75 m. ago UK Mulls New Investor Visa Targeting Key Strategic Industries

The UK is drawing up plans for a special visa for foreigners who invest significant sums in Britain, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to blunt the economic blow from recent tax hikes and wider curbs on work permits.

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9 h. ago UK’s Starmer condemns ’attack on democracy’ after fires at homes linked to him

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told lawmakers Wednesday that recent arson attacks on properties linked to him represent “an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for.” The remarks by Starmer during weekly prime minister’s questions were his first since the fires came to light earlier this […]

Events

34 h. ago Man arrested over fire at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house

LONDON — A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house and two other blazes nearby, London police said Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police force said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after an early-morning fire […]

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35 h. ago Man arrested in connection to fire at UK PM Keir Starmer’s private home

The Metropolitan Police force said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after the fire at Starmer's private residence.

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58 h. ago U.K. government vows to ’take back control’ and cut immigration

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to cut immigration numbers and make it harder to settle in the U.K., confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment. Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party won a landslide victory […]

Politics

5 d. ago Canada is a ‘priority,’ U.S. ambassador says, citing U.K. trade announcement as ‘template’

Hoekstra made his comments as Trump was announcing on Thursday he had reached a deal with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Economics

6 d. ago U.S. and U.K. expected to announce trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship

WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal on Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, delivering a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer that Trump can also use to validate his turbulent approach to the international economy. Trump posted on his […]

Economics

2 w. ago UK’s Starmer Defends Net Zero After Blair Says Plans Not Working

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended the UK government’s plans to phase down greenhouse gas emissions after former Labour premier Tony Blair said the international approach to tackling global warming isn’t working.

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