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Labour defence minister and Nato secretary general, highlighted Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran, his decision to levy tariffs on traditional allies and, “most jarringly”, the threat to wrest Greenland from Denmark. “All of these
Keir Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually think this is just a bit odd. I listened to what
Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) were “not fit to meet this moment
Keir Starmer’s Labour critics, [his second king’s speech](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/starmer-sets-out-changes-to-education-health-and-courts-in-kings-speech), in which the government set out what it would do in parliament over the next 12 to 18 months, was a crystallisation
Keir Starmer’s premiership. After a fortnight that left [Starmer fighting for his political future](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/28/starmer-buys-some-time-mandelson-election) over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, the number of MPs backing Burnham is understood
Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is facing increasing pressure to set a date for his departure after elections across much of the country resulted in massive losses for his ruling Labour party. With
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly [bad for Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales), with [Reform making sweeping gains
Starmer met shortly before the Labour government set out its legislative programme in the King's Speech, which marked the start of a new parliamentary session. The legislation announced by King Charles
Starmer delivers tangible change ... he cannot lead us in to another election (locally or nationally)". Both these MPs are leading figures in the "soft left" Tribune group of MPs - and some of its members want
allies is pushing Russia ever closer to ending the war because this is absolutely crippling their economy”. She went on: > double quotation markThere was a G7 announcement on the 19 May which said that they
Keir Starmer has promised to reduce post-Brexit red tape and costs for UK companies doing business with the UK's biggest export market, the EU. By this summer, and the second post-Brexit
Keir Starmer meets school children at a breakfast club with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, in Ashton-under-Lyne, April 13, 2026. [Paul Ellis/Reuters] **The ‘King of the North’** Another reason for the curious slow
Keir Starmer came in, there was talk of a ‘partnership in power’ between Cardiff and London, but that’s not what happened,” she says. From the HS2 funding controversy (in 2015, David Cameron’s government
Keir Starmer has spent much of the last 24 hours working on a plan for what senior government figures are already describing as his “judgment day”: his showdown with MPs on Monday over the [latest
Keir Starmer as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant last week, appeared to confirm a [report in the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/officials-debate-withholding-mandelson-vetting-documents-from-parliament) that senior officials were debating whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents
Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed [security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/what-happens-security-vetting-peter-mandelson), David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore
Keir Starmer said he did not agree with the comments from Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary who [co-authored a defence review](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/02/strategic-defence-review-key-points-threats-new-weapons-more-troops) for the government. The prime minister insisted defence spending
Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister
Keir Starmer’s cabinet](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign), it set off a bombshell ; outwardly, things did not look hopeful. Streeting had not launched a leadership bid, and Burnham still ostensibly had no seat in Westminster from
Keir Starmer over his stance on the US-Israeli war on Iran, accusing him of not assisting Washington in the fight against Iran or helping the US reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Days after