47 h. ago Keir Starmer in asylum crackdown as he vows to end ‘golden ticket’ for migrants

PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer in new asylum crackdown as he takes on ‘Farage boats’

PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration

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56 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer blames Brexit for migrant crisis and rebrands crossings 'Farage boats'

Sir Keir Starmer said that before Britain left Brussels, returns agreements with the EU would enable illegal migrants to be sent packing as he lays blame for migrant crossings

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61 h. ago Now Keir Starmer blames BREXIT for Channel crisis and calls dinghies carrying migrants the 'Farage boats' but is forced to clarify that the Reform leader isn't 'personally racist'

Keir Starmer described Nigel Farage as 'formidable' amid a backlash at the aggressive stance in his address to the party faithful.

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1 week ago Starmer's own MPs blast digital ID plan as 'dystopian disaster' as PM 'thrashing around' for solution to small boats crisis

Sir Keir's political opponents have been lining up to lambast him for effectively making law-abiding citizens pay the price for his Government's failure to tackle the migration crisis.

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1 week ago UK to recognise Palestinian state in historic move as Starmer condemns humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Keir Starmer will take the historic step of recognising Palestine on Sunday after ministers concluded the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave has deteriorated amid Israel’s assault on Gaza City.

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1 week ago Rejoin the EU to solve UK’s economic woes and tackle small boats crisis, Kinnock tells Starmer

Lord Kinnock says he understand it would not be easy but ‘if we really want sustained economic growth, we have to be part of a body of the single market with our nearest neighbours’

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1 week ago Starmer will unveil digital ID scheme at Labour's conference as he bids to tackle migrant crisis

The PM has been 'exploring' the idea and, while finer details of the scheme are supposedly still being ironed out, an announcement could come as early as the annual meet.

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2 w. ago ‘Our brand is crisis:’ Trump staffer caught on hot mic during Starmer meeting as he cites Sandra Bullock satire

The 2015 film portrayed an American political consultant hired to help a Bolivian politician win a presidential election

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2 w. ago Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer to send in the military to stop the small boats crisis as state visit ends

The US president says Putin ‘let me down’ and admits disagreement over Gaza at joint press conference with Prime Minister as historic second state visit comes to an end

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2 w. ago Trump warns Starmer 'illegal migration will destroy the UK from within': US president says PM should deploy military to stop Channel boats

Keir Starmer will be hoping Donald Trump can avoid deepening his domestic crisis, with a series of potential landmines lying in wait.

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2 w. ago Trump suggests Starmer takes military action to tackle small boats crisis

US President Donald Trump said illegal immigration ‘destroys countries from within’.

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2 w. ago Starmer boasts of 'renewed' Special Relationship as he runs gauntlet of joint press conference with Trump... so will the US president wade in on Gaza, free speech or Mandelson?

Keir Starmer will be hoping Donald Trump can avoid deepening his domestic crisis, with a series of potential landmines lying in wait.

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2 w. ago You can roll out the red carpet for Trump, give him the gilded carriage – but after he’s left, the UK will still be in crisis | Frances Ryan

All the pomp and circumstance can’t distract from the hate and division. Starmer must summon the courage to actAs Donald Trump met with a grinning Keir Starmer and senior royals on his UK state visit this week, I found myself needing a Daily Mail body language expert.Did Starmer’s hand wave suggest he wanted to ask about the migrants currently being jailed surrounded by alligators in Florida? Did King Charles’s lip shape mean he was wondering about the women who’ve accused Trump of sexual assault?Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump will soon be gone but Britain’s problems will remain. Starmer’s invitation was a big mistake | Frances Ryan

All the pomp and circumstance can’t distract from the hate and division. The PM must summon the courage to actAs Donald Trump met with a grinning Keir Starmer and senior royals on his UK state visit this week, I found myself needing a Daily Mail body language expert.Did Starmer’s hand wave suggest he wanted to ask about the migrants currently being jailed surrounded by alligators in Florida? Did King Charles’s lip shape mean he was wondering about the women who’ve accused Trump of sexual assault?Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump has gone home but Britain’s problems will remain. Starmer’s invitation was a big mistake | Frances Ryan

All the pomp and circumstance can’t distract from the hate and division. The PM must summon the courage to actAs Donald Trump met with a grinning Keir Starmer and senior royals on his UK state visit this week, I found myself needing a Daily Mail body language expert.Did Starmer’s hand wave suggest he wanted to ask about the migrants currently being jailed surrounded by alligators in Florida? Did King Charles’s lip shape mean he was wondering about the women who’ve accused Trump of sexual assault?Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Now Starmer faces disaster in Wales: Poll shows Labour in freefall behind Reform and set to lose First Minister post for first time EVER

A grim poll suggests Labour is in freefall ahead of crucial Senedd elections next May - trailing far behind Reform and Plaid Cymru.

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2 w. ago Starmer goes into meltdown! Another disastrous day for Labour sees a key aide quit and PM admit he DID know about Epstein emails as unrest mounts

Downing Street was in meltdown as Keir Starmer lurched into a fresh crisis. The PM struggled to explain why he kept backing Peter Mandelson in another disastrous day.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump’s UK state visit arrives at awkward moment after Mandelson exit

Sacking of Peter Mandelson over Epstein ties threatens to overshadow fanfare of US president’s two-day tripFor Donald Trump, the priority was to avoid any distractions. But as he arrives for his second state visit to the UK – an unprecedented honour for a US president – the crisis engulfing Keir Starmer’s government threatens to overshadow the proceedings.The circumstances of that crisis are especially awkward. Peter Mandelson was unceremoniously sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington on Thursday after emails were published in which he had urged his friend Jeffrey Epstein to fight for early release from prison in 2008. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer and Reeves have taken Britain to 'the edge of a crisis', warns former M&S boss Stuart Rose, and 'we should ALL be worried' about the state of UK

Lord Stuart Rose, the former boss of Marks & Spencer and Asda, called for 'radical action', saying Britain was 'standing still in a lay-by while we decide what to do'.

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