All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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UK warship HMS Dragon deployed to Cyprus after delay following Iranian drone strike
British warship HMS Dragon has reached the eastern Mediterranean and is set to commence its operations to support Cyprus tonight, confirmed the Defence Secretary.
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Crisis for UK defences as just one warship can counter missile strike threat
Britain has been branded a "laughing stock" as it was revealed the UK has just one operational destroyer capable of intercepting Iranian missiles.
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Iran fires ballistic missiles at joint UK-US military base in Diego Garcia as MoD condemns ’reckless attacks’
Iran has launched two ballistic missiles targeting the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, shortly after the UK allowed America access to its bases for "collective self-defense".
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Trump pressures UK over slow approval of air base use for Middle East operations
Donald Trump said he was "surprised" that it took so long for Keir Starmer to agree to let him use British air bases to strike targets to open up the Strait of Hormuz.
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MPs demand release of Mandelson–Starmer–Palantir meeting notes amid £250m contract row
More senior MPs have urged the government to publish notes from a meeting between Lord Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
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Labour tensions explode as Rayner prepares challenge if cleared by tax probe
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.
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“Act of domination” remark ignites accusations of Islamophobia in Tory ranks
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has stood by her Shadow Lord Chancellor, who called Muslims praying at an annual event in London’s Trafalgar Square an “act of domination” from the “Islamism playbook”.
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Starmer’s team split as settlement reforms ignite backlash across Labour
Downing Street has opened the possibility for adjustments to the plans for the indefinite leave to remain policy.
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Trump ‘surprised’ as Starmer refuses to immediately send UK warships to Hormuz
Donald Trump has once again criticized Keir Starmer, stating that the UK should be "enthusiastically" helping to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Starmer weighs sending mine-hunting drones as Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer is considering sending minehunting drones to unblock Iran’s stranglehold over a key oil shipping route, as Donald Trump called for allied warships to protect tankers in the region.
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Starmer in crisis: Mandelson files reveal PM ignored Epstein warnings
It’s only going to get worse for Keir Starmer. He’s been forced to publish the first set of what’s known as the Mandelson files.
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Starmer approved Mandelson as US envoy despite warnings over Russian missile-tech links
Documents show Keir Starmer signed off on appointing disgraced peer Lord Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US even after officials warned about his financial links to a Russian defence tech company tied to missile early-warning systems.
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Never-before-seen Epstein photo reveals Prince Andrew and Mandelson together with disgraced tycoon
Newly resurfaced photographs from the Epstein files show Prince Andrew, Peter Mandelson, and Jeffrey Epstein together for the first time.
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Oil tanker engulfed in flames after Gulf strike as crude surges past $100
Iran has warned that oil could reach $200 a barrel as its attacks on ships intensify in the Middle East.
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War through Britain: US fighter jets and bombers pass through UK bases
Keir Starmer’s complicity in the illegal US-Israeli war started in January when British and American assets began moving to the Middle East.
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Britain sends warship to eastern Mediterranean amid Iran conflict fears
Britain is preparing to send an evacuation ship to the Middle East if the war expands.
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UK government accused of secrecy over US military operations from British bases
Keir Starmer has given his approval for Donald Trump’s US to attack Iran using British military bases.
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‘We don’t need you’: UK and US leaders speak as tensions grow over Iran conflict
Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer had a phone call hours after the US president’s latest criticism of the prime minister’s response to the Iran war.
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Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China in major national security probe
A former Labour adviser who is married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
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‘Not Winston Churchill’: Trump attacks Starmer for blocking US Iran strikes from UK bases
Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.”
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Trump says UK–US relationship “not what it was” after Starmer blocks Iran strikes
Donald Trump has criticized Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was.”
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“Very disappointed”: Trump blasts Starmer over Diego Garcia row during Iran strikes
Donald Trump has said he is "very disappointed" in Sir Keir Starmer for initially blocking the US from using the Diego Garcia military base to strike Iran.
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RAF base in Cyprus hit by suspected Iranian drone as Ministry of Defence confirms blast and “live situation”
Explosions occurred at an RAF base in Cyprus after being struck by a suspected Iranian drone.
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Pro-Israel lobbyist who funded Starmer honoured by Israeli president
A British businessman who funded Keir Starmer and several senior Labour ministers was awarded the Israeli medal of honor for his "dedication" to and "love" for Israel, it can be revealed.
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Starmer under pressure after Labour falls to third place in Manchester vote
The embattled centrist leader called the humiliating third-place finish -behind the victorious leftist Greens and anti-immigration Reform UK party - in Thursday’s by-election for the Manchester parliamentary seat "disappointing".