Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, August 10th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Reform UK in talks with El Salvador over sending foreign prisoners to Bukele's jails

  

  Britain's Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, has opened contacts with the government of El Salvador to transfer foreign prisoners to jails in that country should it win the next United Kingdom general election, which must be held by 2029 at the latest. The report was published on Monday by the newspaper The Sun and has not been confirmed by San Salvador.

• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

  China will have the largest embassy in London, the former Royal Mint

  

  The UK High Court on Friday threw out a challenge against UK authorities' decision to permit a new Chinese super embassy in central London. The challenge was brought by a neighborhood group called the Royal Mint Court Residents' Association (RMCRA), which represents families and businesses in roughly 100 properties around the planned embassy site.

• Friday, August 7th 2026 - 20:58 UTC

  Why the Falkland Islands are British

  

  By Graham Pascoe (*)
  
  On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona Cleave reported in the London Telegraph the next day. On 23 July he published an almost identical article in the Israeli English-language daily Jerusalem Post. In both his articles the foreign minister repeated several arguments which (he said) showed the strength of Argentina's claim to the Falklands. Unfortunately for him, everything he said is historically and legally untrue, as will be pointed out below.

• Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC

  “Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”

  

  By Simon Walters (*)<br />
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  At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.

• Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 06:08 UTC

  Miliband meets Marco Rubio in Washington for ‘productive’ talks and ‘to strengthen diplomatic partnership between US and UK’

  

  United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for official bilateral talks at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday August 5, 2026.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:29 UTC

  PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”

  

  The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape jobs, transport, housing and public services in their area.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:18 UTC

  What the New UK Chancellor Means for the UK Economy

  

  By MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN (*)
  
  By appointing John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a calculated risk. If Healey can leverage his insider knowledge of the Treasury, pursue a bold, pro-growth agenda, and manage his defense-spending instincts, he may be able to provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 07:34 UTC

  Wes Streeting appointed UK Defence Secretary; ‘disappointment’ with removal of Dan Jarvis, responsible for DIP

  

  Former Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has been appointed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the new UK Defense Secretary, replacing Dan Jarvis who has taken the job when John Healey resigned last June.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:01 UTC

  Falklands Assembly congratulates Burnham and looks to continuity with London

  

  The Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulated the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, and expressed confidence in the continuity of the relationship between the islands and London, in an official statement issued on Tuesday. The territory's legislative body said it looks forward to working with the new prime minister and his government, and to “continuing the close and productive relationship” between the two sides.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 07:16 UTC

  PM Andy Burnham’s first conversation was with President Trump, whom he invited to visit Manchester

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, shortly after taking office Monday afternoon, 20th July 2026. According to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister began by congratulating the President on a successful World Cup and agreed that England had an excellent tournament.