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The diplomacy at play behind the King's speeches

Street will hope sticks in the president's head. President Trump has in the past criticised British naval capacity, calling its ships "toys" and saying UK aircraft carriers "didn't work". This viewpoint

Starmer sees off Tory calls for inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle

Keir Starmer saw off an opposition bid to refer him to a standards committee over Peter Mandelson’s appointment after Downing Street deployed its full weight to force Labour MPs to shore up the prime

Andy Burnham sparks Labour anger with appearance alongside Greens

Keir Starmer, will be speaking at the [Change:Now event](https://www.compassonline.org.uk/events/changenow-mobilising-the-progressive-majority/) this month organised by the left-wing group Compass. Compass’s founder, Neal Lawson, has long campaigned for a cross-party progressive

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington

Organisers challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches

challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said Keir Starmer’s [threat to ban some demonstrations](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/02/keir-starmer-calls-for-ban-on-some-pro-palestian-protests-british-jews) opposing Israel’s actions in the Middle

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

response to the Israel-Gaza war. But one Sparkhill shopkeeper says not everyone is not convinced by their arguments. "The narrative is that the Muslim vote will go to the independents regardless, but that

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Keir Starmer’s leadership. Barring a drastic change in fortunes, Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland)