All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Arrest after explosion: 21-year-old detained in London for arson at Keir Starmer’s house
Horrified neighbours heard a loud ’bang’ as the blaze erupted in the early hours of Monday morning
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Fire at Keir Starmer’s home: police investigate overnight incident in London
Police have initiated an urgent investigation after a fire broke out at Sir Keir Starmer’s home in north London in the early hours of this morning.
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“Coke in the compartment” turns out to be a tissue: Kremlin tries to derail unity train to Kyiv with fake drug claims
Bizarre internet rumours have been swirling about Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz taking cocaine on a train together.
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Starmer joins European leaders in Ukraine ahead of ’coalition of the willing’ summit
Sir Keir Starmer has joined European leaders in Kyiv for a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" to discuss a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
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"No more money": new NHS chief declares end of the era of generous budgets
Jim Mackey says state of public finances means country can no longer afford big spending rises
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VE Day, tariffs, and major concessions: what’s behind the “historic” US–UK trade deal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has commended US President Donald Trump for a trade agreement between the two allies, describing it as ‘truly historic’.
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After dozens killed in Kashmir, UK calls for ‘urgent dialogue’ between India and Pakistan
Keir Starmer has urged India and Pakistan to de-escalate the growing tensions over Kashmir that have already seen dozens of people killed.
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Regulator warned, government ignored: Starmer blamed ‘red tape’ for nuclear delays that never existed
Office for Nuclear Regulation told government that claims about reactor delays in press release were ‘not true’
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Trump embarrassed himself at Pope Francis’s funeral: his "disrespectful" style outraged the online community
US President Donald Trump has been criticized as ’disrespectful’ for the outfit he chose to wear upon arriving at Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome today with his wife Melania.
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Prime minister vows to accelerate UK’s push for low-carbon future
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security
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Prince William to represent King at Pope Francis’s funeral in Vatican City
The Prince of Wales is to attend the Pope’s funeral on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace has announced.
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Keir Starmer welcomes Supreme Court ruling on sex definition, declines to repeat previous statement on transwomen
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the ‘clarity’ from last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, as he declined to repeat his previous statement that transwomen are women.
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Rachel Reeves flies to Washington for talks on a UK-US trade deal
Chancellor will push for deal that protects British car, steel and pharmaceutical industries amid tariff uncertainty
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UK tightens security on trade papers amid concerns over US tariff policies and information leaks
Civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy
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Putin ally threatens UK with nuclear war over Ukraine aid: “Your fate will be sad”
A Russian propagandist has appeared on state TV to deliver a direct threat of nuclear war against the UK, as well as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s coalition of the willing.
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Labour’s law shift: 3,000 new officers to reclaim the streets
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper announced a huge boost to neighbourhood policing teams across the 43 forces in England and Wales after they were ’decimated’ under the Tories
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Universal will open its first theme park in Europe in the UK in 2031
An opening date has been set for the UK’s first Universal theme park after the government closed a deal with bosses at the film studio.
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Starmer brings back 2030 car ban in response to Trump’s tariffs
Prime Minister reinstates 2030 date for ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles amid ‘bold changes’ to boost exports
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Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future
The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.
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Trump sends a message to King Charles during ‘intense’ critical talks about tariffs
Donald Trump eased into the crucial talks with Sir Keir Starmer by discussing King Charles.
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UK to ban ninja swords amid knife crime ’crisis’
Possessing a ninja sword is to be banned in the UK and carry a penalty of up to six months in jail, the British government said on Thursday, in a bid to curb what it has called a "national" knife crime "crisis."
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France and the UK to send military teams to assist Ukrainian forces
British and French military teams will be deployed to Ukraine in ‘coming days’, Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.
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Rachel Reeves announces harsh welfare cuts, pushing 250,000 people into poverty as Labour chooses austerity over taxing the ultra-wealthy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a press conference from Downing Street following her Spring Statement which saw billions of pounds of welfare cuts announced
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends accepting free tickets to Sabrina Carpenter concert
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has justified accepting complimentary tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert, stating she will declare them.
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Keir Starmer praises Trump, says UK must maintain balance between Europe and US
The Prime Minister concurs with the US president that Europe needs to assume a greater share of responsibility for its collective self-defense.