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…
Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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