The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.
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Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating
The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.
After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform U.K., spoke to supporters just after news broke that the deputy prime minister had resigned.
Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister
The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration.
JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK
JD Vance, the vice president, sat down with Nigel Farage, a longtime supporter of President Trump whose party, Reform U.K., is leading in British polls.
JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK
JD Vance, the vice president, sat down with Nigel Farage, a longtime supporter of President Trump whose party, Reform U.K., is leading in British polls.
Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse
The prime minister has reversed his position on the need for a national investigation into the abuse scandal, after criticism by Elon Musk.
UK’s Trade Deals Bare the Reality It’s a Midsize Economy Among Giants
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government had to make some politically fraught concessions to eke out trade deals with the E.U. and the U.S.
Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.
Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they’re now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale.
4 Lessons for Trump From the UK’s Failed Rwanda Migrant Deportation Deal
The United States is said to be in talks with the African country about taking in expelled migrants. There may be lessons in London’s experience.