Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’ PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
UK’s armed forces need a ‘decade of renewal’, warns former military chief IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 16
UK ‘badly exposed’ and needs 10 years to rebuild defence, former military chief warns Starmer Exclusive: Jock Stirrup, the former chief of defence staff under Tony Blair, tells the prime minister: ‘We expect our leaders to lead and that means making tough decisions’ The Independent UK · Apr 16
Risks to children on social media ‘can’t go on like this’, PM tells tech bosses Senior figures from X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google have been called to Downing Street for talks. Evening Standard · Apr 16
London faces food shortages as Iran war hits CO2 supplies Chicken and pork could be in short supply as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz hits global trade Evening Standard · Apr 16
France prepares for terror attack hitting London amid Donald Trump Iran war tensions Exclusive: Special agents from the Paris-based Crisis and Support Centre could be flown over to Britain to help French diplomats deal with a major incident in London Evening Standard · Apr 16
Almost a quarter of teenagers fear being cancelled over their political views amid voting age change New research has suggested teenagers don’t yet feel politically confident as the voting age is set to be lowered to 16 The Independent UK · Apr 15
Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans The Conservative leader is expected to address supporters at a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday. Evening Standard · Apr 15
Starmer summons X, TikTok and Meta bosses to No 10 as he pushes for further action on child safety online The Prime Minister says failure to act would have “stark” consequences The Independent UK · Apr 15
PM summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses to No 10 to push for children’s online safety Sir Keir Starmer will say ‘looking the other way is not an option’ as he pushes social media giants to ramp up protections for young users. Evening Standard · Apr 15
David Lammy still plays an important role in UK foreign policy – but he is not the only one Keir Starmer conducts much of Britain’s diplomacy himself, but beneath him is a team of trusted advisers The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Keir Starmer spends almost £30,000 of taxpayer money to refurbish Downing Street flat The Cabinet Office spent £14,319 on refurbishment and £15,442 on furnishing the flat for the prime minister The Independent UK · Apr 15
MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the military
The Independent UK · Apr 15 If President Trump can no longer be trusted on trade, Britain should look elsewhere for reliable partners THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By threatening to rip up last year’s UK trade deal, the US president has shown once again that Britain must move closer to its European neighbours
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project Eluned Morgan says US under Donald Trump is ‘not partner it once was’ with Iran threats and ‘contempt’ towards UK
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 The Guardian view on the looming energy shock: ministers need to show they have a plan Editorial: Keir Starmer can’t be blamed for the crisis in the Middle East, but he has to reassure people that he is prepared for its long-term consequences
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Polanski's Greens and Farage's Reform to win London councils for first time ever in May elections political earthquake - new poll ‘If Reform and the Greens can win boroughs for the first time then that is momentous’, says pollster
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’ President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 For Keir Starmer to talk of national resilience and ignore nature is absurd Letters: Responding to an article by the PM, Caroline Lucas says he must be clearer about climate risks, Molly Scott Cato says we must reverse Brexit and Dr Victor Ajuwon applauds Labour’s directness. Plus, letters by Toby Harris and Dr Tracey Elliott
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Questions asked and answers given – up to a point. Welcome to lo-fi PMQs Weirdly, Keir and Kemi looked more secure in their jobs as a modicum of coherence entered their exchanges
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Streeting admits he got it wrong on Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein Wes Streeting said he did think 2023 reports that exposed links between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein were credible, and now questioned his judgement on the matter
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Starmer congratulates former Arsenal star on trophy win during PMQs Sir Keir Starmer used an appearance at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (15 April) to celebrate a former Arsenal star's trophy win.