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Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing on the future

In the late 1740s, Samuel Meadwell arrived in London. A “raw country fellow” from Northamptonshire, he had come to work as a distiller’s apprentice and hoped to make his fortune.

Traditionally, Britain was regarded as the class society. And class was pre-eminent among the factors used to explain political party allegiance. In broad terms, working-class voters chose Labour, the party set up to represent them. Middle-class voters chose the Conservatives, the party that represented homeowners and business owners.

Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM

Grant Mayos also promoted material by far-right Britain First, disciplinary committee finds

Companies are waiting up to 14 years for connections, leading some to revise net zero targets

Britain’s Prince William will speak with young environmentalists and local fishermen during a visit to South Africa, and his annual Earthshot Prize will award $1.2 million in grants to five organizations with innovative environmental ideas

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for Britain’s border security agency and treat people-smuggling gangs like terror networks

Editorial: The new leader of the Conservatives has misdiagnosed the causes of July’s election rout. But Labour should not underestimate her combative skills

Actor who appeared in groundbreaking postwar stage and TV productions and was a popular singer during the 60s folk revival

Exclusive: In a damning assessment of Britain’s departure from the European Union, Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq said 60 per cent of the economic impact of Brexit is yet to materialise