57 m. ago Keir Starmer paid tax on the £16,000 worth of free clothing he received from Labour donor Lord Alli as PM declares a total taxable income of £152,000

The PM's latest tax return, published by Downing Street tonight, showed how Sir Keir earned a combined £130,583 in 2023/24 in his role as an MP and Labour leader.

Economics

69 m. ago Keir Starmer's team releases tax bill and it's very different to Rishi Sunak's

Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner have released their tax returns for the first time since the general election - with the PM paying over £50,000 in tax while leader of the opposition

Economics

1 hour ago Race against time to secure future of British Steel as No 10 accuses Chinese owners of not acting in good faith

It comes as senior politicians across the political divide call on Keir Starmer’s government to block China investing in critical UK infrastructure

Politics

2 h. ago Starmer, Rayner and Reeves release tax returns for first time since election

The tax returns cover a period of time when Labour was still in opposition, the 2023-24 tax year.

Politics

2 h. ago UK pays second part of £2 billion loan to Ukraine amid ‘critical moment’

The defence secretary said the first £752 million payment will help to buy air defence, artillery and parts to get Ukraine ‘back into the fight’.

Economics

4 h. ago Starmer ‘appalled’ by attack on prison officers and pledges urgent investigation

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ‘it is clear something went terribly wrong’ in the management of bomb plotter Hashem Abedi.

Events

5 h. ago Tulip Siddiq claims Bangladesh arrest warrant part of ‘smear campaign’

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has sought an arrest warrant on Sunday for the Labour former minister, according to media reports.

Events

5 h. ago More time needed to achieve ‘best version’ of Hillsborough law, says No 10

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce a Bill, placing a legal duty of candour on public authorities, before the tragedy’s anniversary on Tuesday.

Politics

6 h. ago Keir Starmer warned at least 80 Labour MPs could lose their seats as their majorities are smaller than the number of constituents who are set to have their disability benefits cut

Those opposed to the squeeze on benefits are using an analysis of data to highlight the 'real electoral risk' of the Prime Minister's actions.

Events

6 h. ago Keir Starmer heads on holiday after emergency recall of Parliament delays trip

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has headed on holiday with his family after an unpredictable few months since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House

Politics

6 h. ago Grangemouth blame game intensifies as SNP and Labour trade blows over refinery closure

Petroineos rubbished John Swinney's sudden decision to back full nationalisation of the refinery on the Forth, after Keir Starmer earlier stepped in to save British Steel.

Politics

6 h. ago More migrants arrive in UK after record English Channel crossings

Pictures showed people wearing life jackets coming ashore from a Border Force vessel in Dover on Monday.

Events

7 h. ago Keir Starmer makes British Steel prediction and responds to 'deliberate sabotage' claim

No10 has said it is 'confident' that vital materials will arrive on time to save two furnaces at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe in a race against time to keep it open

Politics

8 h. ago Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive

The programme has already given thousands of patients better access to a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer.

Science

9 h. ago British Steel takeover shows Grangemouth refinery can be saved, claims Scottish Labour MP

Brian Leishman said his party's government "should do the same for Grangemouth as we’ve done for Scunthorpe" by "taking control and extending the life" of the refinery.

Politics

12 h. ago Race to save British Steel factory after Chinese firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

Politics

12 h. ago Race to save British Steel factory after China firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

Politics

12 h. ago Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'politically motivated' claims as Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Labour MP

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has reportedly sought an arrest warrant over allegations Tulip Siddiq illegally received a 7,200 square feet plot of land in Dhaka

Events

18 h. ago Labour told to 'get on with it' as coal shipment needed to save Scunthorpe's furnaces still stuck on ship in dock 24 hours after Government took control of British Steel

Ministers were told to 'get on with it' after it emerged the 55,000-ton delivery from Japan, which arrived at a port in Lincolnshire on Thursday, had not yet been paid for (pictured, Scunthorpe Steelworks).

Politics

19 h. ago British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces

Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needsBritish Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces. Continue reading...

Politics