Keir Starmer

Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill

The health minister Stephen Kinnock has said he will vote in favour of the assisted dying bill next week, arguing that it is the “compassionate” thing to do and...

Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of my agenda’ at G20

Ukraine will be “top of my agenda” this week at a meeting of leaders from the world’s most...

Keir Starmer denies budget to blame for rise in mortgage rates

Keir Starmer has conceded he was disappointed in the UK growth figures last week, but denied that his...

Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20

Ukraine will be “top of the agenda” this week at a meeting of leaders from the world’s most...

Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi...

Starmer backs plans to explore Italian-style migration deals to limit crossings

Keir Starmer is supporting plans to look at Italian-style migration deals with other nations to reduce the number of small boat crossings, saying that...

Starmer refuses to back Justin Welby after clamor for archbishop to resign

Keir Starmer has refused to back the archbishop of Canterbury, who has faced growing demands to resign over his handling of an abuse scandal.Pressure...

Starmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic election victory’

Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said that “as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder...

Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says

Alan Bates has suggested post office operators could take fresh legal action if the government fails to set a deadline for compensating them.The campaigner...

Keir Starmer to create team to tackle ‘national security’ threat of people smugglers

Keir Starmer will describe the border crisis as a “national security” threat this week and launch a team to catch people smugglers, UK government...

Southport attack: PM warns Badenoch and Jenrick against undermining police

Keir Starmer has warned the two Conservative leadership candidates, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, against undermining police efforts in the investigation into the Southport...