42 h. ago Keir Starmer announces new funding to protect mosques after suspected arson attack

Around £10million will be made available to mosques and Muslim faith centres for security measures such as CCTV and alarm systems to protect them from hate crimes and attacks

Events

46 h. ago PM announces £10m additional funding to protect British Muslims from hate crime

On Thursday, Sir Keir Starmer announced the funding boost following a visit to the Peacehaven Mosque in East Sussex.

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer announces major law change to honour young brothers burnt alive by their own dad

PM Keir Starmer has promised to end grieving mum Claire Throssell's an 11-year fight for justice - telling her: 'I don’t know if I would have had the courage to do what you have done'

Society

3 d. ago Keir Starmer announces major law change to honour young brothers killed in a house fire

PM Keir Starmer has promised to end grieving mum Claire Throssell's an 11-year fight for justice - telling her: 'I don’t know if I would have had the courage to do what you have done'

Events

3 d. ago ‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the TreasuryAmazon chief executive Andy Jassy beamed as he met Keir Starmer in Downing Street’s garden to announce £40bn of UK investments in June. Starmer was equally effusive, gushing: “This deal shows that our plan for change is working –bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”Four months later, and the tech company was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo – and shed light on the UK government’s reliance on its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Starmer pledges to publish crucial evidence in collapsed China spy case

Sir Keir Starmer made his announcement in a statement to the Commons before tetchy exchanges with Kemi Badenoch on the China spy trial collapse scandal

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer's plans to tighten asylum laws to end 'golden ticket to settling in the UK' are branded 'another gimmick' and 'tinkering at the edges'

Downing Street said the changes, to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer at the European Political Community summit, will reduce the 'pull factors' drawing migrants across the Channel.

Sport

3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer says 'a new world is coming' as he announces major NHS change

The National Health Service could look completely different – with new plans to make 'digital hospitals' as shared by Sir Keir Starmer in the Labour Party Conference

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer to announce new online hospital to tackle waiting lists

Keir Starmer will promise to set up a new service known as NHS Online from 2027 to create millions of new appointments and stamp out long waits

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer to announce ‘online hospital’ that will deliver nearly 3million appointments a year in ‘new chapter’ for NHS

KEIR Starmer is set to announce an "online hospital" that will deliver millions of appointments a year as a "new chapter" for the NHS begins. The Prime Minister will use his leader's speech at Labour's conference to set out plans for NHS Online which will connect patients to specialist clinicians. The scheme, which will begin...

Science

3 w. ago We asked people in Swansea if they approved of mandatory digital IDs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government has announced the plan for digital IDs as part of efforts to crack down on people working illegally in the UK

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer announces plans for 12 new towns as beleaguered PM bids to restore 'dream of home ownership' to Brits

The plans could deliver up to 300,000 new homes as Sir Keir aims to restore the 'dream of home ownership' to thousands of families.

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer's 'North Korean' digital ID card plans in tatters as two million Brits sign petition

A petition urging the Government to not implement digital ID cards has garnered over 1.5 million signatures in just a day after Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans on Friday

Politics

4 w. ago Petition against digital ID cards tops 1.5 million signatures

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by 2029.

Economics

4 w. ago What do you think of the new digital ID card? Take our poll and have your say

PM Keir Starmer has announced plans for digital ID cards - so-called 'BritCards' - for adults in the UK and we want to know what you think about them

Politics

4 w. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: Digital ID card plan to be announced in major speech

The UK Prime Minister argues that digital IDs are needed to prevent a shadow economy from continuing in the country where people can carry on working illegally

Politics

4 w. ago When to expect to show your digital ID card under new Government rules

Keir Starmer is set to announce digital ID cards for all adults in the UK

Politics

4 w. ago Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigrationAll working adults will need digital ID cards under plans to be announced by Keir Starmer in a move that will spark a battle with civil liberties campaigners.The prime minister will set out the plans on Friday at a conference on how progressive politicians can tackle the problems facing the UK, including addressing voter concerns around immigration. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Digital ID cards to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer as illegal migration move branded 'profoundly dangerous'

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a new digital ID card scheme in a speech today as the Prime Minister moves to combat growing concerns over illegal migration.

Events

4 w. ago Digital ID cards to be introduced by UK Government in bid to tackle illegal migration

It is believed Sir Keir Starmer will announce the new scheme during a speech tomorrow.

Politics