20 h. ago National Trust among charities warning Keir Starmer they face being 'crippled' by new consumer rights rules

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the charities outlined how provisions under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act might see them lose out on critical funding.

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65 h. ago Keir Starmer at odds with Donald Trump as Russia warn UK of 'global conflict'

Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington along with several other European leaders as Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed

Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer warns 'borders must not be changed by force' as PM and EU leaders put pressure on Donald Trump not to hand parts of Ukraine to Russia

The Prime Minister and some of his European counterparts joined a call this afternoon with the US President and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer to speak with Donald Trump after US President warns Ukraine must do a 'land swap' with Russia's Vladimir Putin... but he'll try to recover 'oceanfront property'

The Prime Minister is set to join other European leaders for a videoconference with Mr Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday.

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9 d. ago Starmer set to speak to Trump alongside European leaders ahead of Putin meeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin can't be trusted 'as far as you can throw him' ahead of US President's talks with Russian leader

The US President is set to meet the Russian leader in Alaska later this week for peace talks over Ukraine .

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1 week ago Keir Starmer condemns Israel's plans to take control of Gaza City warning of 'more bloodshed'

Keir Starmer warned of 'more bloodshed' and urged Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider after the dramatic announcement overnight.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer warns Israel's Gaza escalation 'will only bring more bloodshed'

Keir Starmer has said that Israel's planned occupation of Gaza City, announced overnight, 'will do nothing' to end the war or secure the release of hostages held by Hamas

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer warns Palestine Action have 'targeted Jewish businesses' as PM defends banning terror group

The Prime Minister is said to have told a meeting of Labour 's National Executive Committee that proscribing the group was not intended to stifle debate on Gaza .

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer plays down warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn

PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public financesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this autumn and said some of the figures being circulated “are not ones I recognise”.The prime minister was responding to forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which projected a shortfall of up to £51bn in the public finances, given a number of factors had knocked the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits, including higher debt interest payments and U-turns on welfare spending cuts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer kicks back at dire tax rise warning as experts find '£41billion black hole'

Keir Starmer says he 'does not recognise' figures from think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which suggested Rachel Reeves needs to raise billions in extra taxes in the Budget

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