Becky Morton Political reporter PMQs: Badenoch presses PM on winter fuel payment Sir Keir Starmer has defended the decision to axe winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners, as calls for a reversal of the policy continue. A group of around 45 Labour MPs representing seats in northern England and the Midlands have joined those...
Is it time for the United Kingdom to go on a war footing? Keir Starmer seems to think so. His government is busily updating the Cold War-era war plans that were last looked at seriously 20 years ago. EXC: Britain is secretly preparing for a direct military attack by Russia. Officials have been asked to...
Oh, boy. There’s humanely and responsibly taking care of uninvited guests (read: illegal migrants flooding into your country). And then there’s indulgence to the point where you’re responsible for encouraging the flood itself, have done nothing to stem the tide, and have completely abrogated any responsibilities you owe your citizens/taxpayers by the wanton disregard of...
Watch: Starmer delivers message to dads of Southport victims running London Marathon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has wished luck to two fathers whose daughters were killed in the Southport attack as they prepare to run the London Marathon. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in...
Eleanor Lawrie Social Affairs Reporter Getty Images Supported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image) Supported housing, which helps vulnerable or disabled people live independently, is in crisis, an open letter signed by more than 170 organisations in the sector claims. Services at one in three providers in England had to shut...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of lacking “moral courage” on transgender issues during heated exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions. Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex under equalities law, meaning, for instance, that transgender women, who...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer does not believe transgender women are women, his official spokesman has said. In March 2022, when he was leader of the opposition, Sir Keir told the Times that “a woman is a female adult, and in addition to that transwomen are women, and that is not just my view –...
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed “ongoing and productive” trade talks, No 10 has said, in their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods. The prime minister stressed his commitment to “free and open trade and the importance of protecting the national interest”, a Downing Street spokesperson said. They added...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Police forces will have dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town centres at peak times in England and Wales, under plans to be unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Sir Keir said he wanted to end the policing “postcode lottery” by ensuring every community had specialist neighbourhood...
Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that “not a single person” would change their behaviour as a...
Reuters As if the economic picture in the UK wasn’t shaky already, it has now got shakier still. The cost of living is continuing to bite for many and people will worry about the prospect of recession. It is the last thing the government could do with; it is the last thing millions of families...
Simon Jack Business editor EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” expected from US President Donald Trump’s recent wave of tariffs. A 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports into the US and a 25% tariff on car imports have...
The prime minister has said he is prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm”, following Donald Trump’s wave of new tariffs. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer said he will continue to seek an economic deal with the US to avoid some tariffs, but mooted state intervention to...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer watched in his flat. Chancellor Rachel Reeves saw it in her study. The Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, accompanied by staff and pizza, took in President Donald Trump’s big tariffs reveal on Wednesday from his office in Old Admiralty Arch, from where the...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Reuters Writer Jack Thorne (right) was among those who spoke to Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street The co-writer and producer of hit Netflix drama Adolescence have met the prime minister in Downing Street to discuss how to stop young people from being influenced by toxic material online. Sir Keir Starmer...