https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUwaAi53kkM/martin-ivens RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 17:43:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-05/golders-green-attacks-uk-needs-action-on-antisemitism-not-just-words https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-05/golders-green-attacks-uk-needs-action-on-antisemitism-not-just-words Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:18 GMT Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley (L) walks with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (2R) as they visit the scene on Golders Green Road, in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London, on April 29, 2026, after two people were stabbed, and a suspect arrested. The stabbing Wednesday of two Jewish men has been formally declared "a terrorist incident", London police said, with officers investigating "whether this attack was deliberately targeting the Jewish community". "Our highly specialised teams of officers are working... to progress this investigation quickly and establish exactly what has happened," said Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of counter-terrorism policing. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-27/labour-s-economic-record-is-poised-for-a-post-election-test https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-27/labour-s-economic-record-is-poised-for-a-post-election-test Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:18 GMT Britain's main opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) listens to Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) speaking to members of staff during a Q&A session at the end of a visit of the Airbus Defence and Space facilities, as part the Labour general election campaign, in Stevenage, north of London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-20/starmer-mandelson-gubu-is-perfect-acronym-for-uk-political-circus https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-20/starmer-mandelson-gubu-is-perfect-acronym-for-uk-political-circus Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:08 GMT David Lammy, UK deputy prime minister, left, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, applaud on the opening day of the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, UK, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. The conference runs until Wednesday, Oct. 1. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/starmer-s-ruthlessness-can-t-defend-him-from-rivals-forever https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/starmer-s-ruthlessness-can-t-defend-him-from-rivals-forever Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:04 GMT Keir Stamer, UK prime minister, during a news conference providing an update on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Starmer sidestepped an initial chance to respond to Trump’s criticism saying “the US and UK are close allies have been for a very, very long time.”. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/king-charles-can-handle-a-boorish-donald-trump-in-state-visit https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/king-charles-can-handle-a-boorish-donald-trump-in-state-visit Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:07 GMT TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III inspect a Guard of Honour during a Ceremonial Welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on September 17, 2025, during the US President's second State Visit. US President Donald Trump arrived in Britain for an unprecedented second State Visit, with the UK government rolling out a royal red carpet welcome to win over the mercurial leader. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/british-centrist-dads-have-a-new-champion https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/british-centrist-dads-have-a-new-champion Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:13 GMT Matt Brittin, EMEA president of Google, at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The forum runs until Friday, Sept. 29. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-23/starmer-s-likely-usurper-angela-rayner-is-starting-to-make-her-move https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-23/starmer-s-likely-usurper-angela-rayner-is-starting-to-make-her-move Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:06 GMT Labour Party MP and former deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, speaks on the second day of the Night Time Economy Summit in Liverpool, north-west England on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/iran-war-britain-stares-at-the-truth-of-military-decline https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/iran-war-britain-stares-at-the-truth-of-military-decline Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:00:02 GMT HMS Duncan, a Royal Navy Type 45 Daring-class air-defence destroyer warship, passes Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R) as it departs from HM Naval Base Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-09/iran-war-starmer-is-being-haunted-by-a-ghost-from-the-uk-past https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-09/iran-war-starmer-is-being-haunted-by-a-ghost-from-the-uk-past Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:06 GMT LEEDS, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (R) exchange a greeting during a press conference on The Commission on the UK’s Future report on December 05, 2022 in Leeds, England. After former Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered proposals to drive growth in the UK via the Commission On The UK's Future Report, Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, set out proposals on how his Labour government would spread power, wealth and opportunity across the UK. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/keir-starmer-has-lost-his-ruthless-spirit-guides https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/keir-starmer-has-lost-his-ruthless-spirit-guides Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:30:05 GMT Morgan McSweeney, UK prime minister’s chief of staff, arrives at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, saying she didnt mislead voters and fellow cabinet members about the state of the UKs public finances in the run-up to last weeks budget. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/former-prince-andrew-arrest-will-the-uk-monarchy-survive-epstein https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/former-prince-andrew-arrest-will-the-uk-monarchy-survive-epstein Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:30:18 GMT LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: In this photo illustration, the front page of The Sun on Sunday newspaper with an image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is seen on February 05, 2026 in London, England. Three million new documents were released by the United States Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. (Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-16/a-stumbling-uk-economy-is-adding-to-starmer-s-woes https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-16/a-stumbling-uk-economy-is-adding-to-starmer-s-woes Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:05 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Ministers Questions in London, UK, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. The UK prime minister's position is seen as safe for the immediate future after every member of the cabinet on Monday publicly backed him to stay in his job, including Wes Streeting. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/mandelson-epstein-scandal-puts-starmer-on-political-death-row https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/mandelson-epstein-scandal-puts-starmer-on-political-death-row Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:27 GMT Mandelson and Starmer. A terrible choice. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/starmer-uk-china-engagement-is-a-message-to-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/starmer-uk-china-engagement-is-a-message-to-trump Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:27 GMT BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 29: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026 in Beijing, China. Keir Starmer undertakes a high-profile diplomatic mission to China and Japan, marking the first visit to Beijing by a British leader since 2018. Accompanied by a delegation of 50 business leaders, Starmer aims to "reset" relations with President Xi Jinping to stimulate UK economic growth through expanded trade and the revival of high-level economic dialogues. Starmer concludes the trip with a brief visit to Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-24/starmer-needs-to-show-backbone-at-home-not-just-abroad https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-24/starmer-needs-to-show-backbone-at-home-not-just-abroad Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:30 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a bilateral meeting with Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's prime minister, at Chequers, near Aylesbury, UK, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Frederiksen said she’d been in close contact with NATO before and after US President Donald Trump’s meeting with the alliance in Davos, and that there had been no negotiation about sovereignty. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-19/starmer-u-turns-uk-prime-minister-is-cursed-with-reverse-midas-touch https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-19/starmer-u-turns-uk-prime-minister-is-cursed-with-reverse-midas-touch Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:31 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Ministers Questions in London, UK, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Starmer is facing threats to his position from his own party, which is restless after a year-and-a-half in office that has left the government deeply unpopular with voters. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-12/ukraine-war-starmer-and-macron-plan-shows-europe-weakness https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-12/ukraine-war-starmer-and-macron-plan-shows-europe-weakness Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:15 GMT PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 06: French President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace on January 06, 2026 in Paris, France. Leaders from around 30 countries are gathering in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine, amid ongoing negotiations on a US-brokered peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Antoine Gyori - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-03/starmer-rival-wes-streeting-is-auditioning-for-uk-prime-minister https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-03/starmer-rival-wes-streeting-is-auditioning-for-uk-prime-minister Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:00:08 GMT LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Health Secretary Wes Streeting leaves Downing Street following the weekly cabinet meeting on November 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-22/keir-starmer-is-getting-roughed-up-by-france-the-us-and-tiny-mauritius https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-22/keir-starmer-is-getting-roughed-up-by-france-the-us-and-tiny-mauritius Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:11 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, speak during a multilateral meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he hoped to secure an agreement for a trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he welcomed the Ukrainian leader to the White House for high-stakes talks on bringing an end to Russia's war on Ukraine. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-15/starmer-is-foolishly-putting-welfare-before-warfare-in-uk-budget https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-15/starmer-is-foolishly-putting-welfare-before-warfare-in-uk-budget Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:22 GMT An Ajax armoured fighting vehicle is demonstrated during British Army Expo 2025 at Redford Cavalry Barracks in Edinburgh. Picture date: Tuesday August 19, 2025. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)