https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVMOl32JWro/allegra-stratton RSS for Node Sun, 10 May 2026 06:35:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-08/stumbling-and-stuck-but-starmer-is-probably-staying-uk-politics-fragments https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-08/stumbling-and-stuck-but-starmer-is-probably-staying-uk-politics-fragments Fri, 08 May 2026 16:33:31 GMT Workers counting votes at Hackney Town Hall following the local election in London, UK, on Friday, May 8, 2026. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had no plans to step aside as Labour leader after early results in local elections showed Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK racking up sweeping gains over Britain’s governing party. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-06/labour-faces-risk-of-an-upset-in-tomorrow-s-local-elections https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-06/labour-faces-risk-of-an-upset-in-tomorrow-s-local-elections Wed, 06 May 2026 16:08:22 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-01/uk-us-trade-worsens-despite-whisky-tariff-win https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-01/uk-us-trade-worsens-despite-whisky-tariff-win Fri, 01 May 2026 15:02:58 GMT Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham during a visit to a school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, on April 13. Photographer: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-29/starmer-looks-to-corporate-investment-and-the-left-as-the-war-drags-on https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-29/starmer-looks-to-corporate-investment-and-the-left-as-the-war-drags-on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:16:26 GMT Keir Starmer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-27/has-keir-starmer-played-his-last-royal-trump-card-too-early https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-27/has-keir-starmer-played-his-last-royal-trump-card-too-early Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:01 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) Photographer: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-24/us-stock-market-bank-of-england-sounds-alarm https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-24/us-stock-market-bank-of-england-sounds-alarm Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:02:36 GMT AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. This is the final day of President Trump’s second UK state visit, with the previous one taking place in 2019 during his first presidential term. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-22/keir-starmer-needs-officials-to-make-his-agenda-happen-he-just-made-that-harder https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-22/keir-starmer-needs-officials-to-make-his-agenda-happen-he-just-made-that-harder Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:33:18 GMT Keir Starmer speaks in the House of Commons, on April 20. Source: UK Parliament https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-08/as-a-relief-rally-hits-markets-there-will-be-relief-in-starmer-s-camp-as-well https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-08/as-a-relief-rally-hits-markets-there-will-be-relief-in-starmer-s-camp-as-well Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:21:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-07/allegra-stratton-uk-navigates-trumpian-deadline-diplomacy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-07/allegra-stratton-uk-navigates-trumpian-deadline-diplomacy Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:20 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.”. Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-01/once-trump-s-tirades-against-the-uk-hurt-now-they-may-help https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-01/once-trump-s-tirades-against-the-uk-hurt-now-they-may-help Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:01:48 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.”. Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-30/ai-s-part-in-london-s-youth-joblessness-and-why-the-uk-is-worse-than-the-eu https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-30/ai-s-part-in-london-s-youth-joblessness-and-why-the-uk-is-worse-than-the-eu Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:19:55 GMT A commuter hails a bus near London Bridge in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. UK unemployment rose to a near five-year high and wage growth eased as the labor market continued to weaken, setting up a potential interest-rate cut by the spring. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-27/the-high-price-we-all-pay-for-volatility https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-27/the-high-price-we-all-pay-for-volatility Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:49:34 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-25/expensive-uk-energy-leads-means-turning-to-options-like-nuclear-or-the-north-sea https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-25/expensive-uk-energy-leads-means-turning-to-options-like-nuclear-or-the-north-sea Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:28:59 GMT Rachel Reeves speaks at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons in London, in a photo released by the House of Commons, on March 24. Source: House of Commons https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-23/uk-economic-relief-as-trump-postpones-iran-energy-threats https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-23/uk-economic-relief-as-trump-postpones-iran-energy-threats Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:25:51 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a meeting with Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's president, at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Despite declaring a state of emergency in November and ordering the recruitment of thousands more security personnel, Nigeria's president has failed to stem violence that has spread beyond traditional conflict zones in the country. Photographer: Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-20/uk-pm-keir-starmer-facing-political-and-price-challenges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-20/uk-pm-keir-starmer-facing-political-and-price-challenges Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:41:13 GMT A Savers discount home goods store in Croydon, UK, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Data due on Wednesday will likely show that UK's headline CPI inflation accelerated further in July, keeping the Bank of England on edge. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-18/middle-power-play-uk-canada-defense-spending https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-18/middle-power-play-uk-canada-defense-spending Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:26:12 GMT Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, left, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minster, during a meeting at Downing Street in London, UK, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Carney and Starmer discussed the Middle East Conflict and Lebanon crisis in a call ahead of their meeting. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-16/will-the-boe-hike-rates-monetary-policy-halo-stocks-and-ftse100-optimism https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-16/will-the-boe-hike-rates-monetary-policy-halo-stocks-and-ftse100-optimism Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:13:04 GMT Keir Starmer, UK prime minster, during a news conference at Downing Street in London, UK, on Monday, March 16, 2026. "We will not be drawn into the wider war," Starmer said. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-13/allegra-stratton-the-energy-ink-blot-test https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-13/allegra-stratton-the-energy-ink-blot-test Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:39:18 GMT A customer holds a fuel pump at a Shell Plc petrol station in Surrey, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Shell are due to report their third-quarter results on Nov. 2. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-11/allegra-stratton-releasing-oil-and-emails https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-11/allegra-stratton-releasing-oil-and-emails Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:30:12 GMT Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to MPs on the Treasury Select Committee on March 11. Source: UK Parliament https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-09/allegra-stratton-will-pressure-at-us-pumps-help-starmer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-09/allegra-stratton-will-pressure-at-us-pumps-help-starmer Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:02:46 GMT Rachel Reeves ahead of a G-7 Finance Ministers video call, on March 9. Photographer: Alberto Pezzali/Getty Images