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‘Burnham – and Britain – can’t afford to be held hostage by bankers’

Britain’s four biggest banks reported profits of almost £30 billion for the first six months of 2026, putting them on track for a record-breaking year. The government is a key source of these profits, as it foots the…

‘Britain cannot let billionaire donors buy our democracy’

Left unchecked, the outsize influence of a tiny number of unimaginably wealthy donors could wreck our democracy. The good news is that there’s a way to avoid that scenario. Last weekend two crypto billionaires, Ben Delo…

Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories

While most MPs headed off for conference season, in Whitehall there was plenty of tangible progress towards renewing the country. Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs and announcements this week that you can…

'Don't be silly' over Falklands and Irish unity, top Tory tells Trump

Trump has said America's position on the Falklands is "one of many" under review, and hinted he would not help the UK in any potential future conflict with Argentina. And the US president said on a visit to Ireland last…

EU warns Turkey to clean up waste treatment or face trade ban

Last year, Turkey received a third of the EU’s exported plastic waste. The Commission assessment, dated Sept. 1 and obtained by POLITICO , reported a long list of concerns over Turkey’s treatment of EU waste, including…

Deutschlands Kampfjet-Dilemma

Nach dem tödlichen Angriff auf einen Zugbegleiter im Februar debattiert die Politik über Zugangskontrollen an Bahnhöfen und schärfere Strafen für Angriffe auf Zugpersonal. Cedric Looks beleuchtet die Pläne von…

Week Ender: Can Europe patch up the world in disorder?

In her State of the European Union speech, she floated closer ties with Canada — even “associate membership” — and a new European Security Council, as Europe looks for new ways to work with like-minded powers in an…

Germany and Spain go head-to-head in EU budget fight

Officials involved in the negotiations who spoke to POLITICO and were granted anonymity because the discussions are confidential see more moderate cuts as the most likely outcome. Debt time bomb The EU’s seven-year…

Germany’s Merz girds for a post-election fight for political survival

On Wednesday, all eight CDU state premiers released a public letter backing the chancellor and emphasizing, like Merz, the need for a stable German government given Europe’s increasingly volatile politics. Among the…

Five EU leaders: Europe must spend better, not just more

Speeches, declarations and summit conclusions matter, but ultimately it is the allocation of money that reveals what governments are genuinely prepared to prioritize. Europe needs to become more competitive, more…