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0:022 second: ... The prime minister of the United Kingdom is facing a resignation countdown with a number of 0:1010 seconds: high-profile Labour figures including government ministers for the first time calling for his resignation. Until now, 0:1818 seconds: we've had previously backbench MPs and opposition MPs obviously calling for his resignation. But this is now reaching a 0:2626 seconds: new level and it is about his own government ministers, his own cabinets. 0:3232 seconds: Of course, we're going to give you guys the latest update on what is actually happening right now in Britain and of course uh how...

US President Donald Trump attacked Sir Keir Starmer again on Wednesday doing a brutal impersonation of the Prime Minister. Trump briefly mentioned King Charles' upcoming visit to the US this month before quickly turning back to Keir Starmer, who Trump has previously criticised for his response to the Iran war. Trump adopted a weak sounding voice to imitate Keir Starmer, saying that the UK was unable to send British forces to the region. The US president said he had asked whether the UK could send its "two old, worn-out aircraft carriers" to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said...

President Trump's suggestion that the US might withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) drew criticism from former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Conn), both members of the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee, who asserted that "Americans are safer when NATO is strong and united. NATO troops fought and died in Afghanistan and Iraq alongside American forces." Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pointed out that "NATO stood by America and came to our aid after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Remember, the obligation of NATO members is to aid each other...

Keir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation. In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House and said the UK was “not our best” as an ally. The episode is Trump’s latest broadside at Starmer and the UK’s “old” aircraft carriers after the prime minister declined to let the US use British military bases for its initial strikes...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended NATO on Wednesday after President Trump suggested that the U.S. would reconsider its membership to the longstanding alliance once the conflict with Iran concludes. “NATO is the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen,” Starmer told reporters during a press conference at Downing Street. “It has kept us safe for many decades, and we are fully committed to NATO.” Starmer refused to bow to “pressure” from Trump, reaffirming the U.K.’s stance against wider involvement in the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation. “Whatever the pressure on me and others, whatever the noise, I’m...

It’s now crystal clear what President Trump thinks of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain. Over the weekend, Mr. Trump shared on social media a brutal skit from Britain’s new version of the “Saturday Night Live” show, portraying the prime minister as overly eager to please the president and terrified of him. “Golly,” the actor portraying Mr. Starmer says, “what if Donald shouts at me?” Mr. Trump’s decision to distribute the skit to millions of his followers is the latest presidential disparagement of his British counterpart. In recent weeks, the president has mercilessly mocked Mr. Starmer as cowardly and spineless...

Donald Trump shared a video clip from the U.K.’s version of Saturday Night Live on Truth Social Sunday morning depicting Prime Minister Keir Starmer cowering in fear of the U.S. president. The skit opened on the prime minister’s residence at Number 10 Downing Street, where a worried-looking Starmer sat at his desk making a phone call. “Oh, woah. Oh, golly!” Starmer exclaimed. “What if Donald shouts at me? What do I say?” “Just be yourself, prime minister,” Starmer’s aide advised. “Yourself is whom everyone likes.” When a voice that sounded like Trump answered the call, the Starmer character yelped, “Ah!”...

Keir Starmer has said the conflict engulfing the Middle East could continue “for some time” as he insisted the best way forward in the longer term was a negotiated settlement with Iran. The prime minister said the UK was doing “everything we can” to de-escalate the situation, a clear contrast to the US president, who is focused on regime change and has said it was “too late” for Tehran to negotiate. He defended his decision to block initial offensive strikes by the US and Israel at the weekend, saying he stood by his judgment and denying it had damaged the...

Trump called Britain "uncooperative" from the Oval Office, then replaced Lloyd's of London as the insurer of the Strait of Hormuz — breaking 300 years of Crown control over global energy in one day. The UK has been officially removed from the status of a close ally of America.

UK's Keir Starmer reacts to US strikes on Iran

Angela Rayner today led calls for Keir Starmer to drag Labour even further Left following its 'catastrophic' by-election defeat. The former deputy prime minister said the disastrous result in the previously safe Labour seat of Gorton and Denton should serve as a 'wake-up call' for a party struggling to demonstrate 'the change that we promised'. Ms Rayner, who is among the favourites to succeed Sir Keir if he is forced out in the coming months, said the party leadership had to be 'braver' and adopt a 'Labour agenda that puts people first' – code for a more Left-wing platform on...

If it seems like I'm having a 'crack on feckless, mewling, treacherous Sir Keir Starmer Day,' why, yes - yes, I am.DIS GUYI think the inventory of what's left of the empire has to be so small now, with basically worthless dribs and drabs that he shouldn't be able to do any more harm.He's neutered it completely.And used subterfuge and dissemination the entire time for - this is the absolute killer part of the whole thing - deals that never had to be made.Back a year ago, in the spring, besides polishing the spit off the Chagos deal, Starmer was...

Is a miserable pissant of epic proportions. Sir Keir Starmer is blocking a request by President Trump to allow American planes to use British bases to attack Iran, telling him that it would be in breach of international law. In a rift with Washington, the prime minister is understood to have told Trump that the UK would not allow the use of British facilities at Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is home to America’s fleet of heavy bombers in Europe. Under the terms of long-standing agreements with Washington, these bases can only be used for military operations...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, and speculation about his replacement has centered on an unlikely figure: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who would become Britain’s first Muslim prime minister if elevated to the role. Starmer’s troubles stem from his December 2024 decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour grandee, as Britain’s ambassador to Washington — despite allegedly knowing about Mandelson’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released Epstein documents revealed Mandelson maintained contact with the convicted sex offender after his 2008 guilty plea, allegedly shared sensitive government information with him, and received $75,000 in payments,...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer found broad support among lawmakers Monday, easing speculation that he will be toppled by revelations about his former ambassador’s ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an attempt to rebuild some of his badly weakened authority, Starmer addressed Labour lawmakers in a 75-minute closed-door session, the same day his office said he does not plan to step down. All of Starmer’s Cabinet members extended public support to him in the hours before the session, and legislators gave him a round of applause when it concluded. The prime minister is facing heavy criticism for...

Keir Starmer should step aside in favour of a caretaker prime minister who would run the country until a leadership contest is held in the summer, Labour MPs have argued. Despairing Government backbenchers argue that unless the Prime Minister quits over the Peter Mandelson crisis, the party is heading for disaster at the Gorton and Denton by-election later this month – followed by annihilation in May’s local elections. They hope the Cabinet will this week persuade Sir Keir to quit and allow a ‘non-contentious’ candidate such as Defence Secretary John Healey or Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to be a...

So far, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hasn't been linked to any suggested wrongdoing revealed by the Epstein files. But his decision to give another politician, whose ties to Jeffrey Epstein have been laid bare by the documents, the vital job of ambassador in Washington D.C. has drawn a ferocious backlash. As the most tumultuous week in his premiership ends, Starmer is facing calls from his political opponents, and some party allies, to step down from Britain's top job. What did he know, and when did he know it? Those are the big questions facing Starmer amid outrage over his...

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for believing Lord Mandelson's "lies" and appointing him as the UK's ambassador to the US. The prime minister began a planned speech on funding to improve local communities by addressing the growing anger over how he had dealt with the issue. While he acknowledged it had been publicly known for some time that Lord Mandelson knew Epstein, he said: "None of us knew the depths and the darkness of that relationship". However, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the PM's position was "untenable", while the Liberal Democrats called for a...

According to the bookies, Sir Keir Starmer is odds-on to leave No 10 this year, and if they are right, history might look back on Feb 4 as the day his departure became inevitable. With two U-turns in the space of a day, with his political guru Morgan McSweeney standing on a trapdoor, and with Angela Rayner biting at his ankles, Sir Keir’s authority has been shredded. Even before the Mandelson row exploded underneath him, Sir Keir was the least popular prime minister on record, dismissed by the public as useless and by his own MPs as a deadbeat. Rumours...

Labour is on course for its worst result in an election in 116 years in May as Scottish voters desert it, a new poll suggests. Against a backdrop of major dislike for Keir Starmer, Anas Sarwar's party is on course to take just 15 per cent of the vote in the Scottish Parliament election. A survey by YouGov today suggests it will remain the third largest party at Holyrood, but with Reform forming the largest opposition group to the Scottish National Party, also leapfrogging the Tories. Less than a third (32 per cent) of Scots who voted for Labour at...