Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has said he is “disappointed” by the “tug of war” discussions between US President Joe Biden and PM Sir Keir Starmer about Ukraine amid an apparent delay on a decision on the use of long-range missiles. Sir Keir has said the UK and US haveContinue Reading
US president Joe Biden scolded a British journalist in a fiery exchange during a bilateral meeting with Sir Keir Starmer in Washington. Mr Biden told Sky News US correspondent James Matthews to be quiet as he shouted a question about Vladimir Putin’s threat of war over Kyiv’s use of long-rangeContinue Reading
Children in the UK could potentially be banned from using social media because of the harm it’s causing to their health and mental health, a minister has suggested. Technology secretary Peter Kyle has vowed to look closely at what happens in Australia, where the government plans to introduce a billContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is serious about his post-Brexit reset – but admitted there was a long way to go. Speaking to The Independent on a flight to Washington DC to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war with US president Joe Biden, Sir Keir said he had put the UK’sContinue Reading
Pressure on Joe Biden and Keir Starmer over the Ukraine war has reached boiling point as the two men met in Washington DC with nuclear war threats from Vladimir Putin and desperate demands from Volodymyr Zelensky. The prime minister and US president have come together in the White House forContinue Reading
Keir Starmer boards plane for Washington DC to meet Joe Biden 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 Sir Keir Starmer is visiting the White House where heContinue Reading
Keir Starmer boards plane for Washington DC to meet Joe Biden 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 Sir Keir Starmer is visiting the White House to meetContinue Reading
Starmer warns no more money without reform and changes won’t be universally popular 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 Sir Keir Starmer has said the NHS wouldContinue Reading
A slower and cheaper 50-mile railway line could be built in place of a scrapped section of HS2, a new report has revealed. The alternative route between Staffordshire and Cheshire, which would connect with the east-west Northern Powerhouse Rail, was described as a “golden opportunity” by former HS2 chairman SirContinue Reading
The government did not carry out an assessment of predicted death and illness rates among pensioners by axing the universal winter fuel payment, the prime minister has admitted. His statement flies in the face of official claims earlier this week that one had been conducted. Answering a parliamentary question, energy minister MiattaContinue Reading
