12 h. ago Ministers ‘pushed ahead too fast’ on welfare reform, says Phillipson

The Government warned there would be financial consequences to the decision not to reform personal independence payment as planned.

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer: I'm a 'hard enough b*****d' to lead the country... despite collapsing under pressure to own MPs over benefit cuts

In a bizarre aside, the Prime Minister pushed back against suggestions that recent U-turns have wrecked his political authority.

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1 week ago Starmer slaps down Wes Streeting after he claims there is ‘no budget’ for assisted dying

Prime minister pushes back at the health secretary’s suggestion that MPs made the wrong choice by backing historic assisted dying legislation

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1 week ago Vote on welfare cuts 'will go ahead' on Tuesday, says Angela Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister said the UK Government will push ahead with its bill despite over 100 Labour MPs signing an amendment to block it.

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2 w. ago David Lammy arrives in Geneva to meet Iran’s foreign minister for peace push

The Foreign Secretary is meeting Abbas Araghchi on Friday alongside counterparts from France, Germany and the EU, as the US backs away from conflict.

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2 w. ago Starmer warns of ‘real risk’ in Middle East as Trump mulls bombing Iran

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s Iran war: long planned, recklessly pursued – and perilous for all | Editorial

Israel’s strikes against Tehran risk spiralling conflict, flout legal norms and may permanently bury the last chance for nuclear diplomacyIn late 2020, Gen Mark Milley – then chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff – urged Donald Trump not to attack Iran and to ignore pressure from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was pushing hard for military action. Mr Trump backed down after the general warned that attacking Iran would start a war, with the risk of US officials being “tried as war criminals in The Hague”.Five years on, Israel’s prime minister has the fight with Tehran that he has spent decades preparing for, bolstered by Mr Trump’s claims that international law no longer applies. After all, why worry about red lines when The Hague’s already got a warrant out for you and your allies pretend not to notice? It helps when the US treats the international criminal court like a rogue actor. Mr Trump has even gone after the court’s judges and prosecutor for ...

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2 w. ago Israeli opposition leader rallies behind Netanyahu's Iran operation, suspending months of criticism

Israel's opposition leader pushed just days ago to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government

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