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Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’

Prime Minister 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

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

prime minister before parliament breaks for the summer recess, but sources close the mayor’s campaign believe his preference is a longer timeline. The prize for Burnham winning a leadership contest in the summer would

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

prime minister – went public with their warnings. Sarah Owen, the chair of the women and equalities committee, said: “Unless Keir Starmer delivers tangible change and truly connects with the public on a human level

Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory

Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as prime minister after days of intense pressure from Labour MPs, including cabinet ministers, following the return of Andy Burnham to Westminster. Less than two years after

Mandelson saga is a messy palaver - and the questions continue to swirl

Keir Starmer, given how inevitably prying and personal the vetting process is. And yet privately from many others there is a sense that the current public accounts of what happened are literally incredible

Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges

timelines and grid connection delays. For other infrastructure, such as transport and water projects, the government will introduce a fixed legal challenge window. When this ends, planning consent could be updated to address “any legitimate

How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?

Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against. The prime minister has found

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

Keir Starmer is under 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

Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images However, the prime minister’s fragile authority has been further weakened by the resignation of four ministers – three of them close allies of Streeting – in what appeared

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Keir Starmer, publicly distanced the U.K. from America's Iran policy, declaring, "This is not our war." [In an interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAg3To46yY&t=962s), Starmer also said he was "fed up" at the economic consequences wrought

Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?

Keir Starmer is expected to announce sweeping [“Australia-plus” restrictions on under-16s](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/starmer-to-announce-australia-plus-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s) accessing harmful social media apps, a move the government has framed as taking the side of parents against

Inside the ‘unacceptable’ UK fair selling property in Israeli settlements

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, had signed a letter on Friday urging the government to “uphold its obligations under international law” and ensure the event “promoting illegal activities does not proceed”. Layla Moran

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Keir Starmer [fighting to ward off a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates), the leading backbenchers from the soft-left [Tribune](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/06/labour-mps-revive-tribune-to-take-on-reform) group published a series of essays calling for bolder action to salvage

Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

Keir Starmer has announced a ban on social media sites ⁠⁠for under-16s as the United Kingdom plans to join a growing list of countries that place online restrictions on children. The sweeping changes will

New UK defence secretary meets Nato allies without investment plan in place

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week said that Jarvis has his "own thoughts now on what the priorities should be", although there has been no suggestion from Downing Street that extra cash will

UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming

Keir Starmer without a defence strategy less than a month before a Nato summit and an unresolved row about spending as Donald Trump threatens to restart the bombing of Iran. On Monday, No 10 finally

What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga

Keir Starmer has laid out a detailed timeline of events leading up to [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) being refused security vetting and how the message was not passed to No 10. Here’s what

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Keir Starmer is facing a tough stress test. His Labour Party on Thursday will battle local and devolved elections under mounting political pressure. Voters across England, Wales and Scotland are expected to deliver Labour their

Will the US-Iran deal be signed on Sunday? What we know so far

timeline, saying the signing of the deal could happen in the “coming days”. The initial agreement, called a memorandum of understanding, would extend the current ceasefire for another 60 days, according to media reports