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67 weird phrases that defined British politics in 2025 – POLITICO

30 Dec 2025, 03:13 by Noah Keate · POLITICO

LONDON — Westminster discourse was blessed with a host of new words and phrases during a tumultuous 2025 — and some of them even made sense.

Keir Starmer got to fight with tech bro Elon Musk, schmooze Donald Trump, endure frustration from his MPs over Labour’s dreadful polling, reshuffle his government, and preside over a stagnant economy — all while working out a “vision” some 18 months into office.

As 2026 screams into view, POLITICO has looked back over the year and picked out all the weird phrases we’d rather forget.