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The claim comes as the prime minister faces heat following the revelation that Mandelson was appointed despite security concerns.

Downing Street is striving to secure agreements on steel and electric cars with the EU as it aims to strengthen the post-Brexit economic relationship.

Asylum seekers who commit crimes or lie about their status will lose their right to benefits and free accommodation under plans to be put to Parliament by Shabana Mahmood next week.

International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in the hopes of developing a plan to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping after the war in the Middle East ends.

More voters think Keir Starmer made the right calls in responding to Donald Trump’s war in Iran, a new poll has found.

Keir Starmer has "urged both sides to find a way through" after US-Iran peace talks broke down this morning.

Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure to limit US access to British airbases after Donald Trump threatened "a whole civilization" would die if Iran ignored his demands, comments that Downing Street has not directly criticized.

Keir Starmer’s government steps up efforts to get American AI start-up to grow its presence in Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a “reckless” Iranian attack on an oil refinery in Kuwait and confirmed the deployment of Britain’s rapid sentry air defense system to the Gulf country.

Donald Trump said the UK and other countries that did not participate in strikes against Iran should secure the Strait of Hormuz themselves.

The Metropolitan Police are reviewing CCTV from the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his phone stolen, according to reports.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he expects Angela Rayner to play a “leading role in this Labour Government” despite his former deputy’s criticism over the direction of the party.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he has given the military permission to board and detain Russian ships his government alleges are part of a network of vessels that enables Moscow to export oil despite ‌Western sanctions.

Ministers will be allowed to approve more policies without consulting the rest of the Cabinet under Labour’s plans for an "exorcism" of red tape in Whitehall.

In a highly unusual move, the Metropolitan Police have released the full transcript of a call made by the Prime Minister’s then chief of staff.

Allies of Angela Rayner are said to be becoming increasingly confident that an HMRC probe into her tax affairs will be resolved before the May local elections, seen by many as the moment where Sir Keir Starmer is most likely to be ousted.

Downing Street has opened the possibility for adjustments to the plans for the indefinite leave to remain policy.

MPs ordered the Government to release thousands of documents related to Lord Mandelson’s appointment in 2024 after questions arose regarding how the peer was vetted and what was known about his connections to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security.

Police have launched an urgent search for a second foreign prisoner mistakenly freed, two days after the UK justice secretary, David Lammy, implemented stronger checks for jails.