99 m. ago Starmer calls for ‘diplomatic solution’ after US strikes Iran

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had urged de-escalation in the Middle East but Donald Trump pushed ahead with air and missile strikes.

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1 hour ago UK must push for diplomatic solution following US strikes on Iran, says Swinney

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations following the overnight attacks on Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Badenoch call and claims Kneecap slot at Glastonbury 'not appropriate'

Sir Keir Starmer said he did not believe Kneecap should be allowed to perform at Glastonbury Festival next week, after a member of the group was charged with a terrorism offence

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15 h. ago Now Keir Starmer follows Kemi Badenoch in demanding Irish rappers Kneecap are dropped from Glastonbury after Hezbollah flag charge

Following similar calls from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Sir Keir Starmer said today it was 'not appropriate' for the Irish rappers to perform at the festival.

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16 h. ago Kneecap Glastonbury slot ‘not appropriate’, says Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister has said he doesn't think showing Kneecap's Glastonbury set on the BBC is "appropriate" after a member allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag at one of their gigs last year

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45 h. ago Assisted dying Bill: How Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and cabinet members voted

MPs passed a bill which would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives

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50 h. ago Starmer tells Lionesses they inspired his daughter to start playing football

Sir Keir Starmer told the Lionesses that they have inspired his daughter to start playing football.

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53 h. ago Senior Labour MP quits her post over planned DWP benefits cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has faced a backlash from some Labour MPs over proposals to reform the welfare system

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63 h. ago London MP resigns from the government in protest over proposed welfare cuts

The resignation follows a backlash from MPs over Sir Keir Starmer’s planned welfare reforms

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64 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Lucy the Leader rabbits away snippily. Can No 10 not find someone better?

Where was Sir Keir Starmer? It used to be customary for PMs, on their return from summits, to hasten to the Commons to make a statement.

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2 d. ago Starmer warns Trump against ‘ramping up’ Middle East conflict by striking Iran

Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman called for restraint and a return to diplomacy

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3 d. ago Doctor Who star and Dame Judi Dench join calls to end arms sales to Israel

The letter signed by celebrities also calls on Sir Keir Starmer to ‘use all available means’ to ensure humanitarian aid gets in to the territory.

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3 d. ago Trump considering Iran attack plan as UK's David Lammy flies to USA

Sir Keir Starmer convened a COBRA meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East

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3 d. ago Mrs Rayner's tone was markedly less fiery. A tigress tamed. A curry taken down from vindaloo to korma: QUENTIN LETTS on Prime Minister's Questions

With Sir Keir Starmer still not back from foreign jaunts - for so unexciting a man to have such wanderlust is psychologically intriguing - it fell to Angela Rayner to do the honours at PMQs.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer to hold Cobra meeting on Middle East fighting as UK evacuates families of Israel embassy staff

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer to hold emergency Cobra meeting amid fears of US joining Israel's attack on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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3 d. ago Watch in full: Angela Rayner faces Chris Philp in PMQs as Starmer returns from G7 summit

Watch as Angela Rayner faced Chris Philp at PMQs on Wednesday (18 June), filling in for Sir Keir Starmer as he travels back from the G7 summit in Canada.

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4 d. ago Watch live: Angela Rayner faces Chris Philp in PMQs as Starmer returns from G7 summit

Watch live as Angela Rayner faces Chris Philp at PMQs on Wednesday (18 June), filling in for Sir Keir Starmer as he travels back from the G7 summit in Canada.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer shakes interpreter's hand instead of South Korean President in huge blunder

The G7 summit in Canada has been fairly uneventful, with no outcomes for Ukraine, but Starmer has suffered two awkward gaffes, this time not even recognising the new South Korean President

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4 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's embarrassing gaffe at G7 summit: Prime Minister shakes hand of interpreter... rather than South Korea's president

After the mix-up, Sir Keir said Britain had a 'good strong relationship' with South Korea and 'want to strengthen it even further' in areas including 'the enhancement of our free trade agreement'.

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