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face the full ferocity of the French riot police – a security body that has been criticised by the United Nations committee against torture for excessive use of force.” Imran Hussain, the director of external affairs
Pressure has been mounting from Labour backbenchers for the Treasury to urgently agree the defence investment plan (Dip) after George Robertson, a former Nato secretary general, said there was a “[corrosive complacency](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/14/starmer-accused-of-corrosive-complacency-about-defence-by-ex-head-of-nato)
face MPs on Monday as he attempts to limit the damage to his premiership. Lammy, the deputy prime minister, told the Guardian he had been [“shocked and surprised](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/pure-shock-how-ministers-reacted-to-revelation-of-mandelson-vetting-failure)” when he had first
face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live **Donald Trump** seems to be conducting his relationship with Keir Starmer chiefly by online trolling at the moment. He was at it again overnight, with
pressure to back military action abroad. Such a backdrop may seem familiar, but this May, the all-out local elections in Birmingham could not be more different. Tilsley, now a Lib Dem, faces afragmented field
faced with the big challenges of governing. There is also a war on. Starmer’s allies say he feels he has a big personal mandate to try to deliver change and needs to be given
pressure to set out a timeline for his departure after a crushing defeat in elections across Britain prompted senior Labour MPs to call for him to step down within a year. In a disastrous
pressure mounts on Starmer When the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere. Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner