UK politics

Former UK ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations

British PM Keir Starmer said that Mandelson lied about the extent of his ties to Epstein

Antonia Romeo (left) with Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in May 2024, when the royals were presented with an official record of their Coronation. Romeo was then Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Her promotion to head of the civil service comes 14 months after she was passed over for the same role in favour of Wormald.

UK names Antonia Romeo as first woman to head civil service

She succeeds Chris Wormald and will help the government deliver on its policy agenda

Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney's departure leaves PM Starmer exposed at a time when frustrated members of parliament are braying for change at the top.

Starmer’s chief of staff quits as Mandelson furor engulfs PM

Mandelson was closer to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously thought

Peter Mandelson notified the House of Lords that he would resign from the upper chamber immediately,

Mandelson resigns after UK refers Epstein emails to police

Mandelson was sharing sensitive information with Epstein

Starmer argues that his administration is making progress on the cost of living as inflation and interest rates come down.

Starmer says ousting him in 2026 would send Britain into chaos

He has the worst satisfaction rating of any premier of the past half century, polling even worse than former Tory leader Liz Truss

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced sweeteners such as above-inflation rises to the minimum wage and pensions, along with freezes on rail fares and prescription charges ahead of the budget.

UK to unveil tax-raising budget

[LONDON] Britain’s centre-left Labour government is set to unveil a tax-raising budget on Wednesday to curb debt and fund public services, while aiming to reassure financial markets and voters alike.

Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' television show, Nov 16, 2025.

UK government defends refugee shakeup in face of hard right

[LONDON] Britain’s interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, insisting that irregular migration was “tear...

Keir Starmer’s supporters privately accused Health Secretary Wes Streeting of plotting to replace the prime minister, according to people familiar with the matter.

Starmer allies launch effort to ward off a leadership challenge

ALLIES of Keir Starmer sought to ward off a feared leadership challenge from one of the British premier’s best-known ministers, as cabinet feuds spilled into the open just weeks before the government ...

In a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) late on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves (right) admitted she had failed to obtain the required “selective” rental licence for her south London home when she moved into her Downing Street residence after Labour won power in July 2024.

Starmer backs finance minister after housing rules breach

[LONDON] UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed his finance minister on Thursday after she admitted to making an “inadvertent mistake” when renting out her family home, in the latest setback for his em...

Rachel Reeves - despite raising taxes by about £40 billion (S$69.2 billion) in her first budget last year - is probably £22 billion off course to meet her rule that day-to-day spending is in balance with tax revenues by the end of the decade, the IFS estimated.

UK’s Reeves should go big on tax increases in November, think tank says

[LONDON] British finance minister Rachel Reeves should raise taxes by a lot in next month’s budget to exit the “Groundhog Day scenario” of continuously having to find measures to patch up the public f...