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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · John Johnston

    Scottish Labour leader says UK rejoining EU ‘not a realistic prospect’ (opens the original)

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    LIVERPOOL — Scottish Labour’s new leader, Michael Marra, said he does not believe there is a “realistic prospect” of the U.K. rejoining the European Union because of “huge political instability” across the continent. Speaking at the POLITICO pub during Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Marra argued that the changing political landscape in Germany and France meant the EU was not in a position to consider a British return “on any terms that we might think is reasonable.” Scotland’s governing S

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · John Johnston

    Lobbyists grumble over soaring conference prices — then pay up to court Britain’s new power players (opens the original)

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    LONDON — Britain’s party conference circuit is not to be missed this year, with a new prime minister in No. 10 Downing Street and multiple parties in the running to replace him. But with the cost of joining the fall schmoozing circuit soaring, even Britain’s biggest lobbyists are concerned they could be priced out of the engagement carousel. Two lobbyists said they were quoted £5,500 to attend this year’s business day at Labour conference — an industry-focused event that is distinct from the mai

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · John Johnston

    Labour’s Farage donor crackdown hits a Downing Street roadblock (opens the original)

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    Labour MPs want a cap on political donations to stave off Nigel Farage’s big-money backers. Andy Burnham is set to disappoint them. Downing Street will not include a universal domestic cap on political donations in Britain when the elections bill returns on Sept. 2, two officials briefed on government thinking said. But both the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss policy considerations, did not rule out returning to the issue again in the future. “We’re prioritizing cracking down on

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · John Johnston

    Farage paints himself as local Clacton hero in battle to beat Binface (opens the original)

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    LONDON — Nigel Farage billed it as a “people vs the establishment” by-election. But before he wins back the seat he resigned in July, there’s the small matter of convincing Clacton’s voters he can help them with their shabby beachfront stairs. POLITICO analysis of the Reform UK leader’s digital campaign messages shows that Farage has run a twin-track strategy in the seaside seat as polls open Thursday. The two key themes of the digital air war have been painting Farage as a champion for local re

  5. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · John Johnston

    UK must regulate lobbying after Mandelson scandal, ethics watchdog tells Burnham (opens the original)

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    LONDON — Andy Burnham faces demands to quickly bring in a sweeping redesign of the U.K.’s lobbying rules following a major review prompted by the Peter Mandelson scandal. The U.K. government’s independent Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC) said in a report Thursday that new laws are necessary to fix inadequacies in Westminster’s lobbying and government transparency systems. It will almost certainly fall to Burnham — who is expected to become the next U.K. prime minister on July 20 — to decide

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