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Don’t bet on Rishi

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 30 of the campaign. Jack …

June 21, 2024 11:13 am CET

Trump raised so much last month he erased Biden’s cash advantage

Trump’s fundraising while he was on trial in New York, punctuated in the final days when he was convicted, was enough to surpass the incumbent Democrat when it comes to campaign cash.

June 21, 2024 8:55 am CET

UK election latest: Farage says EU provoked Ukraine war

Latest updates as Reform UK leader is grilled and Conservatives continue to reel from betting scandal.

June 21, 2024 7:00 am CET
Declassified

Make Europe Great Again with deals, slogans and dastardly plans

It’s been a bad week for EU decision-making but a good one for trolling and the War on Jargon.

June 21, 2024 5:51 am CET

Round 2! Von der Leyen, Meloni and the battle for Brussels top jobs

EU leaders scramble to agree on 4 names to fill the bloc’s most senior roles at next week’s summit.

June 21, 2024 5:50 am CET

Westminster’s photographers: a politician’s best friend or worst enemy?

As we approach the final lap of the 2024 general election, host Sascha O’Sullivan discovers what life is like for the photographers who trail hot on the …

June 21, 2024 5:00 am CET

MEGA shift in the EU’s balance of power

Almost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals. First, POLITICO’s …

June 21, 2024 4:02 am CET

The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss

Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election but no one seems to be listening.

June 21, 2024 4:01 am CET

French women voters swing sharply to far right

France’s National Rally has sought to style itself a defender of women’s rights — partly by attacking its traditional bogeyman: immigration.

June 21, 2024 4:00 am CET

Ireland is dreaming of a UK Labour landslide

Irish eyes are smiling at the prospect of Keir Starmer in Downing Street surrounded by Irish-savvy aides.

June 21, 2024 4:00 am CET
Analysis

Rishi Sunak was a broken man on BBC Question Time

As the leaders of the main UK parties faced a studio audience, a hangdog prime minister fighting for reelection looked like he was preparing for the end.

June 21, 2024 12:06 am CET

Putin warns South Korea: Sending killer weapons to Ukraine would be a ‘big mistake’

Russian president delivered the warning after Seoul announced it would consider arming Kyiv.

June 20, 2024 6:54 pm CET
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I could work with a far-right French government: Slovenian finance minister

Klemen Boštjančič happy to work with National Rally and says U.S. election is “not that important” compared with what’s happening in Europe.

June 20, 2024 6:38 pm CET

US gives Ukraine front-of-the-line privileges for air defense missiles

Only certain countries have been asked to defer their interceptor orders, so the move will not affect Taiwan.

June 20, 2024 6:29 pm CET

Spanish king snubs Argentina’s Milei amid diplomatic rift

The royal affront has a history, with President Milei having previously insulted Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez and his wife.

June 20, 2024 5:41 pm CET

Balkan drama sizzles as Serbia threatens to quit Euro 2024

Punish Croatia and Albania or we’re leaving, Serbian football chief told UEFA.

June 20, 2024 5:20 pm CET

Fresh setback for Renew as 5 MEPs choose Greens

Volt’s 5 MEPs say Greens are ‘more credible’ than Renew on fighting right-wing populists.

June 20, 2024 3:20 pm CET

The EU’s strategy to safeguard its tech against China is stumbling

A year after its launch, Ursula von der Leyen’s Economic Security Strategy has been stalled by pushback from member countries, leaked document shows.

June 20, 2024 2:16 pm CET

Betting scandal engulfs UK election

Conservative figures are accused of betting on the timing of the snap election. The scandal couldn’t come at a worse moment for Rishi Sunak.

June 20, 2024 2:13 pm CET

5 challenges for NATO’s next chief Mark Rutte

From Trump to Wilders, from a lack of money to a lack of air defense systems, the next NATO secretary-general will have a busy time.

June 20, 2024 1:53 pm CET

Mark Rutte will be NATO’s next secretary-general

The outgoing Dutch PM has been confirmed after seven months of campaigning.

June 20, 2024 1:47 pm CET

French PM lashes out at leftist leader Mélenchon after antisemitic assault

Key figures in the French president’s camp criticized three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s stance on antisemitism and the Israel-Gaza war as having contributed to an environment of insecurity for French Jews.

June 20, 2024 1:00 pm CET

Tories party at donor event amid poll wipeout

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 29 of the campaign. Jack …

June 20, 2024 9:23 am CET

Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration

As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.

June 20, 2024 7:04 am CET
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