2 h. ago Keir Starmer to come under more pressure over Lord Mandelson amid Labour backbench anger

A three-hour emergency debate will be held in the Commons on Tuesday about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US

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2 h. ago Donald Trump's huge security entourage for UK visit, from the Beast to hazmat specialists

A massive security operation has been put in place for Donald Trump's state visit - the President will be staying at Windsor Castle and meeting with Keir Starmer at Chequers

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3 h. ago When Trump comes to UK, normal rules of state visits will not apply

Keir Starmer will have to choose how to spend limited political capital, with most pressing issues ones UK and US do not agree onDonald Trump has repeatedly described Keir Starmer as a “good man”, distancing himself from the attacks on the UK prime minister mounted by other figures on the US far right such as Elon Musk.One of the many known unknowns, however, of a Trump state visit is what kind of Trump will show up when a microphone is placed in front of him. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The resignation of Keir Starmer's aide proves what ministers have told me all week: Downing Street is falling apart, says DAN HODGES

Paul Ovenden wasn't well known outside Westminster. But his resignation underlines what ministers have been saying all week: Downing Street is falling apart.

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8 h. ago Starmer goes into meltdown! Another disastrous day for Labour sees a key aide quit and PM admit he DID know about Epstein emails as unrest mounts

Downing Street was in meltdown as Keir Starmer lurched into a fresh crisis. The PM struggled to explain why he kept backing Peter Mandelson in another disastrous day.

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8 h. ago Potential Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham says Sir Keir Starmer must not 'water down' long

The Mayor of Greater Manchester - backed by some Labour rebels as a potential replacement for the under-fire PM - said he would be 'unflinching' in speaking out for the much-delayed legislation.

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9 h. ago The lavish state banquet being staged for Donald Trump at Windsor

Some 160 people will gather in the grand St George’s Hall on Wednesday evening in honour of the controversial American leader.

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9 h. ago MPs to ask fresh questions of Starmer’s judgment on Mandelson

A three-hour emergency debate will be held in the Commons on Tuesday about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

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9 h. ago First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight reportedly takes off without migrants

Group of people who crossed Channel by boat understood not to have been on Air France plane after legal challengeThe first flight to France carrying people who crossed the Channel under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal has not taken place as planned, according to reports.A small group of individuals were removed from an Air France flight on Monday due to travel from Heathrow to Paris after a legal challenge, according to multiple newspaper reports. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer was told of investigation into Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before backing him at PMQs

Sir Keir finally broke cover in an interview in which he insisted he would never have appointed the controversial peer as US ambassador if he had known the full truth about his friendship with Epstein.

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10 h. ago KEIR STARMER: 'Hillsborough Law will end the culture of obfuscation and cover

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says that the new Hillsborough Law 'is a watershed in the fight for a state that treats working people with the respect they deserve'

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10 h. ago Public officials face criminal sanctions for lying under long

Keir Starmer told the Mirror it would end 'the culture of obfuscation and cover-up, so public institutions can never again hide from those they are there to serve'

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10 h. ago Campaigners hail Hillsborough Law but warn it must not be watered down

The Government said the new legislation will ‘end the culture of cover-ups’.

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11 h. ago For the first time in a year the Tories felt like a serious force in parliament: QUENTIN LETTS

It was an 'abandon ship' variety of interview rather than providing reassurance. Keir Starmer, from a torpedo-damaged Downing Street, gave a less than serene account of himself.

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13 h. ago Larry the Cat gets 'more attention' from world leaders than everyone else at No 10

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer admitted that the famous Downing Street cat attracts the attention of world leaders when they visit - even more so than 'the rest of us put together'

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13 h. ago UK and US pledge to boost financial ties ahead of Trump state visit

Sir Keir Starmer to explore closer alignment of capital markets during US president’s three-day trip

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13 h. ago ‘Prime minister Andy Burnham’ is not the answer to Labour’s woes

Editorial: Keir Starmer’s government may have broken the spirit of what it pledged in its winning election manifesto, but an alternative administration led by the soft-left mayor of Greater Manchester would represent a repudiation of it. The parliamentary party needs to calm down

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14 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer 'angry' after Lord Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as Prime Minister

Embattled Prime Minister faces calls from Labour MPs to stand down ahead of Commons debate on appointment of former ambassador to the US

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15 h. ago Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

Should Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership topple, Streeting and Burnham are just two of the names being thrown in the hat to proceed him

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15 h. ago RAF deploys fighter jets in response to 'aggression from Vladimir Putin'

The UK will deploy RAF jets to Poland in response to 'increased aggression from Putin', Sir Keir Starmer has said

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