The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

UK will have to ‘dial back’ military plans without more funding, says chief of defence

Rich Knighton tells Lords committee he is ‘most concerned’ about impact on day-to-day military activities

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Streeting tells Starmer to announce resignation plan on Friday

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The Independent UK · Jun 16

Voters give damning verdict on Andy Burnham ahead of crucial by-election

Half of British voters do not believe there would be any change in the effectiveness of leadership if Andy Burnham was to oust Keir Starmer

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16

Starmer says justice has been done over arson convictions

Last May, a Toyota Rav4 which was once owned by Sir Keir was set alight in a street in Kentish Town, north London.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Healey warns defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ as he lashes out at Starmer and Reeves

John Healey’s scathing statement to the Commons followed Rich Knighton, chief of the defence staff, warning that operations will have to be ‘dialled back’ unless new money is found

The Independent UK · Jun 16

'Don't slaughter the ponies': Kemi Badenoch urges Keir Starmer to stop mass Dartmoor cull

Polling experts warned that the Prime Minister faces a backlash if hundreds of Dartmoor ponies are killed

Evening Standard · Jun 16

UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions on under-16s’ internet use

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet as Starmer attends G7

The announcement will bring the number of sanctioned shadow fleet and Russian liquefied natural gas vessels to more than 600.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

A man who set fire to homes linked to Starmer is in jail. His Russian-speaking handler slipped away

A shadowy figure known as El Money orchestrated arson attacks in London linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t far off Labour’s housing policy. Not that you’ll ever hear Starmer say it

The UK has its own progressive second home and ‘mansion’ taxes. So why isn’t the PM shouting it from the rooftops, asks Anna Minton, a reader in architecture at the University of East London

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16