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UK's Starmer launches political fightback, putting Europe ties at heart of reset

UK's Starmer launches political fightback, putting Europe ties at heart of reset

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a political fightback on Monday in a speech that says rebuilding relations with the rest of Europe will be his government's defining mission, as he moves to quell growing calls to quit.
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Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses

Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party
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Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he fights calls for his ouster

Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he fights calls for his ouster

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pledging to bring Britain closer to the European Union as he faces calls to step down after poor local election results for his Labour Party
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Morning Bid: 11 weeks and counting

Morning Bid: 11 weeks and counting

By Mike Dolan May 11 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The Iran conflict is entering its 11th week - more than twice the length of time indicated by President Donald Trump when he first ordered strikes on Iran - and there’s
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UK borrowing costs march higher, sterling slumps as Starmer's future in doubt

UK borrowing costs march higher, sterling slumps as Starmer's future in doubt

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - UK borrowing costs neared their highest since 2008, sterling slumped and shares fell on Tuesday as investors brace for a potential change of leadership that could endanger the fiscal rigour of the Keir Starmer government.
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World markets feel the strain as US–Iran war grinds on

World markets feel the strain as US–Iran war grinds on

By Karin Strohecker and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - From a rout in Asian currencies to the closure of a low budget U.S. airline, the dragging Middle East conflict is starting to bite across the globe and test the resilience of financial markets.
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Vanguard targets doubling European assets to $1 trillion by 2030

Vanguard targets doubling European assets to $1 trillion by 2030

By Iain Withers LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Vanguard will expand its product range for everyday investors in Europe, aiming to roughly double its regional assets to $1 trillion within five years and become Britain's biggest retail investment platform, its head of Europe told Reuters.
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Evacuations begin for passengers on MV Hondius cruise ship off Tenerife hit by hantavirus

Evacuations begin for passengers on MV Hondius cruise ship off Tenerife hit by hantavirus

The first passengers to be evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored near Spain’s Canary Islands arrived Sunday afternoon in Madrid
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Starmer, aiming for leadership reset, names former UK PM Gordon Brown as adviser

Starmer, aiming for leadership reset, names former UK PM Gordon Brown as adviser

By Sarah Young LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday, turning to a man credited with shoring up banks during the global financial crisis to help bolster his own support after a crushing local
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What to know about British elections that hammered Starmer's Labour Party

What to know about British elections that hammered Starmer's Labour Party

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pledging to revive his struggling government amid calls to resign after disastrous local elections for his Labour Party
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Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship leaves Tenerife for Madrid

Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship leaves Tenerife for Madrid

The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship departed from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands