18 h. ago Sue Gray breaks down in tears as she recalls her mum's suicide in maiden Lords speech

In her maiden speech in the House of Lords, the now-titled Baroness Gray of Tottenham urged politicians to temper their language towards Whitehall officials.

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Autumn tax hike amid think tank warning

It comes after a difficult Spring Statement

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19 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Autumn tax hike amid think tank warning

It comes after a difficult Spring Statement

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20 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump that 'now is not the time' for lifting sanctions on Russia

The PM joined the latest talks of the so-called 'coalition of the willing' in the French capital as allies continued to draw up plans for a possible peacekeeping force.

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29 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Vladimir Putin must 'play ball' ahead of crunch Paris summit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Paris today for a gathering of the 'coalition of the willing', a group of leaders prepared to help police a potential peace deal in Ukraine

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58 h. ago ‘Unjustifiable’ Israeli attacks must end, warns Streeting after Netanyahu breaks Gaza ceasefire

Senior member of Starmer’s government warns ‘appalling conflict does nothing for Israelis or Palestinians’

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67 h. ago London's pothole hotspots revealed: which areas are worst hit?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned England’s councils to ‘get on with the job’ of fixing pothole-plagued roads

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2 d. ago 'Trump team's blunder shows they can't be trusted with British lives' Starmer warned

Keir Starmer has been warned it is a 'matter of time' before crucial intelligence putting UK armed forces at risk is leaked by the haphazard Donald Trump adminstration

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3 d. ago Starmer warns Brits can't 'shrug our shoulders' at young men falling under thrall of 'toxic' influencers... but rules out a minister for men

Keir Starmer, the father of a teenage boy, said like many parents he was 'worried' and pointed to a growing recognition of a 'problem' that needed addressing

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4 d. ago Spring statement latest: Starmer warns of cuts ‘across the board’ with ‘50,000 civil service jobs up for axe’

Sir Keir Starmer questioned why the government shouldn’t aim to be more efficient

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4 d. ago Spring statement 2025 latest: Starmer warns cuts will land ‘across the board’ with axe to fall on civil service

Sir Keir Starmer questioned why the government shouldn’t aim to be more efficient

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4 d. ago Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms

Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutKeir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs.His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that there were “ongoing” discussions about the UK’s £1bn-a-year digital services tax that affects companies from Meta to Amazon. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Luxury brands in UK warn copyright plan puts £125billion growth in danger

Britain's £81billion luxury goods industry has attacked Labour's plan to overhaul copyright law to let AI developers use material without paying as a 'damaging proposal'.

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6 d. ago ‘Nothing off the table’ over possible troop deployment for Kyiv, No 10 says

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer warned Vladimir Putin would face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any truce.

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7 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer warns there will be 'severe consequences' for Putin if any peace deal is broken

The PM made the punishing remarks during a meeting with officials from 31 countries at the Northwood military base.

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7 d. ago Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer warns

The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were put in place

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7 d. ago Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.

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7 d. ago Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal

UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plansAnalysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive tiesVladimir Putin will face “severe consequences” if he breaches a peace deal with Ukraine, Keir Starmer has warned as western military planners begin drawing up plans to enforce any agreement between the two countries.The British prime minister issued his warning to the Russian president after meeting officials from 31 countries at the Northwood military base outside London, where they have started sketching out which western forces might be deployed to protect Ukraine in the future. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Putin will breach peace deal unless it is defended, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer issued warning on eve of huge DWP benefit cuts announcement

Keir Starmer's Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to sign-off a controversial package of reforms to sickness and disability benefits - before the plans are announced to MPs

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