UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlementsThe UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced
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theguardian.com
05.10.2026
Britain to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs ‘under review,’ UK business chief says
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the U.K.’s position on the issue was "finely balanced" as officials pursue talks with Brussels.
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politico.eu
27.09.2026
British PM asks Trump to bring up Jimmy Lai with Xi
The British delegation said the Hong Kong dissident could live in the United Kingdom, a person familiar with the situation said.
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politico.com
22.09.2026
Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 sharesNick Clegg could make approximately $40m (£30m) from the planned float of Nscale as the UK-based da
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theguardian.com
22.09.2026
UK hopeful of deal with EU on Made in Europe
Britain believes its Brexit trade deal offers protection if Brussels’ new rules shut out U.K. businesses.
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politico.eu
07.10.2026
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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nytimes.com
06.10.2026
The Righteous Racism of British Greens Is a Warning to America | Opinion
Opinion: The British Green Party’s motion to declare “Zionism is racism” contributes to the rise of antisemitism.
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newsweek.com
05.10.2026
Can teaching schoolchildren about Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade remain optional? | Morgan Ofori
Mounting evidence about how slavery shaped Britain shows that teaching about its history cannot be a matter of choiceI often think back to my years as a secondary school history teacher, and to what I
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theguardian.com
04.10.2026
Macron and Sanchez say UK would be ‘welcome’ back in EU
Andy Burnham's suggestion that the U.K. could rejoin the EU was met with a more muted response from Brussels itself.
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politico.eu
30.09.2026
UK’s global role in AI safety ‘not diminished’ by Trump, says AI minister
AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said he's not bothered if the U.S. gets "first dibs" on AI model testing.
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politico.eu
29.09.2026
Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan
Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies int
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theguardian.com
28.09.2026
Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests
Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off billsBillions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has sai
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theguardian.com
28.09.2026
Wes Streeting: Britain and Europe must get out of ‘defensive crouch’
U.K. defense secretary dismissed assertions that the U.S. was disengaging from Europe despite America reviewing its capabilities across the continent.
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politico.eu
28.09.2026
‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status
Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in errorThe Home Office faces legal action over a policy to strip residency rights from EU
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theguardian.com
27.09.2026
Has Burnham changed tack on Russia?
Is Britain about to re-engage with the world in a more meaningful way than any time in the past decade? After a frantic 24 hours in New York, Andy Burnham declared to the UN: “Britain is back.” But wh
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politico.eu
23.09.2026
UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says
The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.
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bbc.co.uk
23.09.2026
EU could boost market access for UK, says top lawmaker
Seeking closer relations with Britain and Canada is essential to navigating global power politics, Mika Aaltola told POLITICO.
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politico.eu
22.09.2026
British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins
MPs send out letter as Israeli government seeks bids for construction of large E1 settlement in West BankBritish banks and financial institutions are receiving written warnings from MPs that they shou
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theguardian.com
22.09.2026
Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them
The digital, culture, media and sport select committee is to explore why the UK’s entrants are frequently ‘dismal’. Surely such a trifling matter is not worthy of the House of Commons The State of Pla
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theguardian.com
21.09.2026
What do you think of the MPs’ inquiry into UK Eurovision song contest failure? I give it nul points | Laura Snapes
There are obvious reasons why the UK flops and flops again, but that isn’t the point. This annual debacle is now part of our national identityGiven that Britain’s politics are quite a sizeable reason
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theguardian.com
21.09.2026