Keir Starmer’s talks with Italy’s rightwing PM came after eight people died trying to cross English Channel on Sunday
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Deputy prime minister could face prison over episode in which vessel carrying rescued migrants was forbidden from docking
Doubling of flat-tax regime does not dissuade global super-rich from shifting residency to the country
On the 50th anniversary of her bestselling novel La Storia, we remember a writer inextricably linked to Italian political history
Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing
Senior government official says new law is ‘an opportunity we cannot miss’ to fix issues in capital markets bill
Prime minister insists scandal engulfing Gennaro Sangiuliano will not destabilise Italian government
Government proposes levy of up €25 a night for most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities
Impounding of MSF’s ship for 60 days is 23rd seizure of a vessel by Giorgia Meloni’s government
Giorgia Meloni’s coalition at odds over faster naturalisation of children with immigrant background
The government of Italy’s rightwing prime minister is under fire for using legal action as a weapon against journalists
Wildlife activists oppose culling of animals despite rise in aggressive incidents
Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs
Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
Coastal businesses are threatening to stop working for some of August to protect their lucrative concessions
Prime minister seeks to stabilise relations during visit to Beijing but also insists trade must be ‘more fair’
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and ‘intimidation’
Italy and France vie for the same role in new European Commission
The country needs to utilise the human capital of its nearly 900,000 foreign pupils
Brussels and Italian central bank have warned that law could increase pressure on public finances
Italian PM visibly upset after leaders of centrist parties excluded her from initial discussions
Italian premier trades barbs with under-pressure French president over abortion rights
Italian PM emerges as winner in European parliament elections, in contrast with leaders of France and Germany
Prime minister says photovoltaics are threatening nation’s ‘food security’, but farmers disagree
