50 m. ago British RAF jets scrambled to Middle East after Iran threatens UK and US

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the conflict between the long-time foes needs to 'de-escalate' and that planes will offer 'contingency support across the region'.

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer announces full inquiry into grooming gangs scandal

It comes after he resisted pressure for months to implement a full national prob

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1 hour ago British RAF jets deployed to Middle East after Iran threatens UK and US and declares they could be next

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the conflict between the long-time foes needs to 'de-escalate' and that planes will offer 'contingency support across the region'.

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1 hour ago UK moving jets to Middle East as Israel warns more severe strikes coming

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Britain was moving military assets to the region as Iran warned UK bases would be targeted if it helped defend Israel

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2 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer orders full national inquiry into grooming gangs scandal

It follows an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey

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2 h. ago RAF fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East after Iran missiles

The UK already has jets in the region as part of its Operation Shader contribution but more military assets, described by Keir Starmer as 'contingency support', are being deployed.

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2 h. ago More UK jets being sent to the Middle East as Starmer calls for de

The Prime Minister said military assets were being sent to the region following an exchange of strikes and missile attacks by Israel and Iran.

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2 h. ago PM announces full inquiry into grooming gangs after resisting calls for probe

Sir Keir Starmer said he had read ‘every single word’ of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey.

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer agrees to national inquiry into grooming gang scandal after months of pressure

The prime minister has bowed to pressure to agree to set up an inquiry into grooming gangs with legal powers to call witnesses

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3 h. ago More UK jets being sent to the Middle East as Starmer calls for calm

The Prime Minister said military assets were being sent to the region following an exchange of strikes and missile attacks by Israel and Iran.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer to launch grooming gangs inquiry that will make witnesses testify

Keir Starmer has confirmed that there will be a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs which means it will have the power to compel witnesses to testify and provide documents

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3 h. ago UK fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East says PM, as WW3 fears rise

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed the deployment of fighter jets as he urged Israel and Iran to de-escalate and pull back from the brink of all-out war which spark a global conflict

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3 h. ago World looks on in horror as Israel and Iran bombard each other with strikes

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Britain was moving military assets to the region as Iran warned UK bases would be targeted if it helped defend Israel

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3 h. ago UK moves jets to Middle East as Starmer refuses to rule out defending Israel

Military assets to provide ‘contingency support’ as PM repeats call for de-escalation after Iran’s retaliatory strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK is moving jets and other military assets to the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, refusing to rule out defending Israel from Iranian strikes despite Tehran’s threat that such an action could see British bases in the region also targeted.Speaking to reporters on the plane to the G7 summit, Starmer reiterated his call for de-escalation, saying he had held a series of calls with other world leaders in the hours after Israel’s attack on Iran, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer says UK fighter jets to be scrambled to Middle East amid WW3 fears

The UK already has jets in the region as part of its Operation Shader contribution but more military assets, described by Keir Starmer as 'contingency support', are being deployed

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5 h. ago Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'God Save the King!': Victoria Starmer looks effortlessly chic in white summer dress as she joins PM Keir Starmer for Trooping the Colour

Victoria Starmer looked elegant in an all-white ensemble as she joined her husband Sir Keir at Trooping the Colour in London today.

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9 h. ago Lammy set for further talks with counterparts as Iran and Israel exchange fire

The Foreign Secretary will speak to figures in the Middle East and elsewhere.

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16 h. ago Keir Starmer should lead diplomacy effort as tensions rise in Middle East

Donald Trump should take a leaf out of the Labour leader's book, says Record View.

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21 h. ago Israel bombarded by Iranian missiles after strikes on Tehran’s nuclear bases

Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.

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