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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference. Photo: AFP
Britain

Britain’s Labour Party launches annual conference buoyed by Burnham

New British leader faces pressure to deliver concrete plans as party enters Liverpool gathering ahead in opinion polls.

Britain

UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM

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UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on ‘international affairs’

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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’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a pint of beer during a visit to the Hare Inn in Harlow, east of London with the Chancellor John Healy (centre) on July 23. Photo: AFP
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.

Britain

UK’s Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis

New rules would force companies to make cancelling contracts as easy as joining.

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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.

Nigel Farage announcing Reform's tougher immigration policy. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK’s Burnham signals support for written constitution

Two weeks into office, new leader seeks fundamental overhaul of Britain’s patchwork legal structure.

Britain

UK’s PM Burnham vows to fix Britain’s ‘unfair’ adult care system

Burnham did not rule out tax rises to fund a new scheme as part of efforts to overhaul Britain’s social care system.

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UK’s Burnham ‘putting Britain first’ as he rules out 2029 election

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham ‘will always put Britain’s interests first’ when asked if he would call out US President Donald Trump.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview at No. 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

New UK PM to cut taxes for struggling pubs: ‘drop in the ocean’

Ministers did not say how the cut, which is expected to cost government finances around £100 million a year, would be funded.

Customers drink outside a pub in London on July 3. Pubs, a quintessential cornerstone of British communities, are closing at the rate of around one a day. Photo: EPA
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

China’s Li congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister

Li said strengthening dialogue and cooperation between ⁠China and the UK will benefit ‌the nations and ‘inject stability into global ‌peace’.

Britain

UK’s new PM Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

After being formally appointed by King Charles, Burnham promised a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy.

Britain’s new Prime Minster Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he arrives at Downing Street on Monday. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Trump welcomes reports Andy Burnham could open up North Sea oil drilling

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at US Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, England on July 8. Photo: 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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‘End of my political journey’: UK’s Starmer takes last questions session

The prime minister, who steps down next week, says he is leaving Britain ‘in better shape than I found it’.

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UK’s likely next prime minister to unveil plan to shift power from London

Andy Burnham to push for more local decision-making in a major speech after returning to national politics.

UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham. Photo: Getty Images
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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Diplomacy

Editorial | Even as Starmer goes, Britain’s pragmatic China stance likely to stay

Andy Burnham, tipped to succeed Starmer, is not an outspoken critic of Beijing and engagement is set to continue despite broader geopolitical tensions.

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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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The iconic door of 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: EPA
Britain

Burnham’s road to 10 Downing Street: how will Starmer be replaced?

With Andy Burnham emerging as the clear front-runner to lead Britain, here’s what could happen next.

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Andy Burnham after his swearing-in on Monday. Photo: Getty Images
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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International Property

Spain’s property market sees boost as Hongkongers, others, depart UK and Canada

As the cost of living rises, some Hongkongers living in the United Kingdom and Canada are set to move to Spain under the NLV scheme.

Hong Kong society

Nearly 10,000 Hongkongers granted permanent UK residence under BN(O) scheme

British National (Overseas) visa pathway was launched five years ago.

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Londoners bask in the sunshine near the British capital’s Tower Bridge. Photo: AP
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Turning over a new leaf: why UK’s green mandate is a win for Asia

The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say.

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Members of the Green Party celebrate a win in Bellingham in south London on May 9. Photo: EPA
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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 PM’s biggest political challenge overshadows King’s speech

According to reports, Health Minister Wes Streeting was preparing to resign as early as Thursday to challenge Starmer.

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