The UK in 2024 must focus on its key objectives abroad. For the new prime minister, that means America and Europe. If Donald Trump wins in November, however, a new script may be needed.
History has shown the Conservatives eventually bouncing back after poll defeats. But after Labour's landslide victory, it might be Nigel Farage who ultimately determines whether the plug gets pulled.
Candidates' positions on the economy, NHS waiting lists, immigration, education, housing, and criminal justice reform could determine who wins, although Labour is the frontrunner by a healthy margin
Al Majalla profiles the "ruthless" MP slated to be the first Labour UK prime minister since Gordon Brown, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power.
Ahmed Aboutaleb, a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA), journalist, and mayor of the Dutch city of Rotterdam, won the award for the best mayor in the world for the year 2021.
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Sir Keir Starmer was elected by Labour Party members on Saturday to succeedJeremy Corbynas opposition leader following the party’s worst election performance since the 1930s back in December. Starmer…
A fixture of British politics for four decades, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was born in Wiltshire in 1949. His father David, an electrical engineer and mother Naomi, a maths teacher, were…
In 1994, Ibrahim Dogus came to the UK at the young age of 14. His parents were Kurdish refugees from Turkey and like most migrants, they hoped to start a new life in their new homeland. Despite…
Like its friend across the Atlantic Sea, the United Kingdom has had a long history of a two-party democratic system. While today people associate the two-party system with the Conservative Party and…
The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks
A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy
The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.
As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.