Politics

Keir Starmer announced that Britain will not take part in the offensive raids planned by Israel and the United States against Iran, stating that the UK rejects any notion of “regime change from the skies”. Nevertheless, the prime minister defended the employment of British bases for defensive missions, describing it

Just under twelve months ago, Keir Starmer addressed a gathering of senior officials and business executives representing sixty nations in London, proclaiming that climate action was “embedded in the DNA of my government”. Promising to go “all‑out” for net‑zero and to “speed up” as others lagged, his Lancaster

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

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

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

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