16 h. ago Keir Starmer shares Christmas message with cost of living promise and workers tribute

In message from No10, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pays tribute to those who will be putting on their uniform, or reaching out to those in need, over the Christmas period

Economics

16 h. ago Starmer says many ‘still struggling with cost of living’ in Christmas message

The Prime Minister urged Britons to ‘do our bit’ over the festive period and ‘reach out’ to others.

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35 h. ago Keir Starmer hosts frontline workers for early Christmas dinner at No 10

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted public sector workers at 10 Downing Street for an early Christmas dinner, honouring those who will spend the festive period working to keep the country safe.

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50 h. ago Starmer ‘very happy’ with Cabinet and sticking to EU ‘red lines’ – No 10

The response came after Wes Streeting appeared to back joining a customs union with Brussels.

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65 h. ago Streeting faces criticism as he appears to back joining customs union with EU

Opposition parties accused Wes Streeting of putting ‘political pitch-making’ above his role as Health Secretary.

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66 h. ago Royal Variety Performance audience boos comedian's impersonation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The cast of the Dead Ringers appeared during the annual event held at The Royal Albert Hall

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3 d. ago Top minister says Keir Starmer will remain as PM and issues brutal Reform attack

Keir Starmer will 'absolutely' be Prime Minister by Christmas next year, Labour’s chair has promised, as she savaged Reform UK offering 'nothing' to help with the cost of living

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the Government ‘in their pockets’ over the next year.

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4 d. ago PM urged to extradite Andrew Tate to UK as he travels to Dubai for boxing match

Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to use Tate’s journey to Dubai as the impetus to extradite him to the UK.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer recalls toughest day as PM which ‘broke my heart’

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed his worst day as prime minister, describing it as “so hard”.

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6 d. ago Loose Women star grills Sir Keir Starmer over violence against women in 'scared' admission

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced questions over his promises in new plans to halve violence against women and girls

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6 d. ago Roman Abramovich's secret lavish life as Keir Starmer issues ultimatum over £2.5bn Chelsea funds

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to release frozen proceeds from the club's sale to help Ukraine, while he lives a secretive life in Turkey

Economics

6 d. ago Schools to teach about healthy relationships to tackle violence against girls

Ministers have announced plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour of young people as part of plans to halve violence against women and girls.

Society

6 d. ago Starmer faces threat of rebellion from Labour MPs over jury trial plans

Thirty-nine Labour MPs have put their name to an open letter which brands the proposals ‘an ineffective way of dealing with the crippling backlog’.

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7 d. ago Starmer tells Abramovich ‘clock is ticking’ to send Chelsea billions to Ukraine

Roman Abramovich sold the club in May 2022.

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7 d. ago Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this presidentLove Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provides one speech that’s hard not to wish into reality this Christmas. Keir Starmer, the actual, nonfictional UK prime minister, needs to channel the one played by Hugh Grant – and stand up to an absurd US president now bullying the BBC with a $10bn lawsuit.Just imagine for one moment that Starmer decided to make Donald Trump’s claim against the BBC the final straw for a special relationship that is increasingly special only in a bad way. That would not be outlandish, for not only has Trump taken aim against a British broadcaster, but earlier this week it seemed that his promise of an AI “prosperity deal” (bought, let’s not forget, with gurning invites to Windsor Castle) is set to evaporate. As the fictional Love Actually PM once said: “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend Since bul...

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7 d. ago 500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government moves to save ethylene plant

Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the investment at Grangemouth after a difficult year for workers at Scotland's largest industrial site.

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7 d. ago Prime Minister asks FIFA ‘to do more’ after World Cup ticket prices concession

FIFA has announced that 10 per cent of the participant member association (PMA) allocation for each match will be priced at 60 US dollars (£45).

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8 d. ago Path to Ukraine peace not ‘straight line’, Starmer says after ‘productive’ talks

Progress is being made on security guarantees for Kyiv, the Prime Minister told his Cabinet.

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9 d. ago Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik

After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing itJust as I was starting to write this column, an email alert popped up on my screen. “Punters back Nigel for prime minister after Keir Starmer,” it read, placing the Reform leader second in the odds market after Wes Streeting. What a weird, dissonant duality this is. Nigel Farage is in his fourth week of revelations about alleged racist behaviour at school, and yet, here we are. This is one of those twilight-zone moments in British politics, where it seems something is going to “cut through” any minute now. For a moment it seems as if it absolutely will. And then, there’s a loss of momentum and a return to the status quo. In my mind it manifests like a battle of physical forces, acting on one another. Journalistic investigations, testimonies, whistleblowers, all as a sort of storm that blows on a political actor who may be knocked off his feet, but still m...

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