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184 Sanctioned Russian Ships Passed Through UK Waters. None Were Boarded.
Keir Starmer announced in March that British forces could now intercept shadow fleet tankers. Seven weeks later, the count is 238 journeys, zero boardings.
Britain's Party System Is Breaking
Reform UK is the biggest winner in the local elections. The real winner is a political system that cannot handle what British voters now want.
UK Goes to the Polls Today. Labour Is Bracing for Its Worst Night in a Generation.
Voting is underway across England, Scotland, and Wales. Reform UK leads national polls at 25%. What today's results mean depends on whether Farage can convert council seats into something durable.
Starmer Considers Banning Protests Three Days Before an Election He Is About to Lose
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green this week. The Prime Minister says some pro-Palestinian marches may need to stop. His party is braced to lose up to 2,000 council seats on Thursday.
Reform Is Set to Win the Most Council Seats. Britain's Two-Party System Just Broke.
Thursday's UK local elections are the first test of whether Reform's poll lead translates into power. Polymarket says 87.9% chance they win the most seats. Labour could lose three-quarters of theirs.
Trump to Britain: Protect Apple or Pay Tariffs
The UK's digital services tax is not a trade dispute. It is a test of whether any US ally can tax American tech companies without US retaliation.
After the Ceasefire, Trump Told NATO to Stay Away. The UK and France Launched Their Own Mission.
The Strait of Hormuz reopened. NATO offered help. Trump said no and called the alliance useless. Within hours, Starmer and Macron announced a multinational shipping protection mission without the US.
Parliament Voted Down the Ban. Starmer Called Tech CEOs Into Downing Street Anyway.
The UK government rejected an immediate social media ban for under-16s while simultaneously signaling it might do exactly that. The question is not whether it happens but who has to take the credit.
Alliance Without a War
Trump threatened to pull the US from NATO after European allies refused to back his Iran war. The alliance survived its first real test of whether it still means anything when Washington acts unilaterally.