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Why the UK can't keep calm and carry on

Kate Laycock
June 25, 2026

Keir Starmer resigns, 10 years of Brexit, postcards from a heatwave. Plus: Spanish corruption, DW's Freedom of Speech Award, Czech media strike and a banned Russian ballet.

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Deutsche Welle Moderatorin Kate Laycock
Kate Laycock Editor and host of Inside Europe
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