Shocking crimes, royal illness and Labour’s landslide: The eight big moments that defined 2024 for Britain
Winds of change howled across Britain in a year when a Labour election victory ended 14 years of Tory rule
Rishi Sunak
Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit for Northern Ireland
Rules will continue to serve as a means of maintaining an invisible Border on the island for further four years
Kemi Badenoch brings sass and confidence as leader of Conservative Party
London-born, Nigeria-raised daughter of middle-class immigrant parents is first black woman to lead major political party in Britain
Rachel Reeves increases taxes by £40bn in budget to address ‘black hole’ in UK’s public finances
Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education
Keir Starmer may be the real winner as James Cleverly is eliminated from Tory leadership race
James Cleverly's sensational exit sees Conservatives move further to the right with either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick
Keir Starmer delays appointing Washington ambassador until after US presidential race
London Letter: Former Labour heavyweights David Miliband, Peter Mandelson are said to be contenders for the role of UK ambassador to Washington, along with Belfast Agreement negotiator Jonathan Powell
Fifteen things to expect in Leo Varadkar’s autobiography
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
‘Us, posh? Never’: British elites claim they’re definitely, maybe into the hobbies of common people
Researchers find elite Britons often pretend to like football and beer as they’re “insecure” about their legitimacy
‘Things are worse than we ever imagined,’ says Starmer before flying to Germany for ‘reset’
Planet Business: SpaceX’s ‘reliable’ Crew Dragon, the highest-earning tennis players and a first-class error at Qantas
Finance should pay much more attention to undersea cables risk
The threats to this crucial infrastructure are growing but there are possible solutions
British public let down by flawed planning for Covid pandemic, inquiry finds
‘Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,’ says inquiry chair
We can deride politicians, but ultimately the joke is on us
Hatred of politicians deters good people from the job, which makes the government worse, which makes voters hate politicians more
Economic populism of the right has gone mainstream
UK and French electoral systems have thwarted its advance but the far right is still on the rise globally
Everyone under the age of 25 should have to work a year in hospitality or retail
You will need patience, resilience and the self-control required not to headbutt the public
Labour faces decisions that will alienate some in Britain who voted for it
Keir Starmer is an antidote to the privileged Tories he has displaced but he will need to be ruthlessness and willing to upend policy
Ray of hope for Britain as clouds briefly part for Keir Starmer’s arrival at Downing Street
It poured rain all day in London but there was a sunny interlude at a convenient moment for the new Labour prime minister
All is changed, changed utterly: Starmer’s Downing Street reign presents chance to rebuild old ties
Raw politics and national interests will always triumph, but there is a basis for new Labour PM to work well with Ireland and Europe
Conservatives lost UK’s landslide election just as much as Labour won it
Keir Starmer’s party turned the election map red - but secured fewer votes than in 2017 when led by Jeremy Corbyn
Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory
New leader names Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female chancellor of the exchequer
‘I’m absolutely shattered but it has been worth it’: Things only getting better for Starmer’s supporters
New British prime minister and Labour’s election win greeted with enthusiasm by tourists and party followers outside Downing Street
Keir Starmer: Britain’s new PM shaped by a distant father and deep ‘love’ for Ireland
Labour Party leader now leads a Britain riven by division and uncertainty about its past, present, and future
Conservative problems long pre-dated Sunak’s leadership
Tories now face fundamental questions about future direction of the party
UK election: The high-profile casualties from Rees-Mogg to Truss
House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt among the well-known MPs rejected by the electorate
Tory tears: ‘The disappointment will come in about two years when the next lot crash everything’
Tory election workers strike a defiant note despite crushing electoral defeat
Keir Starmer set to be British prime minister amid landslide victory for Labour in UK election
Labour set to secure 410 seats, with Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives on 131
UK general election: Polls open with Labour on course for historic victory
UK election: Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak says he will take responsibility for the result, which could cost half his cabinet their seats in parliament
Tories warn of Labour landslide in final day of UK election campaigning
Comments by ally of Rishi Sunak come as Sun newspaper tells readers to back Keir Starmer on Thursday
British electoral politics are still reassuringly loony
London Letter: Joke candidates such as Nick the Incredible Flying Brick are a beloved tradition in British elections
Sunak says he will stay on as MP even if Tories lose, as party leaders hit the home straight
Britain goes to the polls on Thursday in election that Labour is expected to win in a landslide
UK election: Starmer will try to set up ‘permanent Labour government’ if he wins, says home secretary
Labour leader says he is ‘not taking any lectures’ from James Cleverly about elections and accuses Tories of inflicting 14 years of chaos on the country
The productivity hack that really does boost careers
Physical stamina is an oddly overlooked superpower in modern working life
Farage claims ‘bad apples are gone’ from Reform UK amid ongoing racism row
‘Have we had a few bad apples? We have, although to my knowledge nobody involved in an organised betting ring is standing for us, which is something’
If Brexit Britain was an inflamed appendix, Eurosceptic France would be a malignant cancer
Make no mistake: A far-right government in France would be an earthquake for the EU
The Conservative Effect, 2010-2024: 14 Wasted Years? A damning indictment of Tory rule
The judgments of 15 writers on an eventful run of Conservative governments are nearly always brutal
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