Lord Peter Mandelson denied any interest in becoming the UK’s ambassador to the US in a Newsnight interview in July - just four months before he was appointed to the role. Lord Mandelson, who served in the cabinets of Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brow ...

US president-elect Donald trump said Mark Burnett ‘will work to enhance diplomatic relations’

People from tech executives to foreign leaders and even some mainstream media figures are ‘acquiescing in advance’, experts say, because of greed and fear

It comes just days after Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the ‘dangers’ of tariffs, putting the prime minister on a collision course with incoming US president

In choosing the UK’s new ambassador, Keir Starmer is gambling that the rewards will justify the risks

Putin says he is open to talks with Donald trump, saying ‘we will have things to discuss’

The Labour party’s determination to stick to Brexit simply condemns the UK to fight a lone hand against the far-right forces ranged against it

trump accused Panama of charging American vessels ‘exorbitant prices’ to use the vital waterway

The editorial board said ‘there are bad omens here for 2025’ and questioned the ‘ability of Republicans to govern’

Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office

Donald trump’s daughter-in-law was floated as a possible replacement for Marco Rubio, the president-elect’s choice for secretary of state

Mark Burnett, who also created Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, lacks diplomatic and foreign policy experience

Confirmation of role as ambassador drew attack by trump campaign adviser on X

The Labour peer, who has been appointed Britain’s US ambassador, meets trump as Elon Musk and Nigel Farage look on

Musk’s role in government shutdown drama could be a preview of role he plays for incoming president next year

Exclusive: As the furore erupts over Lord Peter Mandelson heading to Washington DC as UK ambassador, a plan is believed to be in place for senior royals to be ‘front and centre’ in a charm offensive with Donald trump

Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US

Lawsuits against Iowa paper and settlement with ABC signal beginning of aggressive legal action to silence critics

 

President-elect’s former campaign chief hit out at Keir Starmer’s choice for UK ambassador to the US