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Donald Trump has delayed a decision on whether to join Israeli attacks on Iran as Sir Keir Starmer continues to urge restraint in the Middle East. The US president said he was still hopeful of reaching a negotiated solution with Tehran and would decide on military action within two weeks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. Quoting a message from the president, Ms Leavitt said: “Based on the fact that there is a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision on...

Broadband and Heathrow’s third runway are to be counted as defence spending under Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to redraw the definition of national security. The Government’s national security review, due to be published before a Nato summit next week, will expand the definition to include economic stability, food prices, supply chains, crime and the internet. It could allow the UK to hit Nato’s new defence spending target of five per cent of GDP without committing any further public money. Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, has proposed member states spend 3.5 per cent on core defence activities and a further 1.5...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday he would accept an investigation into grooming gangs who sexually abused thousands of girls. Starmer had previously resisted a national inquiry into the scandal, Sky News reported, which revealed that mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls over a decade ago. His change of mind on the matter comes after a government-requested audit found that a nationwide investigation was needed. Starmer told reporters traveling with him to the G7 summit in Canada that he had read the report and would accept the recommendation for a national inquiry. He said...

As they pounded the Iranian nuclear facilities yesterday, the Israelis were finally doing what so many Western leaders had expected they would do for years, if not decades. In fact, let us be honest: the rest of the world has not just been expecting this Israeli action. Secretly or openly, many governments have been hoping for it. In one astonishing operation the Israelis crippled the Natanz enrichment reactor and seriously damaged two others. They took out six of the most important Iranian nuclear scientists, as well as an astonishing array of the country’s top brass. They blew up radars and...

Sadiq Khan dropped a major hint about his future political ambitions this morning, refusing to deny he has his eye on No. 10 Downing Street. Speaking to American news outlet CNBC, the London Mayor suggested he could do a better job as PM than his mayoral predecessor Boris Johnson. Asked whether he wants a fourth term in City Hall, “I'm enjoying being the mayor of London. I think I've got the greatest job in the world. Is only about a year ago where I won that historic record breaking mandate, so let’s wait and see.” Asked whether he could “see...

Keir Starmer has called Israel’s recent actions in Gaza “appalling, counterproductive and intolerable”, as the UK government comes under mounting pressure to take stronger action after the killings of dozens of civilians at food points in recent days. The prime minister told MPs on Wednesday the UK was considering imposing sanctions on members of the Israeli government, but is so far resisting growing calls for a complete ban on arms sales and immediate recognition of Palestine. Starmer was speaking after several attacks at food distribution hubs in recent days left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured. The attacks...

Sir Keir Starmer has sent his thoughts to those injured and affected by a car ramming incident in Liverpool and is being "kept up to date" with developments as they come in. Merseyside Police confirmed a 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car collided with pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade. Emergency services rushed to Water Street after Merseyside Police were contacted just after 6pm on Monday with reports of the incident. The car stopped at the scene and a man was detained by police. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "The scenes...

Summoned Israeli ambassador to Two-tier's Presence, demand that Israel surrender. Lots of sanctimonious platitudes. Halted trade talks. More threats. Israel: GFYS Transcript linked below video.

Labour’s immigration civil war intensified on Tuesday as Sir Sadiq Khan refused to back Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” warning. The Prime Minister admitted the UK is facing a crisis because integration has failed. Jake Richards, one of the leading MPs in the Red Wall group of MPs, claimed the PM was “absolutely right”, warning “millions of people across the country have similar concerns.” But some backbench MPs slammed the “island of strangers” comment, claiming it echoed Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech. Sarah Owen, the Labour chair of the women and equalities committee, who is of Malaysian-Chinese heritage, said:...

Keir Starmer has been posting new policies concerning immigration. Here are a few: "We're charging employers more to recruit from overseas and, if they do, they must prove they are investing in British workers and increasing British skills. That's the fair and right thing to do." "This is my promise to British people: Every area of our immigration system will be tightened up, so we have more control. And migration numbers will fall." "Promise made. Promise delivered." "Under the Tories, nearly one million people came to the UK from overseas between 2019 and 2023. My Labour government is taking back...

@zarahsultana The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to cut net migration to Britain significantly over the next four years, saying greater control was needed to maintain social cohesion and drive investment in the local workforce. Controlling immigration was a key factor in Britain's 2016 vote to leave the European Union, yet net arrivals have quadrupled since it left the bloc, helping boost the popularity of Nigel Farage's right-wing, anti-immigration Reform UK party.

Migrants could be kicked out of the country if they commit any crime under a planned government crackdown. Currently, foreign criminals are only reported to the Home Office if they receive a jail sentence – and only those given a year behind bars are usually considered for deportation. But Labour is set to rip up those rules as it tries to get a grip on immigration and see off the growing threat posed by Nigel Farage's rampant Reform UK party. Under Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's plans, the Home Office will be told of all foreign nationals convicted of any offence,...

The leaders of four European countries, Ukraine, and the United States are urging Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire to initiate peace talks. Dmitry Medvedev has already responded to the politicians in a vulgar manner. -snip- "Macron, Merz, Starmer, and Tusk were supposed to discuss peace in Kiev. Instead, they are blurting out threats against Russia. Either a truce for the respite of Banderite hordes or new sanctions. You think that’s smart, eh? Shove these peace plans up your pangender ar**s!" Medvedev wrote on the X platform.

Conservatives say Sir Keir Starmer has been “taken for a fool” by Brussels after it emerged the European Union has rejected British pleas for access to migration data which was supposed to be a central part of Labour’s Brexit “reset”. The Government will resume detailed work this week on a new EU deal in preparation for a major summit on May 19, after negotiations were suspended in the run-up to local elections. But the EU has turned down requests for an information-sharing scheme which the UK believes would prove invaluable in the fight against organised crime and small boat crossings....

The UK is on the brink of political chaos, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government arresting farmers, protesters, and even voters accused of "non-compliance" with Labour's increasingly unpopular policies. This crackdown began with Labour's new inheritance tax crackdown on farmland, forcing families to sell off their land just to pay the taxman. Over 300 farmers and protesters have been arrested, many without charge. Videos of tearful mothers, elderly landowners, and young agricultural workers being handcuffed and dragged away are now flooding social media, sparking outrage across the country. King Charles, known for his quiet diplomacy, has reportedly warned the Prime...

An emotional Prince Harry says he feels "devastated" after losing a legal battle over security during visits to the UK, as ITV News' Royal Editor Chris Ship reports Prince Harry has called for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to intervene after losing a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK. The Prince made the remarks in an interview with the BBC, where he also revealed his father, King Charles, "no longer speaks to him" over the row - which he described as a "family dispute". On Friday, the Prince lost his attempt to overturn the...

European countries will accompany this American sanctions initiative with a 17th package of sanctions, Jean-Noel Barrot saidPARIS, May 1. /TASS/. European countries are planning to introduce another package of anti-Russian sanctions should Moscow refuse to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, and hope to secure the support of the United States in this matter, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in an interview with AFP. "We Europeans will accompany this American [sanctions] initiative with a 17th package of sanctions and I committed yesterday to [US Senator] Lindsey Graham that we would try to coordinate both the substance and the timing...

Nigel Farage angrily tore into Sir Keir Starmer’s record on small boat crossings days after it emerged 10,000 migrants had already arrived on Britain’s shores this year. In a furious Prime Minister's Questions row, the Reform UK leader demanded that Sir Keir finally admit his “smash the gangs” rhetoric was merely an election slogan and not successful in ending the UK’s migration madness. Mr Farage told the House of Commons: “This year, 10,000 young, undocumented males have illegally crossed the English Channel into our country – a 40% increase on this time last year, many coming from cultures that are...

Keir Starmer is facing a backbench revolt over Donald Trump's planned state visit to the UK later this year. More than a dozen Labour MPs have backed a motion saying the UK president should be barred from addressing parliament when he visits Britain. They argue that it would be 'inappropriate' for him to speak to politicians because of his record of 'misogynism, racism and xenophobia', as well as his comments about Britain and stance on Ukraine. It comes amid widespread anger at Trump's latest attack on Volodymyr Zelensky after he rejected the terms of a Ukraine peace deal that gave...