Starmer and Reeves have much work still to do

Rachel Reeves is to water down plans scrapping her non-dom tax rules amid concerns about the number of wealthy individuals deserting the UK. It must be true, because it's...

Has Keir Starmer finally mastered the art of the U-turn?

Keir Starmer has shrugged off his unwanted label as 'Mr U-turn' after his retreats over the winter fuel allowance and a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. The...

Neither the PM nor the chancellor is a natural storyteller

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves admitted mistakes had been made during the government's difficult first year when she addressed a private meeting of the parliamentary Labour Party (PLP)...

President, UK PM discuss regional developments

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a telephone conversation on Sunday with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, during which they discussed...

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Starmer has found Farage’s weak spot — and it is Trussonomics

Is Keir Starmer rattled? Labour’s high command has been openly saying for some time now that they see Nigel Farage as their main enemy. The prime minister’s speech in...

After winter fuel decision, Labour is now at war with itself

Keir Starmer’s partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance has not resolved his problems. He was right to do it — but it has opened the door to further...

Britain signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base

Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a London judge overturned a last-minute injunction and cleared the way for an...

Key takeaways from Starmer’s Brexit reset deal with EU

A landmark deal has been agreed between Britain and the European Union after a last-minute breakthrough in Sir Keir Starmer’s reset talks. Sir Keir — who has made the...

UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in ‘new era’ for relations

Britain agreed the most significant reset of defence and trade ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday after US President Donald Trump’s upending of the global order...