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Brexit
On June 23, 2016, British voters decided in a referendum that the UK should leave the European Union.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at a meeting in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Britain

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

The bloc prioritises deepening ties with Ottawa over warming up to the UK leader’s overtures to reset post-Brexit relations.

Britain

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

European Union

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

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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.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage sits with a pint in the garden of The Ship pub after casting his vote in the Clacton by-election earlier in the morning, in the village of Kirby-le-Soken, Essex on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
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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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.

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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.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham (middle) attends his first cabinet meeting as prime minister at 10 Downing Street, London on Tuesday. Photo: via AP
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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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.

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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Andy Burnham is sworn in as the member of parliament for Makerfield in the House of Commons chamber in London on June 22, following the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: EPA
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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The iconic door of 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: EPA
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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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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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.

A pro-population cap sign sits in a field, on the day of the vote on a plan backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, near Hundwil, Switzerland, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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.

Workers adjust a flag opposite the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

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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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Chinese traffic police officers walk by a US flag on an embassy car outside a hotel in Shanghai on July 30, 2019, as officials from both sides met for talks aimed at ending a tariff war. Photo: AP
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.

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.

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.

Since 1987, nine million people have taken part in the Erasmus scheme. Photo: Shutterstock
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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The US will exempt UK pharmaceuticals and medical tech from tariffs, under a new trade agreement. Photo: Shutterstock
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

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.

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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Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, arrives for a sentencing hearing on Friday. Photo: AFP
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.

Migrants in Gravelines, northern France, walk in the water to board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain. Photo: AP
Diplomacy

Opinion | A post-Brexit Britain in decline cannot afford to alienate China

Brexit showed sentiment without strategy ends in decline. London risks a repeat by letting anti-Beijing posturing dictate policy.

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E-commerce

DHL expects US e-commerce tariff impact to unfold over a year like Brexit

Chinese firms are seeking new markets amid US tariff changes and potential reviews by the UK and EU, DHL Express CEO says.

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