Iran war spreads across the world as US warns: ‘We have only just begun’ US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights will leave Oman ‘in the coming days’ The Independent UK · Mar 4
‘He’s no Winston Churchill’: why Starmer can shrug off Trump’s insults over Iran The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
When will the UK show it is serious about defence? THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Instead of sniping across the aisles, both the PM and the leader of the opposition should work together on grasping the nettle of essential investment in the country’s armed forces The Independent UK · Mar 4
What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran? When Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for failing to sufficiently support American and Israeli operations against Iran, he did so with a historical flourish. “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with,” he complained. The Conversation · Mar 4
Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years The so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US appears to be at its lowest ebb for decades. As he sat alongside the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a White House press call on March 3, Donald Trump bitterly criticised Keir Starmer for his refusal to let the US… The Conversation · Mar 4
The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused IN FOCUS: Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister The Independent UK · Mar 4
Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs Prime minister says getting British nationals to safety is his priority as Badenoch attacks his approach at PMQs The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
OPINION - So Sir Keir Starmer is no Churchill? Trump is no Franklin D Roosevelt The US president’s imperious approach to Britain and his allies does not disguise the incoherence of his war aims in Iran Evening Standard · Mar 4
Ex-Nato commander defends Starmer after Trump’s ‘no Winston Churchill’ jibe Gen Sir Richard Shirreff says US president has launched war of choice in Iran with no clear grasp of how it will end The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
Winston Churchill delivers his ‘iron curtain’ speech – archive, 1946 On 5 March 1946, in Fulton, Missouri, the former prime minister sounded a warning about Soviet expansion, saying that an ‘iron curtain’ had descended across Europe. See how the Guardian reported events The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
'I'll act with a cool head,' says Keir Starmer rejecting Donald Trump's repeated attacks on him over Iran war The US president took a brutal swipe at the Prime Minister: ‘This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with’ Evening Standard · Mar 4
Labour MP says she had no reason to suspect her husband may have broken law after his arrest on suspicion of spying for China – as it happened Joani Reid asks for privacy after it was revealed her husband David Taylor was one of the three men arrested The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
Starmer to face Commons grilling amid Trump fallout over Iran Donald Trump unleashed fresh criticism of Sir Keir Starmer in remarks on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Mar 4
Trump says Keir Starmer is ‘no Winston Churchill’. Here’s what he meant Winston Churchill was the prime minister who led Britain to victory in the Second World War The Independent UK · Mar 4
The Independent UK · Mar 4 Politics latest: Starmer hits back at Trump and insists ‘I won’t join Iran war without legal basis’ The US president said Sir Keir was ‘not Winston Churchill’ as the rift between the two leaders continues
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Iran war LIVE: US and Israel airstrikes ‘fail to destroy’ Iran military command despite 50 Israeli jets hitting underground bunker in Tehran Foreign Office insiders believe the regime’s command and control structure has been weakened but remains intact despite the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The Independent UK · Mar 4 UK confirms first Middle East charter flight for stranded British nationals The flight will depart Oman’s capital at 7pm on Wednesday
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Government charters repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday evening The Foreign Office said the flight will depart the country’s capital, Muscat, at 7pm.
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Starmer to face MPs after Trump claimed he was ‘no Churchill’ in Iran row The US president said Sir Keir was ‘not Winston Churchill’ in his latest rebuke of the Prime Minister.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3 Trump rebukes Starmer again for not letting US attack Iran from UK bases US president criticises prime minister for third time 24 hours, describing him as ‘not Churchill’ over initial refusal
The Independent UK · Mar 3 Trump ‘not happy’ with UK over Iran and says Starmer is ‘not Winston Churchill’ It is the latest in a series of broadsides from the US president over the UK’s position on the Middle East war.
The Independent UK · Mar 3 Justice Department lawyer says ticket industry is broken because of Ticketmaster and LiveNation monopoly A Justice Department lawyer has told a New York jury that the United States are counting on them to end the monopoly
The Independent UK · Mar 3 Trump hits out at Starmer over Iran: ‘This is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with’ The US president has hit out at Britain several times since the US launched strikes on Tehran
The Independent UK · Mar 3 Starmer ‘is no Winston Churchill’, says furious Trump over Iran war response IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 2 Pictured: Man, 25, 'loved by everyone' stabbed to death in Camden - as man charged with murder Suleyman Nuh, 25, ‘was incredibly social and eager to lend a helping hand’, his family said