Politics

Former minister joins UK push to ban cryptocurrency political donations

Former minister joins UK push to ban cryptocurrency political donations

A former Labour minister has joined a growing roster of specialists and senior MPs urging a prohibition on political contributions made in cryptocurrency, as worries about foreign meddling in UK elections intensify. Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill while serving as a minister in the

Labour Together Announces “Clean Break” After Former Director Resigns as Minister

Labour Together Announces “Clean Break” After Former Director Resigns as Minister

A Labour think‑tank that played a role in Keir Starmer’s ascent to No 10 has announced it is making a “clean break” from its past after its former director, Josh Simons, quit his ministerial post following a report that wrongly tied journalists to a “pro‑Kremlin” network. The

Starmer confronts heightened dilemma over the “special relationship” following Iran’s attack

Starmer confronts heightened dilemma over the “special relationship” following Iran’s attack

It may have been overly optimistic for No 10 to cast Keir Starmer as a “Donald Trump whisperer” able to convince the capricious American president to abandon imprudent choices. The “special relationship” has come under sharp pressure lately because of Britain’s decision to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands

UK permits US to launch defensive strikes on Iran from British bases

UK permits US to launch defensive strikes on Iran from British bases

Keir Starmer announced that Britain has consented to permit the United States to employ its military installations for strikes on Iranian missile facilities. Although Britain has not taken part in the US‑Israeli attacks on Iran, the prime minister said in a Sunday evening recorded address that Tehran’s conduct

Starmer: RAF jets conducting defensive flights after US‑Israeli strike on Iran

Starmer: RAF jets conducting defensive flights after US‑Israeli strike on Iran

Keir Starmer said RAF fighter aircraft are currently patrolling the skies to protect regional partners from possible Iranian retaliation following the US‑Israel bombing offensive aimed at regime change in Tehran. The United Kingdom did not take part in the initial strikes on Iran on Saturday morning and has no

Labour deputy leader says Burnham likely would have won the byelection.

Labour deputy leader says Burnham likely would have won the byelection.

Andy Burnham likely would have secured the Gorton and Denton by‑election, Labour’s deputy leader asserted while urging the party to lean more on the Greater Manchester mayor. Labour slipped to third place in the formerly safe constituency on Thursday, as the Greens captured a fifth parliamentary seat and

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to stop assuming support from progressive voters.

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to stop assuming support from progressive voters.

London’s mayor has warned that the Gorton and Denton by‑election has revealed a “wide‑reaching shift and division” in British politics and that Labour must abandon its “defective approach” of assuming liberal progressives will stay loyal. In what reads as a rebuke of Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan disputed