4 h. ago The £6billion cost of Keir Starmer's new bid to suck up to Brussels: PM is accused of 'throwing billions away' to reverse Brexit

Ministers defended the cost of rejoining the so-called Erasmus scheme, which could hit almost £1 billion a year, saying it would provide priceless benefits to students looking to study abroad.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer slammed for not having the ‘baubles’ to ban ‘dangerous’ doctor strike

RESIDENT doctors are joined ­yesterday by their four-legged friends as five days of Christmas strike action gets under way. As some gathered outside ­London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, the PM condemned the “dangerous and utterly irresponsible” walkout by the hardline British Medical Association, which wants a huge pay rise. He said his message to resident doctors...

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4 h. ago Defence spending is in chaos as Keir Starmer 'rips up military wish list'

Britain's defence spending plans were plunged into chaos on Wednesday night after the Prime Minister reportedly blocked a major investment boost.

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7 h. ago Starmer faces threat of rebellion from Labour MPs over jury trial plans

Thirty-nine Labour MPs have put their name to an open letter which brands the proposals ‘an ineffective way of dealing with the crippling backlog’.

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7 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Asked how he'd spend his final Christmas in No. 10, nasal knight Keir blinked... and pouted

Labour backbencher Antonia Bance, who represents the (quite possibly deaf) people of Tipton and Wednesbury, was louder than a Concorde in the Commons.

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13 h. ago UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund

Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has given its final warning to Roman Abramovich to release £2.5bn from the oligarch’s sale of Chelsea FC to give to Ukraine, telling the billionaire to release the funds within 90 days or face court action.Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the funds from Abramovich, who is subject to UK sanctions, would be converted into a new foundation for humanitarian causes in Ukraine and that the issuing of a licence for the transfer was the last chance Abramovich would have to comply. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago UK gives Abramovich last chance to give Chelsea sale proceeds to victims of Russia's war in Ukraine

The British government says it has given Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich a final chance to hand over 2.5 billion pounds or $3.25 billion to the victims of Russia's war in Ukraine

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14 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop resident doctors' five day strike as the NHS battles super flu outbreak

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop the resident doctors' five-day strike amid Britain's super flu outbreak. 

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14 h. ago Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

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15 h. ago ‘Clock is ticking’: Starmer tells Roman Abramovich to transfer money from Chelsea sale to Ukraine fund

Sir Keir Starmer announced the move in PMQs with the Russian billionaire still holding on to the £2.5bn he received for the sale of the football club

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15 h. ago UK to transfer £2.5billion from Abramovich's sale of Chelsea FC to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer warned the Russian billionaire oligarch to commit the funds or face legal action from the UK Government

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15 h. ago Starmer tells Abramovich ‘clock is ticking’ to send Chelsea billions to Ukraine

Roman Abramovich sold the club in May 2022.

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15 h. ago 'His MPs want a new leader for Christmas!' Kemi Badenoch goads 'undertaker' Starmer at last PMQs before festive break

Kemi Badenoch goaded Keir Starmer over the mounting crisis engulfing Labour as they clashed in the Commons.

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15 h. ago Keir Starmer's brutal 'festive advice' to Reform UK has MPs in stitches at PMQs

Opening his final PMQs of 2025, Keir Starmer wished a Merry Christmas to MPs, parliamentary staff and their families in Westminster - before turning to Nigel Farage's party

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15 h. ago Xi Jinping gives ‘strong support’ for Jimmy Lai conviction amid international condemnation

The UK, Australia, New Zealand, the EU and Taiwan have all condemned Lai’s conviction, while Donald Trump says he is saddened by the Hong Kong court’s verdict and that he has raised the case with Xi

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15 h. ago Keir Starmer tells Roman Abramovich 'give up £2.5bn Chelsea cash or face court'

Keir Starmer has instructed Roman Abramovich to transfer £2.5bn from his sale of Chelsea FC to humanitarian causes in Ukraine or face court action

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16 h. ago Keir Starmer issues ultimatum to Roman Abramovich over Chelsea sale cash

The UK is threatening legal action against Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich unless he hands over the proceeds of the sale of Chelsea FC to the Ukrainian people

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16 h. ago UK will transfer £2.5bn of Abramovich cash to Ukraine fund, Starmer says

Prime minister says oligarch must commit funds from sale of London football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK will formally issue instructions to transfer £2.5bn from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC to humanitarian causes in Ukraine, telling the billionaire to commit the funds or face court action.Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the funds from the oligarch, who is subject to UK sanctions, would be converted in to a new foundation for Ukraine and that the issuing of a licence for the transfer was the last chance Abromovich would have to comply before legal action was taken. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch for the final time this year at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (17 December).

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16 h. ago UK to rejoin EU's student exchange program in a step toward closer ties after Brexit

Britain will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student-exchange program, the government has announced

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