More recently, it has turned its attention to partnerships between Big Tech and AI companies — an area in which it is seen to be out in front among its international counterparts, who will be following developments closely. The world’s largest tech firms are also set to be on the receiving end of new powers … Read more
Kemi Badenoch, Tory leader: Alcohol and butter make everything better. | Sebastein Bozon/Getty Images Steve Reed, environment secretary: I’m barbecuing the turkey this year, so I can’t tell you yet whether that’s a top tip or a total disaster! Other than that — brining the turkey overnight massively improves the flavor. Liz Truss, ex-prime minister: My top … Read more
Foreign Secretary David Lammy previously called Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath,” labeled him a “dangerous clown” and “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathizer.” London Mayor Sadiq Khan has feuded with Trump, telling POLITICO that the presidential candidate is “a racist. He’s a sexist. He’s a homophobe.” The Trump campaign has even accused Labour of election … Read more
The British statement released Friday said only that this is “an area [on] which the U.K. and China must engage, even where viewpoints diverge.” That’s a far cry from Labour’s position in opposition. As Shadow Foreign Secretary, Lammy told POLITICO last March Labour would pursue legal routes towards declaring China’s crackdown on Uighur Muslims a … Read more
Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson told journalists Thursday: “We will continue to challenge China on issues that are in the U.K.’s national interest … whilst also seeking to build a pragmatic and strategic approach with China, looking for areas of cooperation where they exist.” However, Reynolds’ comments on the sidelines of Monday’s international investment summit will … Read more
But the decision will likely anger Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration, just as Israel’s prime minister faces increased pressure from domestic protests and strikes. In April, then-Foreign Secretary David Cameron, a Conservative former prime minister, announced that arms sales to Israel would not be suspended. But the fresh review under a new government has determined otherwise. Export licensing … Read more
In the first few days of the new government, public affairs agency Shearwater Global announced they’d hired former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke. Ex-Labour MP Holly Lynch was snapped up by Arden Strategies, the agency run by former Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy. Swathes of former political advisers and party comms staff have also found … Read more
“It’s time to reset our relationship with our European friends and allies,” Lammy said. That language was echoed on Friday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who told Starmer that she looked forward to meeting to discuss ways to “strengthen cooperation and reset the relationship” between the U.K. and EU, according to an … Read more
Westminster is likely to treat Greenway’s comments with a pinch of salt. One of the key sticking points in talks has been agricultural imports, and British resistance to opening its market to hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken — an issue that also scuttled the U.K.’s trade talks with Canada in January. “I hope that the … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Plots, bills and parties give way Monday to family — and ritual. The little traditions we make for ourselves on Christmas Day pause time and briefly silence the rattle of the outside world. POLITICO London Playbook sent out the call for Westminster’s … Read more
