

Like Conservative Boris Johnson before him, the Labour British prime minister is on borrowed time.

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Why Scottish Labour turned against Keir Starmer

• Abby Wallace
• Feb 9, 2026

The U.K. prime minister had "taken his eye off the ball" on domestic policies even before the latest scandal, one Scottish Labour MP said.

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The EU’s secret weapon to shut out Chinese companies

• Gregorio Sorgi
• Feb 9, 2026

The European Commission will unveil new security measures on access to public funding in March.

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Time for a Brexit reckoning

• Dalibor Rohac
• Feb 9, 2026

In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.

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Nigel Farage tries to fix his Russia problem 

• Esther Webber
• Feb 9, 2026

Reform UK is making efforts to shake off its foreign policy headahces, from Putin to Trump.

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Europe’s big week of crisis diplomacy

• Sebastian Starcevic
• Feb 9, 2026

The very future of the continent will be up for debate in a packed few days of top-level talks.

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Portuguese leaders defy floods and far right to hold Sunday presidential runoff

• Rebecca Holland, Aitor Hernández-Morales
• Feb 8, 2026

Turnout will be decisive in an election marred by devastating storms.

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‘It can be survivable’: Inside Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop a coup

• Sam Blewett, Esther Webber
• Feb 6, 2026

The British leader is moving fast to calm his Labour colleagues as the Mandelson scandal threatens to engulf his premiership.

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Starmer and McSweeney battled to keep sleazebags out of power. Then they hired Mandelson 

• Tim Ross
• Feb 6, 2026

The Epstein scandal threatens to destroy the careers of British PM Keir Starmer and his chief of staff, and their mission to restore trust in the Labo...

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This by-election in suburbia is Keir Starmer’s next nightmare

• Sam Blewett
• Feb 6, 2026

Reeling from a scandal and struggling in the polls, the British prime minister is weeks away from a by-election that will test whether Labour has any...

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Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics

• Paul Dallison
• Feb 6, 2026

The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it's already ruffling feathers.