48 m. ago Kneecap lead Glastonbury crowd in chants against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

In the run-up to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, several politicians called for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.

Politics

2 h. ago Farage ‘plans to put business leaders in cabinet’ if Reform wins power

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer hits out at Reform UK leader, dubbing him a ‘wolf in Wall Street clothing’ who has ‘no idea what he's talking about’

Politics

11 h. ago Kneecap to take to Glastonbury stage in what could be festival

Music executives have condemned Irish rappers and Keir Starmer says appearance is not ‘appropriate’, but 100 musicians have signed letter in supportKneecap will be taking to the Glastonbury stage on Saturday afternoon in front of a packed crowd eagerly anticipating what could be one of the most controversial sets in the festival’s history.The Irish rap group are performing at 4pm on the West Holts stage, amid criticism from music industry executives and from the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who said it was not “appropriate” for the band to perform. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Kneecap to perform in what could be one of Glastonbury’s most controversial sets

Music executives have condemned Irish rappers and Keir Starmer says appearance is not ‘appropriate’, but 100 musicians have signed letter in supportKneecap will be taking to the Glastonbury stage on Saturday afternoon in front of a packed crowd eagerly anticipating what could be one of the most controversial sets in the festival’s history.The Irish rap group are performing at 4pm on the West Holts stage, amid criticism from music industry executives and from the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who said it was not “appropriate” for the band to perform. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Funding for hospitals will be linked to patient feedback ratings in Starmer's 10

Patients' ratings of hospitals will be directly to the funding they receive from the government, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans to overhaul the NHS.

Science

31 h. ago Starmer says he ‘deeply regrets’ using ‘island of strangers’ phrase

The Prime Minister said he had been ‘really shaken up’ after an alleged arson attack on his family home hours before the speech.

Politics

31 h. ago Putin warns Keir Starmer 'I majored in law' as he claims UK has 'robbed' Russia

Russia President Vladimir Putin is seemingly playing a game of 'I'm a bigger lawyer than you' with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, despite not actually doing anything law-related for decades

Events

34 h. ago No 10 climbs down over welfare bill in move to win over Labour rebels

Compromises include exempting those currently receiving disability benefits and increasing health element of universal credit in line with inflationDowning Street has announced major changes to the welfare bill in an attempt to win the support of more than Labour 120 rebels who had threatened to vote against it next week and hand Keir Starmer a damaging first defeat as prime minister.Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, wrote to Labour MPs on Thursday night to lay out the concessions, which were thrashed out over 24 hours of negotiations between senior rebels and government officials. Continue reading...

Economics

43 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Welcome back, PM. You didn't miss much, just a mutiny of MPs and a plot by Ange to depose you!

Good Heavens, it was Sir Keir Starmer ! The Prime Minister swaggered into the Commons at 11.30am. First time for over a fortnight. He was lucky a clerk didn't ask to check his security pass.

Politics

51 h. ago Tory MP openly criticises Kemi Badenoch and challenges her to suspend him over national security row

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer told Conservative leader she would ‘never’ be PM

Events

68 h. ago Keir Starmer rebukes Wes Streeting over assisted dying NHS warning

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said assisted dying must be made workable after Health Secretary Wes Streeting voiced concerns about whether the NHS could afford to run it

Events

69 h. ago PM ‘confident’ on assisted dying law despite Streeting’s ‘no budget’ warning

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting voted different ways on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Events

3 d. ago Trump praises Nato leaders’ ‘historic’ agreement to hike defence spending

Prime minister Keir Starmer said this week’s Nato summit had sent a ‘decisive message to aggressors’ as allies ramped up their defence spending

Politics

3 d. ago Starmer to press on with welfare reforms as 120 Labour MPs prepare to defy him

The Prime Minister said the ‘broken’ welfare system must be fixed.

Politics

3 d. ago Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis breaks silence on Kneecap controversy

Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said he didn't think it was 'appropriate' for Irish band Kneecap to perform at Glastonbury after their pro-Palestine comments at Coachella

Politics

3 d. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's time is up and his party 'have had enough'. That's the withering verdict from his own MPs... and this is what they tell me is coming next

'It's not a confidence vote,' Keir Starmer insisted plaintively yesterday, after it was put to him that his personal authority was on the line over the mounting rebellion against his disability benefit cuts.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump’s state visit set for September due to King and US leader’s busy diaries

The Times reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has gone against the wishes of the King by bringing Mr Trump’s state visit forward.

Politics

3 d. ago Starmer says welfare reform vote will go ahead despite mounting Labour revolt

Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest parliamentary test of his authority when the legislation comes to the Commons next week.

Politics

3 d. ago Babcock hails ‘new era of defence’ as global threats prompt greater spending

The London-listed company reported higher profits and raised its financial outlook.

Events

3 d. ago Britain to expand nuclear deterrent fleet of new fighter jets

The jets, a variant of the F35Bs the UK already uses, can carry conventional weapons, but can also be equipped with nuclear bombs.

Events