90 m. ago Keir Starmer trips over on South African trip as criticism of PM builds

The Prime Minister was filmed walking towards a group of business leaders upon arriving at the summit, when he briefly lost his footing and stumbled towards them

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1 hour ago Sir Keir Starmer backs both Ukraine and Donald Trump after Zelensky call along with French and German leaders over 28

Sir Keir Starmer said he and the French and German leaders had emphasised to Mr Zelensky the 'fundamental principle' that Kyiv should be in charge of its own destiny.

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3 h. ago Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill

Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of RussiaNigel Farage is facing calls to investigate and root out links between Reform UK and Russia after one of its former senior politicians was jailed for 10 years for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.Keir Starmer said Farage had questions to answer about how this happened in his party. Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago PM says leaders should ‘stick to their word’ but fails to reaffirm tax pledge

The Prime Minister repeatedly declined to rule out hitting working people with extra tax in the Budget.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer insists it's 'important politicians stick to word' in Budget grilling

Keir Starmer has insisted it is 'important that politicians stick to their word' as he was grilled on possible taxes hitting working people at next week's Budget

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer comes out swinging against Nigel Farage after ex

Keir Starmer has said Nigel Farage is not 'fit to lead our country' after an ex-close ally of the Reform UK leader was jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes

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4 h. ago ‘I will always be respectful to journalists’, says PM after Trump’s ‘piggy’ slur

Footage has emerged of the US president uttering the insult at journalist Catherine Lucey as he took questions on Air Force One last week.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer's response to Donald Trump's vile 'piggy' insult to female reporter

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to reporters on the plane as he left for London for the G20 summit in South Africa where he will meet with world leaders

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4 h. ago Peer attempts to delay assisted dying Bill will push it into 2029 – Leadbeater

Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must agree on the final draft of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before it is law.

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer attempts to brush aside coup claims as PM insists he's working 'very closely' with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The Prime Minister insisted he was working 'very closely together' with Mr Burnham despite fresh suggestions of a coup plot.

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6 h. ago Chinook crash families say defence ministers have ‘deigned to meet us’

They said the meeting will take place at the MoD on December 16.

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to defend a 'trusted independent' BBC against Donald Trump

US President Donald said last week he would sue the BBC following its apology over the editing of a 2021 speech broadcast. The PM confirmed he's yet to speak to him

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7 h. ago Ukraine ‘must determine its future’, says Starmer after call with Zelensky

Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky from South Africa, where he will use his attendance at the G20 summit to shore up support for Kyiv.

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7 h. ago Keir Starmer dismisses Andy Burnham coup talk as 'wasted' time and PRAISES Greater Manchester mayor

The Greater Manchester mayor has repeatedly refused to rule out challenge Sir Keir for the leadership of the Labour Party

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8 h. ago Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

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8 h. ago Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

PM says Burnham doing ‘really good job’ as Manchester mayor and urges colleagues not to brief against each otherKeir Starmer has attempted to dampen the latest round of speculation about his leadership, insisting that one of his potential rivals, Andy Burnham, is doing a “really good job as mayor of Manchester” and warning colleagues not to waste their time briefing against each other.The prime minister gave his backing to Burnham on Thursday night as he travelled to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, after the Manchester mayor repeatedly failed to rule out challenging Starmer for his party’s leadership during interviews on Thursday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Starmer brands Farage ‘spineless’ amid claims about his schooldays

The prime minister urged the Reform leader to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer opens up about brother’s death: ‘It hit me like a bus’

The PM revealed he visited his brother in secret in the months before he died

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer 'set to approve' Chinese super embassy in east London

Neither the Home Office or the Foreign Office will raise any formal objections to the plan, according to reports

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10 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer reveals death of his brother Nick hit him 'like a bus' as he opens up about grief on TOWIE star Pete Wicks' podcast

The Prime Minister revealed that for 18 months, he was smuggled in and out of the hospital for secret visits to see his brother Nick, who was battling lung cancer .

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