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Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

response, Sir Keir Starmer said the plan would deliver "an unprecedented increase in defence spending" in a "sustainable and fair" way, without relying on "irresponsible borrowing". The shock resignation

Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

Sir Keir Starmer to resign](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89kwj8kjy9o). He said: "I said what I said back in February, I am not recoiling from that." With renewed calls in Labour for Starmer to go, Sarwar said

Badenoch accuses PM of misleading MPs over Mandelson vetting

Sir Keir Starmer said three times that "full due process" was followed for the appointment. In response to the Guardian report, Badenoch pointed to his comments last September, adding: "We now know the prime minister

UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF but risks remain

response. "Holding rates for the remainder of the year should be sufficient to bring inflation back to target (2%) by end-2027," it said. The upgraded growth forecast was welcomed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens

Starmer over funding for the military. Al Carns resigned on Thursday evening, writing to Sir Keir to tell him the government's defence investment plan (DIP) was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded". It came

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

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

Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins to leave post over Mandelson vetting row

Keir Starmer had by then announced he would be making Mandelson ambassador, posing a dilemma for officials at the Foreign Office, who decided to employ a rarely used authority to override the recommendation from security

PM's ex-chief of staff says he doesn't recognise claims about his behaviour

Starmer's chief of staff. Speaking at security conference in Ukraine, McSweeney said he found it "strange reading about a character with the same name as mine sometimes", as he spoke publicly for the first

Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?

resigned three weeks later. For Sir Keir's speech, there weren't many MPs there and no cabinet ministers. The party chair Anna Turley and Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell were sitting

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation over claims he misled MPs about the process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion

Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrest

resign over the matter. He also said that he would not pre-judge the outcome of an Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into the circumstances of the police response. One of the officers

Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones

Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update operating systems to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices. Speaking

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

Sir Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9p84z9wv7o) Labour lost control of the Welsh government to pro-independence Plaid Cymru at the 7 May election, and was pushed into third

What is Developed Vetting security clearance at centre of Mandelson row?

responsible for the appointment, prior to Mandelson's appointment. The point was to identify reputational risks or potential conflicts of interests that may have needed to be considered in Mandelson's case. Sir Chris Wormald

David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

response, a safeguarding group made up of the club, the FA and the local authority decided to prevent Sullivan from having access to his own club's youth and women's teams

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

Starmer's leadership. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, said he would seek permission to run for Labour in Makerfield after Labour MP Josh Simons said he would resign to make way for him. It came

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

Keir Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, has changed course. Instead of an immediate change, she wants the prime minister to set a September timetable for his departure. “She wants a confidence vote and is gathering

No 10 considered giving Doyle ambassador role, sacked official says

response, he told MPs No 10 was "interested in potential diplomatic options for Doyle" and there were "several discussions initiated by No 10 with me about potentially finding a head of mission opportunity

How the High Street became a window on our political instability

Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, Westminster is paying more attention. Housing Secretary Steve Reed directly linked the state of High Streets to people's faith in politics. "Each of the last four prime ministers have

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said