Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that Britain can learn lessons from Italy on how to reduce migration, after far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s administration saw small boat arrivals fall by more than 60 per cent this year. Ahead of a visit to Rome, Sir Keir hailed Italy’s “dramatic” drop inContinue Reading
Sir Ed Davey is expected to lay out his plan to overtake the Tories at the next general election and “finish the job” his party believe they started this year. The triumphant Liberal Democrat leader, now heading a group of 72 MPs, will use much of his party conference speechContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has shown “great interest” in Italy’s controversial scheme to send migrants to be processed offshore, the country’s leader Giorgia Meloni has said. A defiant Italian premier also defended her deal with Albania, brushing aside humanitarian concerns as “completely groundless”. Sir Keir has not ruled out a similarContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that Britain can learn lessons from Italy on how to reduce migration, after far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s administration saw small boat arrivals fall by more than 60 per cent this year. Ahead of a visit to Rome, Sir Keir hailed Italy’s “dramatic” drop inContinue Reading
Trevor Phillips calls Labour ‘a miserable bunch’ Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to give some £4 million to the far-right Italian governmentContinue Reading
Watch as Sir Keir Starmer meets with Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, in Rome on Monday 16 September. The pair are expected to discuss migrant boat crossings, with Sir Keir “interested” in learning about Italy’s scheme to send migrants rescued at sea to Albania to process their asylum claims.Continue Reading
Talks between leading nations on how to tackle the growing threat of cyber attacks are to be convened by the UK on Monday as part of a three-day summit on the issue. Ministers will be joined by representatives from the US, EU and others for talks on how to strengthenContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer insisted he does not want to get involved with people’s personal life choices when questioned on whether he wants to persuade people to have more children. The issue was put to the prime minister amid growing concern the birth rate in the UK, and many Western countries,Continue Reading
Four-week waits for a GP appointment could be on course to reach a new record high this year, new analysis suggests. The Liberal Democrats, who carried out the research, said fixing the GP crisis is critical and are campaigning for everyone to have the right to see a GP withinContinue Reading
Sir Ed Davey said Ukraine should be allowed to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, becoming the latest senior figure to urge a change of course from Sir Keir Starmer. After Boris Johnson and five former defence secretaries called for Kyiv to be allowed to use British-made Storm ShadowsContinue Reading
