Keir Starmer

The old duopoly is crumbling under pressure from populists and nationalists

Pressure on the UK prime minister is set to rise this week

Suburban ward of North Harrow shows old battles between Labour and Tories haven’t gone away, you know

Decision to host eighth European Political Community meeting in Yerevan a notable statement and red rag to Moscow

In a country rife with No Kings protests, Charles was a tonic, presenting himself with elegance, intelligence and wit

Plus: high tempers in the art scene, the world’s quietest communications firm, and Michael D Higgins’s gift to the nation

British king to ‘raise a dram’ to teetotal US president but soft power of recent state visit does not erase hard realities of politics

Two of the most impressive officials in the Brexit saga have been axed by their political bosses who live to fight another day

Man being questioned over attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green has been named as Essa Suleiman (45)

Man, who had been ‘attempting to stab Jewish members of the public’, arrested following incident in Golders Green

Former chief of staff to Keir Starmer backs up old boss’s claims about appointment of Peter Mandelson to Washington post

Cork-born former chief of staff quit UK government after taking ‘full responsibility’ for advising prime minister to appoint the former ambassador

Suspected dissident republican attack is condemned by Northern Ireland’s political leaders and police chief

Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic

King’s first US trip as British monarch comes as Donald Trump belittles prime minister Keir Starmer for refusing to join Iran war

There are British concerns that US president will use the king’s visit to vent his frustrations over Keir Starmer’s stance on Iran war

The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian

UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon

Memo also includes option to consider reassessing US diplomatic support for long-standing European ‘imperial possessions’ such as the Falkland Islands

Polls suggest more than half British public would now vote to rejoin the bloc if given the chance

The threshold at which politicians seek to overthrow their leader should be much, much higher than this (I am looking at you too, Fianna Fáil)

McSweeney quit his role in February, saying he took ‘full responsibility’ for advising prime minister to appoint Mandelson

Olly Robbins says there was ‘dismissive attitude’ to security vetting of former ambassador

Marie Anderson selected for role in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’, says DUP’s Gavin Robinson

Labour benches sat in a miserable, stony silence, unclear if they still backed their prime minister

Mandelson was sacked as ambassador to the US after revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Outcry over Peter Mandelson appointment leaves prime minister vulnerable in advance of next month’s local elections

Abbas ⁠Araghchi says passage for commercial vessels will be permitted while there is a ceasefire in Lebanon

Keir Starmer has been busy explaining but key questions remain around the former US ambassador’s appointment

Foreign ministry’s top official leaves role after revelation that Mandelson failed vetting before being appointed ambassador to US

Keir Starmer under new pressure over ambassador appointment

Over 300,000 low-income households to receive £100 vouchers to counter rise in price of home heating oil

His call for closer ties has become an explicit argument made in his political favour

UK prime minister’s once-warm relationship with Binyamin Netanyahu turned sour long ago

US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah

Prolific broadcaster and writer is chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, and says her new book is for ‘people who haven’t really thought much about classics’

Donald Trump previously criticised the plan telling Starmer he was 'making a big mistake'

Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence

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