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UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns

impact of Iran war, thinktank warns Britain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

economy?” Starmer has been defended by others in Labour, including Harman and [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell), the party’s deputy leader who told the BBC it was time to end “this incessant speculation” about

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

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 work