52 m. ago ‘Coalition of the willing’ nations to hold call on ending war in Ukraine

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and others to discuss peace plan as US tries to push through peace dealLeaders of the so-called “coalition of the willing” group of nations will hold a video call on Thursday, as chaotic American efforts to push through a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine reach a crunch moment.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said his officials would hand over a revised version of a peace plan to US negotiators on Wednesday, ahead of the call with leaders and officials from about 30 nations. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker Reeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

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56 m. ago Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Starmer’s new Labour peers

Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.

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73 m. ago Brit soldier George Hooley killed in Ukraine had 'rare gift' and 'open heart'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has joined British commanders in paying tribute to Lance Corporal George Hooley, who died in a 'tragic accident' in Ukraine watching a weapon test

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1 hour ago First picture of 'full of courage' British soldier who was killed in Ukraine accident

Sir Keir Starmer led tributes to Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, a paratrooper who was killed in a ’tragic accident’ on Tuesday

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer unveils peerages as Iceland boss to join House of Lords

Keir Starmer has appointed more than two dozen new peers as he seeks to boost Labour’s numbers in the Lords - we'll be bringing you the updates on this Breaking Politics News story

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer joins 26 European countries in demanding right to sign Rwanda

A total of 27 nations, including the UK, delivered a joint statement to a Council of Europe meeting on Wednesday to demand reform of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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2 h. ago Kemi's lipstick glistened with merriment as the oblong potato in front of her honked and hummed: QUENTIN LETTS sees Badenoch grill Starmer at PMQs

Each week Kemi Badenoch leans a little further across the Commons despatch box at PMQs, edging closer to Sir Keir Starmer . Each week he pretends to be unbovvered.

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2 h. ago Starmer and European allies discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz spoke to Donald Trump about the Ukraine crisis.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer holds crunch talks with Donald Trump at 'critical moment' for Ukraine

The Prime Minister spoke with US President Donald Trump, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the White House pushes for a quick end to the war

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3 h. ago Help the Daily Star's lettuce beat Keir Starmer in the battle of the TikTok videos

The Daily Star is trying to get more 'likes' on a TikTok video of a lettuce than the first one on Sir Keir Starmer's new account to prove it can outperform him

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3 h. ago 9 bombshells as Keir Starmer lashes out at Nigel Farage and Tories

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch went head-to-head in a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions - as the Prime Minister turned on Nigel Farage in a savage slapdown

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4 h. ago Reform support grows as immigration becomes increasing priority for Scots voters

Scottish Labour's support has dropped sharply in the last six months as voters lose faith in Keir Starmer.

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4 h. ago British paratrooper killed in Ukraine was observing defensive capability test

Keir Starmer pays tribute to George Hooley, 28, and says soldier died in ‘tragic accident away from front lines’A soldier killed in Ukraine as he watched the testing of a new defensive capability was a 28-year-old paratrooper.The “tragic accident” happened on Tuesday morning when lance corporal George Hooley was with Ukrainian military counterparts. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer under pressure over Labour's Brexit split as he is warned he could be forced out within a YEAR if he fails to join rebels backing new customs union

Remainer politicians including Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey took aim at the Prime Minister amid signs that a sizeable chunk of his party want him to unravel the withdrawal agreement.

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5 h. ago Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live

Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQsReeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Nigel Farage stunned by swipe over Reform 'white supremacist' from Keir Starmer

In a lively Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session, Keir Starmer lashed out over scandals in Reform-led councils and said Nigel Farage has made a career from sowing 'chaos and division'

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6 h. ago Ministers back plans to look at European human rights treaty over migration

Work will begin to adopt the declaration in Moldova in May 2026 following a meeting of ministers in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

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6 h. ago Starmer rules out EU customs union after Labour rebellion over government’s Brexit stance

Sir Keir Starmer faced a Labour rebellion on Tuesday after more than a dozen of his MPs backed a Lib Dem bill calling for the government to reopen talks with the EU

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer insists Europe is 'strong' despite Donald Trump's astonishing attack on continent's 'weak' leaders and 'decaying' nations

The Prime Minister told MPs: 'What I see is a strong Europe united behind Ukraine and united behind our long-standing values of freedom and democracy.'

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