Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe has proposed a five-point framework for an alliance with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, in a bid to consolidate Britain’s divided hard-right vote ahead of the next electoral cycle.
The Trump administration faces a shrinking set of viable options in its confrontation with Tehran, as Iran’s confident stance and Washington’s red lines over the Strait of Hormuz leave little room for a clean resolution.
Reports from Spanish outlet The Objective allege that Madrid held intelligence warnings ahead of the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, contradicting the government’s official denials and raising questions over the administration’s preparedness.
A surge of unauthorized crossings into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has reignited a heated political debate in Madrid, with opposition parties accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of failing to secure Spain’s borders.
The US State Department has publicly blamed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for migration pressure at Ceuta, marking a sharp American intervention into the affairs of a key European ally.
Devolved institutions in Belfast have failed to meet a critical deadline for resolving a severe fiscal shortfall, casting a shadow over the new Northern Ireland Secretary’s inaugural visit to the region.
French authorities have ordered the expulsion of Xenia Fedorova, a prominent Russian state broadcaster who used appearances on French media to promote Kremlin talking points on Ukraine and European security.
Bev Craig has been confirmed as the new Mayor of Greater Manchester after Labour held the seat in a special election that required a second-round count, following Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster.
The restoration of the Russian Olympic Committee has been hailed as a diplomatic success by the Kremlin, but hardline nationalist voices at home are casting it as a humiliating concession.
Britain’s new prime minister brings an ideological tradition rarely seen at the top of Westminster politics, raising questions about what a Co-operative-influenced government could mean for the United Kingdom.