Tim Bale

She attacked Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party and her right-wing rivals, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

U.K. Prime Minister Burnham Pitches an Unapologetically Socialist Makeover

Just more than two months into office, Andy Burnham was roundly praised for his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference in Liverpool

French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have welcomed Andy Burnham’s plan to unpick Brexit

Investigation into Nigel Farage finances resumes after by-election win

From a far more potent rival in new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to a resurgent Tory party, pressure over his finances, and a dubious gamble on a special election, Farage and his team are feeling the heat

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announces his resignation as a member of Parliament at Millbank Tower in London on July 7

He faces a probe by parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million (US$6.7 million) gift from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire

Britain tightened its rules on overseas political donations on Monday, as part of efforts to stop foreign money from influencing elections, amid concerns swirling around what Housing Minister Steve Reed called "dodgy funding."

Political editor David Maddoxreveals the details of convicted criminal George Cottrell’s relationship with Nigel Farage

Less than two years ago, Labour party leader Keir Starmer spearheaded a historic victory in a British general election

Pressure is mounting on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as internal Labour tensions intensify following poor local election results and growing speculation about a possible leadership challenge

This resounding victory has created momentum that makes Burnham's arrival at Downing Street seem almost inevitable

When Nigel Farage, leader of the far-right, anti-immigration party Reform UK, addressed the nation while bizarrely standing in a field this week, he was a man on a mission

Wes Streeting gave his first speech since resigning as health secretary on Saturday

This appeared to be a coded way of saying any future leadership contest should include other contenders such as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who is currently blocked from running as he is not an MP

Jess Phillips has resigned from her position in Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet as safeguarding minister

But party members do matter in politics — and a key problem for Wes Streeting, one of those with ambitions to succeed Keir Starmer, is that many of Labour’s do not like him

Both the health secretary and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner are seen as potential leadership contenders as Sir Keir Starmer fights for his political future following Labour's dismal local election results

UK PM Keir Starmer has seemingly lost all support inside his party

After bruising local election losses, Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a renewed push for closer ties with the European Union — but Brussels worries that his political weakness could stall or derail any meaningful post-Brexit reset

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesman

The May 7 elections could see nationalist gains in Scotland and Wales, while Sinn Fein already leads in Northern Ireland

The May 7 elections could see nationalist gains in Scotland and Wales, while Sinn Fein already leads in Northern Ireland

With local votes taking place across swathes of England, and crucial national tests in Scotland and Wales looming, here are five potential flashpoints that could significantly increase the prime minister’s political vulnerability — and even tip him out of No.10 Downing Street less than two years after he swept to power on a landslide

Local elections this week will lay bare growing fragmentation across the United Kingdom

Sir Olly was sacked last week after it emerged that he had granted clearance against the recommendation and had not informed No 10

Opposition leaders demanded Starmer's resignation on Thursday after it emerged that US envoy Peter Mandelson was appointed despite having failed his security check

The result spelled the end of Orbánr’s 16 years as prime minister, during which he tightened ties with populist and illiberal forces while enjoying Trump team backing

Now, those politicians must reckon with the bruising defeat of a man who was at once their leadership model, intellectual godfather and, in some cases, long-distance financier

Attacks on Grenfell victims are, and have always been, beyond the bounds of decency

The latest YouGov poll, released on Tuesday after the row broke out, found Reform support was up two points to 25 per cent

The pay-off was just one of several damaging details reportedly buried in 147 pages of documents the Government had been ordered by MPs to hand over — showing a Prime Minister who received explicit written warnings about Mandelson's Epstein ties — and went ahead anyway

Footage broadcast on Sunday showed two Boeing C-17 Globemaster transportation planes landing at the airbase in Gloucestershire, days after B-1 Lancer bombers arrived

EU May Freeze US Trade Deal Approval on Trump Tariff ‘Chaos’

ABC host Martha Raddatz asked Greer about the government’s persistence despite the unpopularity of the policy with the public, citing an ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll that showed 64% of those surveyed in the US disapproved of tariffs as an economic strategy

Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place

Mr Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a coup against the PM after he released text messages between himself and Lord Peter Mandelson just as the PM was fighting for his political life on Monday

Starmer endeavored to restore party unity on Tuesday following a chaotic Westminster day on Monday that saw Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar denounce him and his communications director depart

Starmer’s position had looked precarious on Monday when Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar demanded his resignation for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite knowing he had maintained links to convicted sex offender Epstein

After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the UK prime minister was saved by a pugnacious fightback and hesitation among his rivals inside the governing Labour Party about the consequences of a leadership coup

The upcoming change comes after several high-profile defections from the Conservative Party rocked Westminster, with Nadhim Zahawi and then Robert Jenrick making the leap last week