Kate Day

Dear readers, You don’t need me to tell you this year’s been eventful. Goodness knows this week has — and we could have said that for most of the year. This week’s European Council summit was a fitting end. Viewed one way, European governments failed to r... See more

Dear readers, There’s a wonderful quote in this piece about just how much of a nightmare the physical space inside No. 10 Downing Street is if you’re trying to run a county. “The building is the perfect metaphor for the state of Britain,” said a former No... See more

Dear readers, A week of firsts for POLITICO in Europe. On Sunday we opened the doors to the POLITICO Pub at Labour Party Conference, surprisingly, the first pub inside a U.K. political party’s secure zone and the first time we’ve hosted an all-day events ... See more

By KATE DAY Dear readers, It wasn’t just Keir Starmer who turned up the pomp this week. While the British Royal family welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to Windsor Castle on an historic second state visit, POLITICO celebrated ten years since we launche... See more