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Immigration and the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers annually on small boats from mainland Europe has become a politically toxic issue in Britain. Representational file picture of protesters at an anti-immigration demonstration | Photo Credit: Reuters Anti-immigration demonstrators in southern England massed outside a hotel where Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team were staying…
Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London, Friday July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Labour politician and former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to become the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister on Monday (July 20,…
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) Six Prime Ministers in 10 years, that is Britain’s reality, amid persisting political turbulence, an economy under strain, and a sharply polarised society. When Keir Starmer resigned on June 22, 2026, it came hardly…
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British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks out of No. 10 Downing Street after attending a Cabinet meeting, in London, on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters British Health Minister Wes Streeting resigned from government on Thursday (May 14, 2026), saying he had lost confidence in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. “It is now clear…
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaking at the launch of Class Ceiling in Manchester, England, on January 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A leadership battle began brewing again in Westminster, with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham being blocked by the Labour Party from running in a parliamentary bye-election that could see him return…
The ban — targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar — is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion calories from children’s diets each year, according to the Health Ministry. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Freepik New regulations come into force Monday (January 5, 2026) in Britain banning daytime TV…
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A local Labour Party politician from west London has been fined 40,000 pounds after she lost an appeal against an immigration law breach for hiring an Indian student as a nanny illegally. Hina Mir, a councillor and a qualified solicitor, was found to have hired 22-year-old Himanshi Gongley for 1,200 pounds in cash a month…
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with MP Catherine West, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who is on a visit to the United Kingdom, met MP Catherine West, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where they discussed opportunities…
Britain’s newly announced leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, speaks following the announcement of the results of an internal leadership election, at a media event in central London on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Britain’s Green Party elected a self-styled “eco-populist” as its new leader on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), as it…
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New Delhi: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran has been conferred Honorary Knighthood by the United Kingdom for his services to the UK-India business relations, the group said on Friday. He has been conferred “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) – honorary DBE/KBE”. In a post on X, the group said Mr…
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