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The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

News that “the test now is what action the leadership takes around candidates who have made anti-Semitic remarks.” The conservative press then intensified its smear campaign against Polanski, with The Telegraph publishing the front

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

news agency reported. ## Labour failed to sustain ‘public’s trust’ In an op-ed in The Guardian on Friday, Starmer took responsibility for the results, noting the Labour Party has “not sustained the public

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

leadership rivals](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/starmer-faces-perilous-24-hours-streeting-readying-leadership-bid) from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner position themselves for a contest. 2. ***Iran conflict*** | Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as [“totally unacceptable

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

crisis in history. 4. ***UK news*** | The chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of [“climate backtracking”](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/activists-natwest-meeting-climate-backtracking) at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

news***| A British crew member who became ill after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on luxury cruise ship the MV Hondius [is to be medically evacuated](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/british-crew-member-dutch-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-hantavirus-cases), officials have said

May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

crisis, or finally cleaning up the sewage in our rivers, a vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote for a local champion who works hard for their community. Don’t wake up tomorrow

Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

Labour MP called on Starmer to quit. 2. ***Middle East*** | [Iranian forces seized two ships](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades

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

crisis*** | Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be “[blown off the face of the earth](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/trump-iran-threat-us-vessels)” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz