3 d. ago Keir Starmer hails 'incredible sacrifice' as he announces major change to pubs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged pubgoers to 'come together' for the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, which will be marked by concerts, street parties and a change to licensing hours

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4 d. ago Donald Trump will meet with 'his friend' the King at Windsor Castle to fix arrangements for 'unprecedented' second State visit

Sir Keir Starmer urged Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on British exports yesterday after the US President warned he could keep 'substantial' levies in place.

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4 d. ago Senior Labour advisers urge Keir Starmer to ditch party's ban on North Sea oil and gas drilling in light of growing Reform threat

A handful of senior officials are understood to be quietly urging the PM to consider watering down or scrapping the manifesto pledge altogether to see off the growing threat from Reform UK.

Society

5 d. ago Keir Starmer faces plea to stop wasting money on asylum hotels using aid cash

More than 100 organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to cancel asylum accommodation contracts and stop diverting cash from the UK's aid budget, which is being slashed

Economics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to 'do the right thing' over Hillsborough Law over fears it could be watered down

Sir Keir Starmer had previously promised to pass the Hillsborough bill by April 15; the 36th anniversary of the disaster in which 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives - but Downing Street this week said “more time” was needed

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1 week ago Keir Starmer breaks silence as MPs urgently recalled to London over crisis

Keir Starmer breaks silence as MPs urgently recalled to London over crisis  Daily Express

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1 week ago UK economy grows faster than expected in February as Trump tariff threat looms

The figures are a positive for Labour, but economists said growth will likely be hampered by the US trade war in the coming months.

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2 w. ago Trump live updates: China refuses to budge as deadline looms for 104% tariffs threat

Beijing says it will ‘fight to the end’ rather than submit to president’s trade war aggressions

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2 w. ago Post Office: The full list of Scotland branches to be offloaded as closure threat looms

Seven Post Office branches in Scotland will be offloaded and could be at risk of closure under the move

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2 w. ago Brit holidaymakers brace for ANOTHER summer of protest hell as hundreds of thousands pack streets in Madrid, Barcelona and Majorca demanding end to 'uncontrolled tourism' in Spain

Demonstrators demand a solution to a housing crisis that they say has been fuelled by mass tourism as they marched through 40 Spanish cities on Saturday - with the threat of more protests looming.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer issues urgent 'world as we knew it has gone' warning as he makes major change

The Prime Minister has declared "the world as we knew it has gone" ahead of a major speech tomorrow in the wake of Donald Trump's tariff announcements.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer issues urgent 'world as we knew it has gone' warning ahead of major speech

The Prime Minister has declared "the world as we knew it has gone" ahead of a major speech tomorrow in the wake of Donald Trump's tariff announcements.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer's urgent statement on pension triple lock as OAPs get boost next week

The state pension will rise from next week but the Conservatives and Labour are at war over the triple lock - the guarantee that drives increases in the state pension

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to channel Hugh Grant's Love Actually PM and stand up to Trump as world braces for more turmoil

In Love Actually, Grant's PM turns on an arrogant US president during a press conference to say the so-called special relationship has become 'a bad relationship'.

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2 w. ago ‘Potentially historic’ flooding threat looms after almost 100 tornadoes hit US

Rainfall near Memphis, Tennessee, is expected to exceed 12in over the next three daysA prolific tornado outbreak will give way to a rare and widespread flooding threat across the midwest and southern US this week, stressing the nation’s short-staffed weather forecasting and disaster response efforts.At least four people have reportedly died so far as nearly 100 tornadoes struck on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago No escape for UK as Trump targets ‘foreign cheaters’ in new global trade war

Keir Starmer urges ‘calm’ as Donald Trump reveals that UK companies face a 10 per cent tariff from 0500 GMT

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2 w. ago Hostage families urge Keir Starmer to take ‘bold steps’ in helping to end war

Two British families of Israeli hostages have written to the Prime Minister asking for ‘diplomacy’ and ‘bold steps’ to help end the war in Gaza.

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3 w. ago Jim Goodwin puts Dundee Utd celebrations on hold as St Mirren top six threat still looms large

The Tangerines are just about there after a 1-0 win at Ross County but Goodwin is taking nothing for granted

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Putin is 'playing games' on Ukraine peace, says Keir Starmer as PM urges Trump not to lift sanctions

Emmanuel Macron says a Franco-British team will travel to Ukraine to help Kyiv bolster its military

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