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Middle Israel: Starmer’s exit highlights instability in British politics - opinion

Britain faces renewed political instability as PM exits amid criticism over leadership and direction. The turmoil is linked to Brexit, elite disconnect and support for Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

BRITISH PM Keir Starmer announces his resignation on Monday. With a seventh prime minister set to enter 10 Downing Street in less than a decade, something is obviously wrong in His Majesty’s realm.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 5, 2026.

Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Labour’s heavy losses in local elections

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks as demonstrators hold flags outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

UK's Reform party plans to stop an immigration 'invasion,' promising to create ICE-style agency


Europe must find a new way of dealing with Russia - opinion

I am not writing this to give a pass to Russia, but rather, the contrary.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Boris Johnson’s cunning plan to break the EU treaty

Did he not understand what the treaty said?

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson

A non-Jewish Brexit supporter, is the UK’s loudest critic of antisemitism

“The battle against anti-Semitism has not only played a major role in my public life. It is also an issue which I am passionate about on a personal level.”

John Mann leaves the British Cabinet Office in Whitehall, in central London, Jan. 31, 2019.

Popular senator launches 'Italexit' Party to take Italy out of EU

Gianluigi Paragone, a former TV journalist, met Brexit architect Nigel Farage in London before announcing the formal birth of his party later this week.

Italian flags.

UK’s Johnson: Israeli annexation in West Bank breaches international law

Last week, a UK diplomatic source said formal sanctions on Israel in response to annexation are unlikely, and in fact the UK seeks to increase scientific cooperation with Israel.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a statement at Downing Street after winning the general election, in London, Britain, December 13, 2019.

Letters to the Editor: April 24, 2020

Readers of The Jerusalem Report have their say.

BREXIT PROTESTERS march in the UK

EU urges UK to extend Brexit talks due to coronavirus outbreak

Trade negotiations have ground to a halt due to the pandemic, with both UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his health minister testing positive for COVID-19.

Britain leaves EU on Brexit day

Brexit: A slow and painful divorce

The divorce bill to be paid to the EU by the British government negotiated by the prime minister was 33 billion pounds, reduced from 39b.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson

In 2020, PM Johnson wants to get Brexit done and end division in UK

"As we say goodbye to 2019, we can also turn the page on the division, rancour and uncertainty which has dominated public life and held us back for far too long," he said.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a statement at Downing Street after winning the general election, in London, Britain, December 13, 2019.

Boris Johnson to get Brexit done by Christmas

The final stages of ratification will take place after Christmas, but Johnson wants to hold a vote before then as a sign of his intent.

 LEGACY By Thomas Harding William Heinemann 560 pages; $29.69 TEA WAS the liftoff point for a Jewish refugee who built an empire. (Pictured: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pours tea during a campaign stop in England last month; Dan Kitwood/Pool via Reuters)