Downing Street dodges questions on British-German tensions over Ukraine military support

Number 10 today evaded questions over potential diplomatic tensions between the UK and Germany, after UK military aircraft avoided German airspace on a military supply run to the Ukraine. Pressed on reports Germany denied a UK request to use its airspace, the prime minister’s spokesperson said that version of events “ was not accurate”. The […]

Germany’s new coalition represents better politics: Could the UK follow?

Germany has a new government. After sixteen years of Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz has swept to power, forming a three-way partnership between his centre-left SPD, the Greens and the pro-business, socially liberal FDP. This traffic-light coalition, named after the colours of its three parties, is the first of its kind at the federal level. There […]

Slim centre-left win means German coalition talks could last until Christmas

The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have gained a slim victory in Germany’s federal elections, beating the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU). According to preliminary results, the SPD has secured 25.7% of the vote, while the ruling centre-right CDU/CSU bloc gained 24.1%. The Greens came in third with 14.8% of the ballot, the […]