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Sarah Helm gives a virtual talk called "Toppling Balfour" in July 2020. (YouTube screenshot)
October 17, 2026, 11:33 pm
Pro-Palestine Action post by wife of aide to British PM doesn’t warrant probe — cops
UK police say tweet by Sarah Helm, whose husband is Burnham’s national security adviser, expressing support for Sally Rooney doesn’t meet ‘criminal threshold’ of backing for proscribed group
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Sarah Helm (YouTube screenshot)
October 17, 2026, 1:50 am
UK cops looking into post supporting Palestine Action by wife of Burnham’s top security aide
Metropolitan Police ‘assessing whether any further investigation required,’ after Sarah Helm fumes on X about withdrawal of Sally Rooney books due to novelist’s plan to give royalties to the proscribed terror group
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham waves goodbye to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky after their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
October 15, 2026, 2:56 am
British PM condemns Green Party for ‘Zionism is racism’ motion, rules out partnership
Burnham slams ‘antisemitic’ resolution that also advocates Israel’s elimination by calling for ‘a single democratic Palestinian state across all of historic Palestine’
By ToI Staff
Police guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, in Fairford, England, September 28, 2026. (Alastair Grant/AP)
October 12, 2026, 8:13 pm
UK’s Burnham says Iran’s IRGC likely behind airbase incident
British PM says country ‘will not tolerate’ threats, promises to crack down on Tehran’s use of criminal networks; foreign ministries of 29 countries issue joint condemnation
By Reuters and Lazar Berman
Britain’s leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, campaigns in London on September 12, 2026, ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to determine who will replace former prime minister Keir Starmer as local MP. (Toby Shepheard/AFP)
October 9, 2026, 6:35 am
Anti-Israel Greens’ chief Polanski loses UK parliamentary election to Labour candidate
Jewish politician gets only 33% of vote for seat vacated by former prime minister Keir Starmer in central London, days after his party declared ‘Zionism is racism’ and Israel should disappear
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Britain’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, October 2, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
October 8, 2026, 5:21 pm
‘Moment of truth’: UK’s Jewish, anti-Israel Green Party leader faces key electoral test in London
Zack Polanski is at a political crossroads as voters in central London go to the polls for a special election during a week in which his party declared ‘Zionism is racism’
By Robert Philpot
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his Leader’s Speech during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
September 30, 2026, 8:17 pm
UK’s Burnham says ‘strong indications’ Iran involved in airbase incident
Iranian embassy says it ‘categorically rejects’ accusations that it was involved in suspicious activity around airbase used by US that triggered major security incident
By AFP
France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 22, 2026. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
September 23, 2026, 6:48 am
Netanyahu decries Macron’s ‘grotesque’ claim that Hamas ‘never operated’ in West Bank
PM notes an Israeli with French citizenship was killed by a Palestinian terrorist just days before; French official tells ToI that Macron meant Hamas ‘doesn’t govern’ the territory
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
People ride their motorbikes under a billboard showing Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi with a phrase that reads, in Arabic; “master of words and deeds,” in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 22, 2026, 9:57 am
Houthis say Saudi strike killed 6 in Mokha, as G7 urges Iran-backed group to halt fire
Group of countries also calls on Iran to stop arming Houthis; UK, France pledge ‘defensive’ support to Saudi Arabia to secure energy supply; Trump speaks with Yemen’s leader
By Agencies
(L to R) Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) leader John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales, Mary Lou McDonald, president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein and Michelle O’Neill, vice president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein pose together with a memorandum of understanding as they attend a meeting in Cardiff, Wales on September 14, 2026, to press for self-determination votes in their territories. (Adrian DENNIS/AFP)
September 14, 2026, 5:28 pm
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parties sign agreement asserting right to leave UK
SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein sign memorandum of understanding declaring ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end,’ days after Trump backed a united Ireland
By Kimberley Mannion
(L-R) First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill; First Minister of Scotland John Swinney; First Minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, Andy Buchanan/AFP, Mark Naftalin/AFP) (L-R) First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill; First Minister of Scotland John Swinney; First Minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, Andy Buchanan/AFP, Mark Naftalin/AFP)
September 13, 2026, 11:47 pm
Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh leaders said planning effort to dissolve the UK
Declaration on right to hold independence referendums expected to be signed in Cardiff Monday, days after Trump endorsed Irish reunification in visit to Dublin
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly, left, hosts US President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 12, 2026, 11:55 pm
Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’
On two-day visit, US president says ‘it may as well happen now’; thousands of protesters wave Palestinian flags as Irish president denounces normalization of ‘war and genocide’
By AFP
A view of the entrance to the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, September 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 10:57 pm
UK official says behavior of next Israeli government could affect scope of West Bank sanctions
Source says ‘undecided’ if Jewish areas in East Jerusalem will be included in trade ban; settler business owners warn sanctions could force closures, harm Palestinian workers
By Nava Freiberg, Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Steel Across America event with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on the Ellipse, September 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
September 9, 2026, 11:19 am
Trump, briefed in advance, didn’t ask UK to wait with settlement sanctions — official
Fuming over West Bank trade ban, Israel tells UK to close Jerusalem consulate in 30 days, gives diplomats seven days to leave Gaza coordination center and Ramallah
By Jacob Magid
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham reacts as he meets with local business owners and guests during a visit to The Hub Cafe in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, August 11, 2026. (Toby Shepheard/Pool Photo via AP)
August 26, 2026, 5:22 pm
UK’s Burnham said poised to ban trade with settlements; critics fear ‘de facto boycott’ of Israel
Reported move would be part of British response to E1 settlement expansion plan; some Labour officials warn it would be difficult to enforce; 140 party MPs sign letter of support
By ToI Staff
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