The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters while climate official warns of ‘inflation on steroids’

Sir Keir Starmer has committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent by 2035 – but said he would not be telling people how to live…

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment

KEIR Starmer has been utterly embarrassed after trying to give Sue Gray a “fake job” as nations envoy, the SNP have said ...

Prime minister stayed out of hot water by being short on detail – or opinions

Downing Street said there were ‘no plans’ for further updates on whether the envoy position might be taken up by someone else.

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has brought big questions about what it means for Nato, Ukraine, the Middle East and, of course, global trade. Faced with the threat of protectionism, and outside the EU, the UK will have to make some tough choices.

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Azerbaijan for Cop29, where they’ll discuss climate change action

Keir Starmer arrived at the Baku COP climate summit yesterday bearing something unusual — an actual plan with a new government behind to limit global warming. He had one of the more substantial pledges at a notably thin summit, where the main proposals come from China, while the US absorbs…

The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions to help curb climate change.

As the prime minister confirms tough new emissions targets at Cop29 in Baku, the president-elect appoints an environment boss who wants to strip away regulations