Scottish Labour MP given ministerial role 'to work on GB Energy' SCOTTISH Labour MP Michael Shanks has been handed a ministerial role in Keir Starmer’s government working on GB Energy ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2024
Starmer pushing ahead with EU security pact to reshape Brexit relations There is speculation that talks are set to begin on the fringes of the Nato conference in Washington DC The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Starmer says his suggestion members of the Lords should retire at 80 do not apply to world leaders Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Washington as a number of senior Democrats have questioned whether 81-year-old Joe Biden should run for a second term The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Move to reduce Lords retirement age to 80 is not about Joe Biden, says Keir Starmer Ahead of UK-US bilateral talks, PM says primary driver for cutting peers’ retirement age is size of Lords chamber The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to scrap ‘wrong’ two-child benefit cap The Scottish Labour leader said his party would be ‘pushing at an open door’ to abolish the policy, which has been strongly criticised by anti-poverty campaigners The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Keir Starmer jokes Southgate’s England haven’t missed a penalty under a Labour government The Labour leader, who is a keen football fan and Arsenal supporter, was asked about the vital England-Netherlands clash by reporters travelling with him to the Nato summit in Washington DC The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Labour will not boost military spend without economic growth, says minister Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024
Nato summit live: Stoltenberg says Ukraine Nato membership is ‘not the question of if, but when’ – as it happened This live blog is now closed The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2024
Three first-time London MPs immediately made ministers as 21 from capital in Government First-time London MPs Georgia Gould, Sarah Sackman and Miatta Fahnbulleh have been promoted to junior minister roles Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024
Top Labour frontbencher made chief of think tank dismissed by Anas Sarwar A KEY Labour frontbencher who was unseated at the General Election in a shock win for a pro-Palestine independent has been named the head of a top… The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2024
Keir Starmer to meet Joe Biden in White House as president fights to convince America he's fit for second term The new premier was in Washington for a Nato summit where the West will seek to put on a show of strength and support for Ukraine against Putin’s war Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024
Keir Starmer refuses to guarantee key defence spending ahead of Nato summit KEIR Starmer has refused to guarantee that he will meet his flagship commitment on defence spending within his first term in office, despite a… The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2024
UK politics: Badenoch confirms she did criticise Sunak over election at shadow cabinet – as it happened Tory leadership contender says views of ‘activists, members and friends who lost seats after giving everything to campaign’ matter The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024
Britain to review its air defences as ex-army chief issues chilling World War III warning Armed forces minister Luke Pollard told how the nation’s armed forces would be modernised Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Football fan Starmer will have to rely on notes from officials to keep up with England game Prime Minister learns early lesson that official duties can get in the way of supporting the England football team
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 Keir Starmer has a plan to turn the populist tide – and Britain’s allies pray it works The prime minister is welcome at Nato’s summit in Washington as a rare example of a leader who has won from the centre, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Starmer wants Nato to ‘lock in’ Trump proof military aid plan for Ukraine New PM speaks on threat Republican candidate could cancel aid to Kyiv if he wins election in November
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024 Keir Starmer flies to Nato summit with ‘iron commitment’ on defence spending – but no timetable Military chiefs hit out at Keir Starmer’s refusal to commit to a timeline for 2.5 per cent spending on defence as he flies to Washington for Nato summit
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024 Starmer to urge Nato members to boost defence spending amid UK review In first international trip since entering No 10, PM visits Washington for alliance’s 75th-anniversary summit
Top News · Jul 9, 2024 Rwanda Won't Reimburse UK For Deportation Deal Rwanda rejects UK's 0 million refund request over deportation deal; UK PM Keir Starmer aims to cancel the controversial agreement.
Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2024 Keir Starmer to 'send clear message to Putin' and push for further Ukraine support at Nato summit The Prime Minister makes his debut on the world stage on Wednesday
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024 PopCons reassemble and Jacob Rees-Mogg is the sanest person in the room The tone is relentlessly delusional – to listen to this lot you’d think the last 14 years were a socialist paradise
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024 The Guardian view on Labour’s revolution: legitimising its power requires rebuilding trust Editorial: The new parliament better reflects a modern Britain that politicians have ignored for too long
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024 What is devolution and how will Keir Starmer’s Labour change Westminster’s relationships with the UK? In the UK, devolved authorities operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in other areas including London, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley
Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2024 OPINION - Keir Starmer is arriving at Nato as the world's red warning lights start to flash For most of my journalistic career, a Nato gathering was the byword for a dull international event. No longer. That really is a sign that the risk register is headed into the red zone. Their summits are ordinarily a mixture of purposeful photo opportunities and confidential cabal.