Armed officers to patrol UK’s largest Pride festival after Berlin attack The deployment comes a week before the Brighton and Hove festival, which attracts an estimated 500,000 people The Independent UK · Jul 27
Trans rights group 'should be proscribed as terrorists', peer says A PRO-TRANS campaign group should be proscribed as a terrorist organisation, the former UK Government adviser who called for a ban on Palestine… The National (Scotland) · Jul 27
Wes Streeting vows to quit as defence secretary if military is not funded properly Wes Streeting said that spending enough money on defence is ‘a matter of principle’ The Independent UK · Jul 27
Poll shows Labour ahead of Reform UK for first time since Burnham became PM – as it happened New PM says he ‘wouldn’t get carried away’ by latest polling but says he is pleased if he has ‘connected with people’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
John Healey had one clear demand on defence spending. Now he’s chancellor, it’s all gone quiet THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The nearest the chancellor has got to discussing spending plans was in the relative merits of pork scratchings with the prime minister in a pub The Independent UK · Jul 26
Berlin Pride attack: Police shoot dead 21-year-old suspect Abdul Ballout after manhunt Chancellor Merz says attackers ‘have only one purpose ... to take away our openness and freedom’ The Independent UK · Jul 26
UK Government fails to provide wildfire water‑bombing support for Cairngorms blaze The UK Government has failed to provide the aerial water‑bombing support requested by Scottish ministers to tackle the Cairngorms wildfire,… The National (Scotland) · Jul 26
Streeting says he is still in ‘first impressions territory’ with Trump IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 26
Wes Streeting refuses to say whether he trusts Donald Trump But the new defence secretary claimed on Sky News that Europe would thank President Trump for waking it up from its complacency The Independent UK · Jul 26
Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10 The Guardian - UK · Jul 26
Burnham says he will defend Britain’s national interest in dealings with Trump They spoke on the phone on Monday, within an hour of Mr Burnham arriving in Downing Street. Evening Standard · Jul 26
The Labour Together key players still in Andy Burnham's UK Cabinet ANDY Burnham’s Cabinet still features five MPs who were key players in the scandal-hit Labour Together movement, with an expert casting doubt on… The National (Scotland) · Jul 26
Wes Streeting in talks with US to plan international defence conference The Defence Secretary has spoken to the US secretary of war during his first week in office. Evening Standard · Jul 24
How many of Andy Burnham's Cabinet are Labour Friends of Israel backers? See the list MORE than a third of Andy Burnham’s new Cabinet are supporters of an influential Labour Party pro-Israel lobbying group, The National can reveal. The National (Scotland) · Jul 23
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23 Andy Burnham urged to 'draw a line' and ban US forces from Scottish airports Andy Burnham has been urged to block the US military from using Prestwick Airport and other UK bases as a launchpad for strikes on Iran
The Independent UK · Jul 22 Former defence secretaries back Healey plan to use war bonds to boost defence spending Rachel Reeves rejected joining the Global Defence Bank set up by Canadian PM Mark Carney, but her replacement John Healey is understood to be reconsidering it
The National (Scotland) · Jul 22 Wes Streeting took thousands from donors with links to arms firms and Palantir WES Streeting took tens of thousands of pounds from donors with links to arms firms and controversial US tech firm Palantir, The National can reveal…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22 Streeting says Burnham government will prioritise military over other spending Defence secretary says he will give arms industry ‘clarity and confidence’ in contrast to row preceding Starmer’s exit
The Independent UK · Jul 22 What are ‘loyal wingmen’ drones? New unmanned fighter jet hailed as ‘groundbreaking for UK defence’ IN FULL
Evening Standard · Jul 22 ‘No commitment’ to raise tax allowance, Burnham says after £2 bus fare cap The Prime Minister suggested increasing the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance would be something that the Government could look at in the budget.
The Independent UK · Jul 22 Wes Streeting unveils ‘loyal wingman’ drones in ‘groundbreaking moment’ for UK’s defence New defence secretary says drone will be in the skies in 2027 as part of £300m investment
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22 UK politics: Burnham to review early prisoner release scheme – as it happened New PM says the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will now ‘not be subject to early release’ and he will also review ‘whole policy’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22 Mahmood and Streeting accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme Victims of crime say it’s ‘no laughing matter’ after ministers caught on hot mic ‘ribbing’ about scheme
The Independent UK · Jul 22 Andy Burnham fails to commit to Healey’s 3 per cent defence spending demand Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham take up their roles after a row over defence spending plagued Sir Keir Starmer’s final weeks at No 10, amid mounting public pressure for the government to prioritise Britain’s ailing military