92 m. ago Labour Party under growing pressure to ditch its winter fuel payments policy after nearly 80 per cent of voters say it needs to change

The findings will pile pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to climb down over the cuts to the payments, worth up to £300 a year for vulnerable pensioners.

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5 h. ago Rayner on the rampage: After pressing Reeves to hike taxes, she clashes with Chancellor and Starmer on cuts

In a series of increasingly heated meetings, the Deputy Prime Minister is said to have complained 'forcibly' about proposals to squeeze spending on housing.

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19 h. ago Furious Netanyahu tells Keir Starmer 'when rapists and baby killers thank you, you're on the wrong side of humanity' as he tears into UK PM for 'siding with Hamas over Israel'

The Netanyahu government faces mounting pressure from both allies and domestic voters over its conduct in the war in Gaza

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35 h. ago UK signs £3.4bn deal to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Starmer says there’s ‘no alternative’ and defends cost, saying it is ‘part and parcel of using Britain’s reach to keep us safe at home’UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has signed a £3.4bn agreement to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an 11th-hour legal challenge failed.Keir Starmer told a press conference on Thursday afternoon he had signed the deal and that it was “one of the most significant contributions that we make to our security relationship with the United States”. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Starmer pressed to ‘impose the strongest possible sanctions on Israel’

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill warned the Prime Minister that the ‘world is watching’.

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61 h. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

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65 h. ago Netanyahu has gone 'way too far' says minister as UK considers Israel sanctions amid Gaza escalation

Britain this week suspended free trade talks with Israel over its 11-week block on humanitarian aid reaching thousands of starving Palestinians

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65 h. ago Starmer poised to sanction top Israel ministers over Gaza crisis as pressure mounts for tougher UK action

MPs from five different political parties made it clear that the measures announced by foreign secretary David Lammy on Tuesday were not enough

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69 h. ago Britain sanctions Israel and halts trade talks over ‘intolerable’ Gaza crisis

David Lammy condemns ‘monstrous’ actions in Gaza – but MPs from all parties demand an end to arms sales as doctors beg for international help

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3 d. ago Britain halts trade talks and sanctions Israel over ‘intolerable’ Gaza crisis

David Lammy condemns ‘monstrous’ actions in Gaza – but MPs from all parties demand an end to arms sales as doctors beg for international help

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3 d. ago The West has finally spoken up on Gaza – but it must not stop there

Editorial: Britain has hit Israel with further sanctions and suspended trade talks as it dramatically steps up its response to the humanitarian crisis. Now others must join to stop this violence

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3 d. ago UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy condemns Gaza escalation as 'monstrous'

Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs he is ‘horrified’ by Israel’s military escalation in Gaza

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3 d. ago Britain sanctions Israel over ‘intolerable’ Gaza crisis and halts trade talks

David Lammy condemns ‘monstrous’ actions in Gaza – but MPs from all parties demand an end to arms sales as doctors beg for international help

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3 d. ago Why Starmer’s government has waited until now to take action on Israel

As David Lammy announces the suspension of trade talks with Israel and new sanctions over the Gaza humanitarian crisis, political editor David Maddox explains why action wasn’t taken sooner

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3 d. ago Netanyahu is turning Israel into a global pariah – the world has finally run out of patience

The joint statement by the UK, France and Canada – combined with UK sanctions and suspension of trade talks – shows the international community has finally run out of patience with Israel, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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3 d. ago UK hits Israel with further sanctions and suspends trade talks over Gaza violence

But the foreign secretary was told by MPs from his own and four other political parties that he needs to go further and suspend arms sales to Israel

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3 d. ago UK suspends Israel trade talks and summons ambassador over 'intolerable' Gaza offensive

Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs he is ‘horrified’ by Israel’s military escalation in Gaza

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3 d. ago U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers

The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and has leveled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza

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3 d. ago Netanyahu is turning Israel into a global pariah, so what next?

While many will criticise today’s joint statement for being too little, too late, it does at least signal sanctions and the freezing of arms exports to Israel are on the cards, wries chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer 'horrified' by Israel's escalation in Gaza as Netanyahu hits back at UK's demand to end war

Leaders of UK, France and Canada demand end to Israel’s renewed military offensive and the expansion of aid

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