Yvette Cooper launches staunch defence of Europe and Sadiq Khan after Trump criticism The Foreign Secretary defended Sadiq Khan’s record in City Hall after the U.S. president branded him a ‘disaster’ The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Donald Trump criticises European leaders and renews attacks on Sadiq Khan The US president addressed subjects such as immigration and the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
UK working with partners on Ukraine peace, Starmer says as Trump blasts Europe The US president criticised crisis talks among European leaders for failing to ‘produce’ anything. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
Deal to release ‘£100bn of Russian assets’ for Ukraine expected imminently British officials said they were hopeful a deal would be agreed to unlock the value of immobilised Russian sovereign assets in the coming days The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky ‘ready’ for wartime election after Trump parrots Putin criticism Ukrainian president calls for US to help ensure security of polls The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Allies discuss ‘positive progress’ to use frozen Russian assets in Ukraine talks Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and Friedrich Merz met at No 10 on Monday. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Keir Starmer launches personal TikTok account despite ban Downing Street said ‘security mitigations’ were in place to operate the account The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028. Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025
Keir Starmer expected to award 25 new Labour peerages Exclusive: Former union bosses and Labour staffers on list as prime minister aims to balance chamber The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025
Zero-tariff deal with US to cost NHS £1 billion, No 10 says The agreement sees the UK’s threshold for what it can pay for new medicines raised by 25%. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in society. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
Rachel Reeves denies lying to public in run-up to budget Chancellor accused of misleading public about reasons for tax rises, with opposition politicians calling for her resignation The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes – UK politics live Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2025 Starmer stands by Reeves as claims grow she misled public on finances Downing Street says Reeves’ remarks were ‘entirely accurate’ as pressure grows over claims she misled voters
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2025 Starmer to back Budget amid row over Reeves’ deficit claims Opposition figures have called for the City watchdog to investigate pre-Budget briefings about the fiscal shortfall.
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025 Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’ The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025 Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’ The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025 No 10 denies Reeves 'lied to public about £21bn black hole' before budget Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Criminal inquiry demanded as ‘unprecedented’ leak of Chancellor's Budget reveals £26bn tax rises Rachel Reeves condemns ‘deeply disappointing’ accidental release of Budget details ahead of her Commons statement
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 PM hopeful of ‘right outcome’ on Ukraine ahead of coalition of the willing talks Downing Street said efforts over the weekend between the US and Kyiv to broker a truce with Moscow marked a ‘major step’ forward.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report Campaign group says it will pursue all legal means to ensure personal accountability for ‘grave betrayal’
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report - including that lockdown could have been avoided The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025 ‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...