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Photographer: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/uk-s-labour-caps-english-leasehold-ground-rents-at-250-a-year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/uk-s-labour-caps-english-leasehold-ground-rents-at-250-a-year Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:18:56 GMT Flats and houses in London. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/braverman-joins-farage-s-reform-in-latest-blow-to-conservatives https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/braverman-joins-farage-s-reform-in-latest-blow-to-conservatives Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:55:12 GMT Suella Braverman and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on Jan. 26. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/starmer-girds-for-showdown-to-block-rival-burnham-from-commons https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/starmer-girds-for-showdown-to-block-rival-burnham-from-commons Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:36:42 GMT Andy Burnham, left, and Keir Starmer, campaigning in 2024. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/starmer-s-past-unpopularity-may-be-the-very-thing-that-saves-him https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/starmer-s-past-unpopularity-may-be-the-very-thing-that-saves-him Sat, 10 Jan 2026 06:01:00 GMT Keir Starmer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/new-workers-rights-will-reshape-uk-economy-and-show-left-s-might https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/new-workers-rights-will-reshape-uk-economy-and-show-left-s-might Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:23:25 GMT A worker prepares orders at a fulfillment centre in Dartford, UK. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/starmer-warns-rejoining-eu-customs-union-would-unravel-us-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/starmer-warns-rejoining-eu-customs-union-would-unravel-us-deal Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:37:15 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/uk-targets-lawyers-bankers-in-fresh-anti-corruption-drive https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/uk-targets-lawyers-bankers-in-fresh-anti-corruption-drive Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:53:27 GMT David Lammy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/badenoch-s-tories-show-signs-of-life-after-14-million-year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/badenoch-s-tories-show-signs-of-life-after-14-million-year Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, during her keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, UK, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. 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