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On June 23, 2016, British voters decided in a referendum that the UK should leave the European Union.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on October 8, 2026. Burnham has said that Russia interfered in Britain's 2016 Brexit vote. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK’s Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

First British leader to openly acknowledge Russian meddling warns European allies of ongoing influence efforts.

Britain

Burnham vows big shake-up for UK in high-risk political speech

Britain

As EU cosies up to Canada, Burnham’s Brexit Britain feels sidelined

Britain

Farage’s Reform UK gets second record £36 million donation in 48 hours

The donation comes as the veteran Brexit campaigner’s party is confronting allegations about irregularities in its funding, which it denies.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage show off his socks during the Reform UK National Conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on September 5. Photo: dpa
European Union

New UK PM Burnham’s honeymoon ends as Trump, first budget loom large

Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares.

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Britain

UK’s Nigel Farage regains parliamentary seat, fights off Binface challenge

Farage won the by-election but his main rival, Count Binface, a comedian dressed as a trash can, took more than a quarter of the vote.

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Asean

Why the UK is doubling down on Asean ties amid European reset

Observers say the move to engage Asean is less a policy reset than continuity in Britain’s post-Brexit engagement with the bloc.

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UK Foreign Minister Ed Miliband (left) speaks during the Asean Post-Ministerial Conference with the United Kingdom in Metro Manila, the Philippines, on July 22. Photo: EPA
Britain

France condemns Farage-led plan to deploy British navy against Channel migrants

Paris warns pushback operation would breach international law as hard-right party vows to return small boats.

Britain

UK’s Burnham eyes lower energy bills in first move as PM

This is the first of several early moves to ease a cost-of-living crisis and quell anger over previous governments’ failure to bring change.

European Union

Opinion | As the UK discusses an EU return, Hong Kong offers lessons

Like Hong Kong, which functions as a special administrative region of China, could the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union with a special administrative name?

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Workers remove a Union Jack flag, near the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, on May 14. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe

A staunch Brexiteer, Widdecombe was known for her bluntness and socially conservative views even before she became a Reform UK spokeswoman.

Ann Widdecombe speaks during a Brexit Party rally in Peterborough, Britain, in May 2019. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Opinion | UK’s revolving door of prime ministers reveals a deeper malaise

Britain’s democratic institutions can endure instability, but this does not translate into an ability to deliver sustained national renewal.

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Britain

After 6 prime ministers in 10 years, can anyone fix the UK?

Keir Starmer quit less than two years after a landslide win. His successor will be the seventh prime minister since Brexit in 2016.

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Britain

‘Sort of a friend’: Trump takes parting shot at UK’s Starmer

US leader offers his thoughts after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump at the recent G7 summit in Evian, France,. Photo: AFP
European Union

As I see it | Is Europe declining faster than Qing China? A Chinese-French debate

While a startling historical comparison made by a former French diplomat has caused a stir, it might be too soon to write off Europe.

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The ruins of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. The palace was destroyed in 1860 by British and French troops during the second opium war. Photo: Xinlu Liang
Switzerland

Swiss voters reject right-wing plan to cap population at 10 million

Warnings of economic fallout likened to Brexit discouraged support for the referendum which would cap Switzerland’s population.

Britain

Revolt against UK’s Starmer revives bitter debate over undoing Brexit

With the prime minister’s leadership in crisis, the spectre of rejoining the EU is creeping back into the debate.

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Britain

UK health minister quits, calls for leadership contest to oust PM Starmer

Health Minister Wes Streeting is the first senior minister to quit after days of calls by Labour lawmakers for Starmer to step down.

Sunlight shines on 10 Downing Street in central London on Thursday. Britain’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting, a potential rival to Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, announced his resignation on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK’s Starmer to ‘get on with governing’, defies calls to quit

At a meeting of his cabinet, there was no official move to trigger a leadership contest even as three junior ministers quit.

Asian diaspora

Being Chinese | 3 months in China became 10 years. Here’s why I stayed

My three-month China stint grew to 10 years, as predictability disappeared from my work around UK-China, EU-China and US-China relations.

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Britain

Starmer urges Europe to deepen interdependence amid Trump threats

Starmer has attempted to good relations with the US president to avoid the most punitive of tariffs and persuade him to continue supporting Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18 last year in Aylesbury, Britain. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Britain’s surging Reform UK party draws big-name Tory defector

Robert Jenrick joins Nigel Farage’s Reform party as the Conservatives descend into civil war.

Former Conservative Party member Robert Jenrick with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Photo: Reuters
Britain

‘Big step forward’: UK rejoins Erasmus exchange programme in post-Brexit reset

After a five-year absence, the UK returns to the EU study abroad scheme, with 100,000 people estimated to benefit in the first year alone.

United States

US-UK zero tariff deal to reshape NHS medicine spending

The agreement removes tariffs on medicines and raises NHS spending on new drugs by 25 per cent, boosting pharmaceutical growth.

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Britain

UK finance minister says did not mislead public on latest budget

Britain’s Conservatives have accused Rachel Reeves of misrepresenting the state of the nation’s finances in the run-up to her November 26 budget.

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with her ministerial red box before heading to the House of Commons to deliver her budget speech on November 26. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK’s Reeves unveils tax plan amid embarrassing budget leak

In an unprecedented error, the UK’s financial watchdog apologised for publishing budget forecasts before they were delivered in parliament.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red budget box outside her office in Downing Street in London, Britain on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Hard-right UK politician jailed for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements

Nathan Gill, a former ally of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, is believed to have pocketed at least US$53,000 in bribes.

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Europe’s refugee crisis

UK toughens asylum policy as anti-immigration sentiment rises

Policy overhaul seeks greater control over who can remain in Britain as tens of thousands of people claim asylum.

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