How Sir Keir Starmer fumbled his first year in power
On the anniversary of the UK election, the prime minister and his Labour party are searching for direction
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Third man charged over fire at Keir Starmer’s London home
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A third man has been charged in connection with arson attacks on properties linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that Petro Pochynok, a 34-year-old Ukrainian national, had … Read more
Keir Starmer considers partial retreat on winter fuel cuts
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK ministers are drawing up plans for a partial U-turn over the controversial winter fuel payment cut after the policy was widely blamed for Labour’s reversals in this month’s local elections, according to senior government … Read more
Labour MPs press Keir Starmer to rethink benefits cuts after local elections
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure from his Labour MPs to reverse cuts to the winter fuel allowance after the government’s welfare decisions were partly blamed for the party’s setbacks in Thursday’s local elections. … Read more
Keir Starmer vows to pass emergency law ‘in one day’ to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe site
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to push through “emergency legislation in one day” on Saturday to save the British Steel site at Scunthorpe, as he recalled parliament to avoid the company’s collapse and the loss … Read more
Zelenskyy meets with British PM Keir Starmer after Trump clash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was warmly greeted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing St. in London on Saturday, a day after Zelenskyy’s tense exchange with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Zelemskyy and Starmer, who met with Trump in Washington on Thursday, embraced, shook hands, waved and gave a thumbs up to … Read more
After chiding US allies, Donald Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Keir Starmer
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has specialised in heaping scorn on America’s traditional allies since arriving in the White House, but on Thursday he adopted a strikingly new approach: lavishing praise on a “fantastic” Britain and … Read more
Keir Starmer reaffirms ‘ironclad’ support for Kyiv ahead of new UK sanctions
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed Britain’s “ironclad” support for Kyiv and repeated demands for Ukraine to be at the heart of any peace talks, as the UK prime minister prepares to meet Donald Trump next … Read more
Keir Starmer Set to Repeat Germany’s Bitcoin Blunder: UK Might Dump World’s Biggest National Bitcoin Reserve
In the latest UK crypto news, Elon Musk could have the easiest attack on Keir Starmer yet, amid rumors the Priem Minister is considering selling the world’s largest UK Bitcoin reserve, but a similar move from Germany saw $17Bn loss – will Keir Starmer dump UK Bitcoin holdings right before HyperBitcoinization? An accounting firm in … Read more
Donald Trump says he likes UK PM Keir Starmer ‘a lot’
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has raised hopes in London that he could have a constructive relationship with the UK, telling reporters he liked Sir Keir Starmer “a lot” and that he could travel to Britain … Read more