Alex Wickham

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 2: (Back row L-R) Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Middle row L-R) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Front row L-R) France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk pose for a family photograph at Lancaster House during the European leaders’ summit on March 2, 2025 in London, England. Following this week’s meetings between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and US President Donald Trump, a meeting convenes in London with European leaders to discuss future peace in Ukraine. (Photo by Justin Tallis – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

UK says Europe needs ‘coalition of willing’ for Ukraine

By Alex Wickham, Irina Anghel, and others

US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is rushing toward a deal with Putin, leaving Europe in the dust

By Alberto Nardelli, Ellen Milligan, and others

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

British PM calls out Elon Musk over his claim ‘civil war is inevitable’ in the U.K.

By Alex Wickham and Bloomberg

Labour leader Keir Starmer

Voters head to the polls for the U.K.’s general election as Keir Starmer’s Labour on course for a historic victory

By Alex Wickham and Bloomberg

Dominic Raab

A top UK official is resigning for being too much of a jerk. He called work ‘utterly useless’ but never raised his voice, he says.

By Alex Wickham, Emily Ashton, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 06: Boris Johnson addresses the media from outside number 10 before formally resigning as Prime Minister, at Downing Street on September 06, 2022 in London, England. Boris Johnson is stepping down following the election of Liz Truss, the former foreign secretary, as Conservative Party leader. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson says he won’t run again for prime minister: ‘Would simply not be the right thing to do’

By Reed Landberg, Alex Wickham, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 06: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a farewell address before his official resignation at Downing Street on September 6, 2022 in London, England. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down following the election of Liz Truss, the former foreign secretary, as Conservative Party leader. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson has gained enough support to enter the U.K.’s prime minister race—again

By Alex Wickham, Ellen Milligan, and others

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appearing in front of the Liaison Committee in the House of Commons, London, on the subject of the work of the Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday July 6, 2022. (Photo by House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson will quit as U.K. Prime Minister but plans to hang on in the job until October

By Alex Wickham, Kitty Donaldson, and others