Iran fired two missiles in the direction of Cyprus, where the United Kingdom maintains military bases, defence secretary John Healey said, warning that the retaliation from Tehran showed signs of being indiscriminate.Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News, Mr Healey said: “We are pretty sure they weren’t targeted at our bases.” However, he added that […]
In British politics, victory speeches usually brim with triumph and party slogans. Hannah Spencer chose something else entirely: an apology.Moments after being declared the winner of the Gorton and Denton by-election, the 34-year-old plumber-turned-politician told supporters she might have to cancel customers’ plumbing appointments. “I think I might have to cancel the work that you […]
UK PM Keir Starmer categorically said that “nobody is above law” hours before former Britain prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by the police over alleged misconduct in public office, including “sending potentially confidential documents during his time as a UK trade envoy” to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Starmer was responding to a BBC question on […]
Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend their visit to Peacehaven Mosque in Peacehaven, England, in Oct. 23, 2025. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP) British prime ministers are rarely undone by what they say. More often, they are undone by what they fail to anticipate.Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure […]
LONDON: British PM Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has quit, he said in a statement on Sunday, as pressure intensifies on Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.Starmer is facing what is widely seen as the gravest crisis of his 18 months in power over his decision […]
Keir Starmer built his political identity on one word: standards. The former prosecutor promised a politics cleansed of sleaze, indulgence and moral shortcuts. Which is why the Jeffrey Epstein emails now hang over his premiership like a slow, menacing countdown clock.This is not a scandal about secret crimes or hidden villains. It is a scandal […]
Epstein files earthquake in US but tremors in UK – Is UK PM Keir Starmer’s job under threat? (AP photo) The global fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is threatening the political future of a world leader — but not the one many might expect.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has never been directly linked to […]
British envoy to US Peter Mandelson (AP file photo) Former British ambassador to the United States and former minister Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Sunday, saying he did not want to cause it “further embarrassment” after newly released US documents renewed scrutiny of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mandelson, 72, […]
China Just Became Visa-Free for Brits And Travellers Are Loving It In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, China has agreed to relax visa requirements for British citizens, allowing visa-free travel of up to 30 days for tourism and business visits, a move announced during UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing at the end […]
UK PM Starmer meets Chinese President Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump called out Britain on their dealings with China as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump made these comments Thursday while attending his wife Melania’s documentary premiere, amid growing Western efforts to rebuild ties with China.“Well it’s […]
