Trump says Starmer is ‘no Winston Churchill’ over Iran strikes [unable to retrieve full-text content]Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.Published at Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:12:03 +0000
Category: UK Politics
UK still working closely with US, minister insists after Trump criticism
UK still working closely with US, minister insists after Trump criticism [unable to retrieve full-text content]The minister defends the UK’s stance on Iran, as the US president says the relationship is “obviously not what it was”.Published at Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:26:13 +0000
Starmer criticises Trump over Iran strikes, as he defends UK position
Starmer criticises Trump over Iran strikes, as he defends UK position [unable to retrieve full-text content]The PM told MPs that Trump had expressed his disagreement with the decision not to get involved in the initial strikes.Published at Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:22:19 +0000
UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says
UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says [unable to retrieve full-text content]The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will “not join offensive action now”.Published at Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:38 +0000
UK troops and civilians being put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says
UK troops and civilians being put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says [unable to retrieve full-text content]British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were “within several hundred yards” of a strike, the defence secretary says.Published at Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:01:05 +0000
Starmer says he will fight on after by-election defeat to Greens
Starmer says he will fight on after by-election defeat to Greens [unable to retrieve full-text content]The result – in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years – has renewed criticism of Sir Keir’s leadership from Labour MPs.Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:34:25 +0000
Chris Mason: Green win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for PM
Chris Mason: Green win will prompt soul searching within Labour and questions for PM [unable to retrieve full-text content]The prime minister is facing questions about whether Labour’s focus on Reform left them exposed among some of their regular supporters.Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:06:17 +0000
No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released
No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released The questions were related to his continued contact with Epstein after his first conviction for soliciting prostitution with a minor, reports that he had stayed at Epstein’s home while the financier was in prison, and his association with a charity founded by Epstein… Continue reading No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released
Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error
Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error [unable to retrieve full-text content]Lord Mandelson’s lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a “baseless” suggestion he was planning to move abroad.Published at Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:47:45 +0000
Commons Speaker passed information to police on Mandelson ahead of arrest
Commons Speaker passed information to police on Mandelson ahead of arrest [unable to retrieve full-text content]It comes after lawyers for the Labour peer complained about the force’s decision to arrest him on Monday.Published at Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:39:27 +0000