WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United States on Thursday at a security-focused summit clouded by worries about whether the U.S. will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed around...
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Workers get right to flexible working from their first day
Workers will be automatically entitled to flexible hours from the first day in their job under a major overhaul of employment rights unveiled in the King’s Speech. Existing rights to request family-friendly hours, which put the onus on the employee to ask for them, will be changed to a presumption for all workers to have...
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Trump’s Vice President says ‘UK is an Islamist country’ that has ‘a nuclear weapon’ – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Donald Trump’s Vice President JD Vance has said that the UK is an “Islamist country” that will “get a nuclear weapon” because Labour won the general election. This month Vance said he sees the UK as the “first truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon.” Trump said that if he is voted in...
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Former NATO chief warns UK over ‘deadly quartet’ – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
The former NATO chief Lord Robertson of Port Ellen who is the head of the new major defence review has warned the UK of the “deadly quartet.” He warned that Iran, Russia, China and North Korea are “increasingly working together” as we are now living in a more “dangerous and volatile world.” Lord Robertson said:...
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Ex-NATO chief George Robertson to lead a UK defense review, says China among ‘deadly’ challenges
LONDON — Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy to counter what he calls the “deadly quartet” of China, Iran, Russia and North Korea. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the strategic defense review on Tuesday as one of his first major acts after taking office on July 5. Starmer...
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Ed Miliband is the new face of Britain’s Net Zero folly
The electricity grid needs to be able produce around 45GW peak demand, and to supply all the population night and day, winter and summer. In our interconnected and sophisticated modern world power cuts are disastrous. To prevent power cuts, energy must be always available, and the only way to have that is to have it...
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British public wants new government action on late payments – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the findings of its ‘Settle Up’ report, which found 62% of UK consumers surveyed expect tackling late payments to be a priority for government. For decades, policymakers pledged to address the power big businesses hold over small firms, which last year cost small businesses an estimated £1.6...
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Miliband vs Mandelson: The battle for the best job in British diplomacy
“David and Peter both have huge strengths,” Knight says. “You could make an argument that Peter’s someone you want close to home. My sense is he has been advising the leader’s office in the run-up to the election. And that went well. If David’s ready to move on from IRC he would be a brilliant...
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Whisper it, but the election shows that Britain is fast turning French
Britain, the Brexiteers claimed in 2016, is fundamentally different from the Continent – above all in its political culture, but also economically and constitutionally. At first sight, the 2024 election would seem to confirm that judgment. France appears likely to elect Marine Le Pen’s radical-Right National Rally as the leading party in the National Assembly,...
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Labour’s win is a victory for the smuggest people in Britain: the Sub-Lineker Sensibles
Sir Keir Starmer will no doubt call his spectacular landslide a victory for “working people”. In reality, however, it’s a victory for a much smaller, and far more specific, group. The Sub-Lineker Sensibles. You know the type of people I mean. They’re the type who will rejoice that “the grown-ups” are now “back in the...
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‘Change begins now’: Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer wins huge mandate to be ‘boring’
Labour Party takes over in UK Keir Starmer will take over today as the UK’s next prime minister after the Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide. Fox – 5 Atlanta LONDON − The backdrop was noticeably light on celebratory Union Jack flag-waving. The jubilation detectable but restrained. The speech enthusiastic and self-certain....
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Britain’s Labor Party in landslide election win – UPI.com
1 of 2 | King Charles III receives Keir Starmer inside Buckingham Palace on Friday for a so-called “kissing the hands” ceremony, requesting him to form a new administration of the United Kingdom. Stamer accepted and was appointed prime minister and first lord of the treasury. Photo via The Royal Family/UPI | License Photo July...