Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns

Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members.

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Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, trying to get a grip on a feverish immigration debate, is introducing a hard-line, contentious policy on refugees.

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Britain’s Labour Government Plans New, Tougher System for Asylum Seekers

Under the new rules, people granted asylum would have to wait 20 years, rather than the current five, before applying for permanent residency.

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Labour Party’s Internal Fight Goes Public, as Starmer’s Trouble Grows

An attempt by Keir Starmer’s allies to undercut a rival has forced into the open a party debate over whether to replace the prime minister.

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‘Hope Won’: Sadiq Khan, London’s Mayor, Congratulates Mamdani

Both men have faced virulent attacks from the far right for their Muslim faith and progressive politics, although there are notable differences in their policies.

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Britain Plans to Convert Two Military Bases to House Asylum Seekers

The government has been under pressure to shut down hotels accommodating migrants as public anger rises.

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In U.K., China Is a Threat and a Coveted Trade Partner

A botched spying case prompted accusations that the British government was soft on China, highlighting tensions between economic and national security interests.

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Labour Party Pushed Into Third Place in Wales Special Election

Plaid Cymru, a center-left nationalist party, defeated the right-wing Reform U.K. and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour in a race seen as a test of his popularity.

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Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group

The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.

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Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial

The British government has come under scrutiny after charges against two men accused of spying for Beijing were dropped. Here’s what to know.

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