Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
Senior Downing Street officials confirm that Mayor Andy Burnham’s expanded regional powers will involve a meaningful reallocation of civil service resources, as England’s devolution agenda enters a more substantive phase.
Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov had built real momentum as a critic of Zelenskyy’s administration, but his push for wartime elections has triggered widespread condemnation and may have derailed his political ambitions.
The Party of European Socialists is grappling with a deepening internal rift over migration, as southern European MEPs clash with Denmark’s Frederiksen over her hardline stance and reported alignment with Italy’s Meloni.
Belgium’s foreign minister met his Ukrainian counterpart in a Kyiv air raid shelter on Tuesday as the capital recorded at least eight air alert warnings throughout the day, highlighting the stark realities of European diplomacy in wartime Ukraine.
Italy has formally raised demands for compensation from Germany, arguing that German humanitarian organisations have effectively offloaded the burden of Mediterranean migration onto Italian ports and public resources.
Reform UK has pledged to strip all foreign nationals, including EU citizens, of welfare entitlements, raising legal questions and diplomatic concerns across Europe.
Commentators are drawing sharp parallels between Australia’s convict heritage and its modern asylum seeker policies, raising questions about identity, AUKUS and a migration system widely described as broken.
The Liberal Democrats are caught between offering Andy Burnham’s government political goodwill and maintaining the independent identity their voters expect — a tension that is beginning to surface within the parliamentary party.
Washington and Tel Aviv have formalised joint working groups on Gaza disarmament, but a fundamental dispute over what disarmament actually means continues to undermine progress in the talks.
Andy Burnham and Anthony Albanese have found an unexpected common ground in rugby league, a working-class sport that is quietly adding a personal dimension to UK-Australia relations.