Cristina Gallardo
POLITICO Europe
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Fear of Cabinet resignations stalks Rishi Sunak as Brexit deal looms
Tory MPs warn UK prime minister must not push through his deal on the back of opposition votes. → Read More
Briefing wars escalate as nervous EU and Britain enter Brexit endgame
Wave of official and unofficial denials greets news that deal on the Northern Ireland protocol is now in sight. → Read More
Why Ukraine believes tanks can turn the tide of war
Ukraine wants hundreds of armored vehicles for a major counter-offensive against Russia. → Read More
UK confirms it is considering supplying Ukraine with tanks
Move would make UK the first Western country to provide tanks to Kyiv. → Read More
UK and Spain close in on post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar
Border agreement would maintain free movement with the Schengen area. → Read More
Why Britain’s migration problem isn’t going away
A crisis at a processing facility in southern England reveals deeper-seated problems. → Read More
Britain blames Brussels for driving up UK energy bills in explosive new Brexit row
UK accused the EU of stalling on cross-Channel deal over electricity trading. → Read More
Does the whole world hate Liz Truss?
(A: No, she’s quite popular in the Baltics, and parts of the Indo-Pacific.) → Read More
Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits
The EU is about to trigger a lengthy legal process to bring Britain back in line with the Brexit deals. → Read More
Boris Johnson picks (another) big Brexit fight
UK prime minister makes his move on Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels mulls legal action. → Read More
EU warns Northern Ireland’s place in single market at risk amid Brexit row
UK threat of unilateral action poses a ‘huge question mark’ over Northern Ireland’s future in the EU single market, Commission official warns. → Read More
Russia sanctions 287 British MPs in retaliation for Ukraine curbs
Moscow accuses UK lawmakers of creating ‘Russophobic hysteria.’ → Read More
West seeks to ramp up arms deliveries to Ukraine as war enters new phase
Allies are gearing up for long haul — but want to send heavy weaponry quickly. → Read More
US, UK, Australia team up on hypersonic weapons with eye on Russia and China
AUKUS security pact deepens as China and Russia show off their own hypersonic capabilities. → Read More
Peace, putsch or European Syria: 3 endgames for Ukraine
From a coup to a deal, here’s how Russia’s war in Ukraine could conclude. → Read More
UK’s Johnson: ‘Very difficult’ to provide Ukraine with tanks and jets
Western allies feel ‘agony’ at their inability to do more to help Ukraine ‘given the constraints,’ says British PM. → Read More
Putin blows up Brexit
While the EU-UK relationship has been acrimonious since the latter left the bloc, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen a rapprochement. → Read More
EU gets tough with UK over post-Brexit citizens’ rights
Two sides fail to solve Northern Ireland trade at crunch political meeting. → Read More
British diplomacy gets a frosty reception in Moscow
A highly-touted meeting between Britain and Russia’s top diplomats turns into Kremlin attack fodder. → Read More
Liz Truss: Russia told UK it has ‘no plans to invade Ukraine’
UK foreign secretary met Russian foreign minister in Moscow. → Read More