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Keir Starmer to intervene in the case of Paata Burchuladze, a world-renowned bass singer who has been imprisoned in Georgia since October on a charge of leading a coup against the country’s authoritarian
Keir Starmer, withstood calls to resign on Tuesday.** Starmer’s position has [been in peril](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/darren-jones-keir-starmer-future-labour-leader) after a set of damning local election results for his Labour party last week led to multiple
Keir Starmer, the Guardian understands, shifting their discussions from whether the prime minister could be removed to how. 2. ***Europe news*** | Private jets laden with the spoils of those whose wealth swelled during Viktor Orbán
Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite [early results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform
Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is she a changed politician? Well, not exactly. To an extent, Badenoch’s approach ahead of her weekly Commons showdown with Starmer
Keir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying to water down legal protections for torture victims as ministers from 46 countries including the UK prepare to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers
critics have frequently attacked him for his efforts to expand executive White House power. The King didn't directly criticise the Trump administration. But he gently made his position clear. Turning to English history
Starmer said to the cabinet today, at the start of what was - let's remember - just its standard weekly scheduled meeting. The prime minister's message was spoken to a full meeting of 28 cabinet
criticism of the Bank referred to its [announcement earlier this year](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/21/a-toad-is-a-perfect-tenner-experts-recommend-wild-candidates-for-new-banknotes) that it would replace historical figures on bank notes with animals, birds and insects, a move that triggered condemnation from Badenoch
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, on a trip to Palantir’s Washington DC showroom. Last month its chief executive, Alex Karp, published a [mini-manifesto](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps) extolling the benefits of US power and implying some cultures
Keir Starmer government is once again trying to reset relations with Beijing after a long period of what Starmer had in January described as an “ice age” in relations. Prime Minister Starmer [went to Beijing
Keir Starmer will chair another meeting of a Cabinet committee on Tuesday set up to deal with any shortfalls and a group of ministers is meeting twice a week to monitor stock levels
Keir Starmer does so while pleading with his party, in public and in private, to cut out all the chat about his future and who might replace him. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is travelling
critical of Streeting to Pat McFadden, another cabinet minister. In the messages, Mandelson discussed Streeting’s lobbying of the government in July 2025, when he was health secretary, to act on [Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza).
Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet
Keir Starmer** and French president **Emmanuel Macron** will **co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said: “The summit will advance
critical waterway once the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) conflict was over, Turner told an event in Washington.  UK envoy Christian Turner has flagged a ‘wide-ranging’ British contribution
Keir Starmer is set to face his cabinet as more than 80 Labour MPs have called for him to resign, following the party’s devastating local elections losses last week. The cabinet is said
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), had his own Sir Humphrey moment – potentially an existential one. Olly Robbins, [fired by the prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/foreign-offices-top-civil-servant-olly-robbins-leaves-post-in-mandelson-vetting-row) as the Foreign Office’s permanent secretary after not informing