1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (513+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne has called for Britain to rejoin the European Union’s customs union, arguing that Brexit has damaged trade and left the UK economy “gone off a cliff”. Osborne, who resigned as David Cameron’s chancellor after the 2016 referendum,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (593+ words) Former British prime minister Boris Johnson was evacuated from a train in western Ukraine after a Russian drone attack targeted a railway line close to the Polish border, highlighting the growing reach of Moscow’s campaign against Ukraine’s transport infrastructure. Johnson,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (629+ words) A Labour minister has refused to rule out the party committing to rejoin the European Union in its next general election manifesto, reopening a politically sensitive question over Britain’s long-term relationship with the bloc. Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister,…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (715+ words) An Israeli government spokesman has refused to rule out preventing Ed Miliband from entering Israel, describing the UK foreign secretary as a “failed figure” amid a widening diplomatic dispute between London and Jerusalem. David Mencer, speaking to GB News, said:…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (653+ words) The UK’s agreement with France to return small boat migrants is facing renewed uncertainty, with Andy Burnham appealing directly to President Emmanuel Macron to preserve a deal that officials fear Paris could abandon. The arrangement, which is due to expire…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (832+ words) Britain is preparing to dust off its military reserves and put tens of thousands of former troops on a longer war footing as the government confronts what ministers describe as an increasingly dangerous security environment. New legislation will make it…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (725+ words) Ed Miliband has faced a growing backlash over the UK’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements, after the Israeli embassy accused the Foreign Secretary of creating “an atmosphere for violence against Jews” in Britain. Miliband told MPs that a…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (499+ words) Germany could share information on Ukrainian men of military age living in the country with Kyiv, allowing Ukrainian authorities to contact them about military service, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said. Speaking to Bild on Monday, Wadephul backed the idea of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (608+ words) Andy Burnham has been accused of putting Britain’s expanding welfare bill ahead of national security after refusing to commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030. The row erupted at Prime Minister’s Questions, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (914+ words) Ed Miliband has been accused by Israeli and British political figures of creating conditions that could increase hostility towards Jewish people in Britain after the Foreign Secretary announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The diplomatic dispute…...