9 h. ago Prince Andrew may lose another perk in law change as he falls even further from grace

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to table legislation to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom after he was accused of trying to smear his sex accuser Virginia Giuffre

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12 h. ago Scotland has a duty to be a good global citizen and help eradicate poverty

Writing in his regular column for the Record, the First Minister says his Government has a responsibility to fund international aid programmes helping some of the world's poorest communities.

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16 h. ago Keir Starmer pressed not to slash UK contribution to global aid fund

Polling finds majority consider £1bn funding for Aids, TB and malaria vaccines a UK success storyPressure is mounting on Keir Starmer not to cut the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria after polling found 62% of Britons believe the government should maintain or increase its support.The prime minister must decide this year whether to maintain the UK contribution at £1bn or implement a cut in line with recent reductions to the aid budget. A cut of 20% has been rumoured. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ministers under fire after it emerges Home Office knew LAST WEEK that Israeli football fans could be banned from attending match in Birmingham but did nothing to intervene

Sir Keir Starmer is applying major pressure on police to reverse the decision. But it emerged today that the Home Office was 'briefed last week' about it and did nothing.

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4 d. ago China spy case row: Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer as witness statements are revealed

In the statements, deputy national security adviser Matt Collins called China ‘the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security’

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4 d. ago UK government’s spy case testimony spoke of desire for ‘positive’ ties with China

Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has been under pressure over charges being dropped against two British men

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer finally bows to pressure and says ministers WILL release Government document at the heart of China spying case collapse

The Prime Minister finally confirmed that Downing Street will publish a key witness statement by the deputy national security adviser after a major overnight row with prosecutors.

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1 week ago Former top British official says China is a threat to UK national security

Mark Sedwill adds to pressure on Keir Starmer by saying he is ‘puzzled’ why a Chinese spy case collapsed

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1 week ago Keir Starmer presses India's Modi on Russian oil as Ukraine war rages on

Just 24 hours before he met Keir Starmer, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his 'warm birthday greetings' to his 'friend', the Russia President Vladimir Putin

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1 week ago Keir Starmer refuses to send birthday wishes to despot Vladimir Putin

Flying into Mumbai for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Keir Starmer said the UK government would continue to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin over Ukraine

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1 week ago AstraZeneca heaps pressure on Keir Starmer with threat to slash investment in the UK unless NHS accepts higher drugs prices

Shaun Grady told an event at the Conservative Party Conference that Britain's pricing regime, which seeks to limit the financial impact on the health service, was 'appalling'.

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3 w. ago Political unease sparks increase in UK bond yields as FTSE 100 dips

The possibility of a political challenge to Sir Keir Starmer could put the pound under pressure, analysts warned.

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham ramps up pressure on Starmer over leadership as tensions rise

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham refused to rule out standing to be an MP again and claimed 'wholesale change' is needed to turn things around as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer

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3 w. ago The hard right are claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it | Polly Toynbee

British church leaders have finally spoken out about the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism. But their message was far too timidNot here in this tolerant green and pleasant land of gentle, if deserted, country churches. No, surely Britain is well-fortified against American-style extreme evangelism. But Christianity erupts in its latest manifestation as far-right nationalist politics cosplaying as piety. Take seriously these Christian soldiers marching onward as to war under Tommy Robinson’s banner, some dressed as crusaders. “Are we still a Christian country?” a GB News reporter asked the prime minister, who wriggled uncomfortably beside Donald Trump at their press conference.Keir Starmer is an atheist and a humanist who celebrates Jewish festivals with his family, so here’s his reply verbatim: “Yeah, look, I mean, in terms of a Christian country, I was christened. So, that is my church has been, um, all my life. And we are, that is, wired into our informal constitution. Of cou...

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer blasts Nigel Farage over 'unrealistic' plans that 'foster division'

Keir Starmer's press secretary said Nigel Farage had no interest in fixing the problems gripping Britain with its proposals to scrap the main route to British citizenship for migrants

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