All news on the topic: Prime Minister

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Starmer refuses to join Iran conflict as he insists ‘this is not our war’ in Commons clash
Donald Trump has warned he could rip up his trade deal with Britain as tensions rise between the US and UK over the war in Iran and its economic fallout.
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Sir Keir Starmer clashes with Speaker in Commons after being accused of dodging Kemi Badenoch’s questions
This is the moment Sir Keir Starmer has a testy bust-up with the Commons Speaker after getting a dressing-down over dodging questions.
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Starmer and Macron unite to protect global shipping as Hormuz crisis threatens energy lifeline
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.
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Farage calls post-2021 migration a ‘fiscal time bomb’ threatening UK economy
Boris Johnson introduced more liberal immigration policies to address workforce shortages in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Starmer wins voter backing on Iran stance as Farage branded worst alternative
More voters think Keir Starmer made the right calls in responding to Donald Trump’s war in Iran, a new poll has found.
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Farage brands Starmer ‘most unpopular PM’ as Reform launches election attack
Nigel Farage criticized Sir Keir Starmer, calling him the “most unpopular prime minister in living memory,” as he revealed Reform UK’s slogan for the upcoming local elections.
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Starmer clashes with Trump as US weighs penalties for Nato allies
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Nato is “in America’s interest” following suggestions Trump could use an audit to decide whether Britain and its allies should be punished for not assisting the US in the war with Iran.
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Holiday fury as defence secretary travels abroad during Middle East brinkmanship and Royal Navy disruption sparks outrage over priorities
The revelation comes after it was reported that the Prime Minister was on holiday in Spain when Donald Trump threatened to end Iranian civilisation on Tuesday.
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Human rights lawyers and MPs warn that UK citizens face up to ten years in jail for sharing images of Iranian strikes in UAE, with consular access blocked and families desperate for information
Keir Starmer is facing calls to ‘stand up’ for British nationals in jail in the United Arab Emirates during his visit to the Gulf this week.
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UK allows US to use British bases for defensive strikes but rejects involvement in offensive operations against Iran
The UK will not participate in offensive operations against Iran, a Cabinet minister has reaffirmed following Donald Trump’s threat to bomb the country’s civilian infrastructure.
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Starmer abolishes two-child benefit cap in landmark welfare shift, lifting 450,000 children out of poverty as cost-of-living crisis bites
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the cap would be lifted when she delivered the budget back in November.
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Palace hits back after Trump says king would take different stand on Iran war
Donald Trump’s claim King Charles would take a different position on the war in Iran has been met with a firm response from Buckingham Palace.
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UK deploys air defences and troops to Gulf as Iran threat escalates
Extra British troops and more UK air defence systems will be deployed to the Middle East for defensive action against Iranian attacks
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Google to appeal $6m addiction ruling as debate over teen social media ban intensifies
Google’s UK boss has warned that a ban on social media for under-16s is not the "right approach" and risks driving children towards "more dangerous and unsupervised corners of the internet."
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Britain will not be dragged into Middle East war, Starmer warns as he blasts Farage’s “no plan” stance
Sir Keir Starmer has once again stated that Britain will not be drawn into the US and Israel’s war in the Middle East as he criticized Nigel Farage for his response to the conflict.
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Peter Mandelson asked to hand over phone messages over Epstein-linked US ambassador appointment
Peter Mandelson will be asked to hand over messages on his personal phone as the government seeks to publish any interactions that relate to his appointment as US ambassador.
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Orban accused of deploying state spies to sabotage election rival weeks before vote
With a crucial parliamentary vote weeks away, a new report alleges that state security forces attempted to cripple the IT infrastructure of Viktor Orbán’s most formidable political rival.
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Political storm over stolen phone as Mandelson-linked messages disappear and police were not alerted
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.
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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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Lionel Jospin, reformist French PM brought down by far right shock in 2002, dies at 88
Jospin, who served as head of government from 1997 to 2002 before being defeated by the far right in the presidential elections, has died at the age of 88, his family announced on Monday.
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Top diplomats investigated as Epstein scandal engulfs Norway’s establishment
Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre says files show sex offender’s connection to those in ‘trusted and central positions’.
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Orban’s empire of excess: luxury estates and EU funds flow to PM’s allies while Hungarians suffer
About a 30-minute drive west of Budapest, the main road gives way to rural lanes and gentle hills, eventually leading to imposing black steel fences and high brick walls.
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Political reset: anti-corruption veteran handed top job after unrest
Mamitiana Rajaonarison, a longtime financial intelligence official, takes the helm of a government struggling to stabilize the island nation following severe political unrest.
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Political storm over Mandelson deepens as MPs demand answers on Epstein connections
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.
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Keir Starmer sacks cabinet secretary Chris Wormald after just 14 months amid Whitehall power struggle
Sir Keir Starmer was accused of throwing yet another senior figure ’under the bus’ to save himself today as he confirmed he had sacked the head of the Civil Service.