Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer would not commit to an extra bank holiday if England win Euro 2024. The Labour leader said the UK should “certainly mark the occasion” but said he did not want to “jinx anything” by pre-empting the result of Sunday’s final. The Liberal Democrats led calls for anContinue Reading
The UK parliament and the US Congress are set to work more closely to combat threats to frontline politicians in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is to write to his American counterpart stressing the importance of sharing expertise on security measures,Continue Reading
The speaker of the House of Commons has warned that the safety of MPs keeps him “awake at night”, more than two years after an MP was murdered. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said threats and intimidation towards parliamentarians were currently at such a level that he had “never seen anything asContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has described Labour’s work as “urgent” as he tries to pack 35 new bills into the King’s Speech next week. The new laws will hand greater powers to local leaders and the economic watchdog with economic growth the keystone of its agenda, the Government has said. TheContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has called on Europe to tackle “vile” trafficking gangs and do more to support Ukraine, warning we cannot be “spectators in this chapter of history”. Ahead of his first major European summit as prime minister, Sir Keir promised to change the way the United Kingdom engages withContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that 16 and 17-year-olds in England hoping to get the vote in next year’s local elections will be forced to wait. The Labour leader had made reducing the voting age in England to 16 a key promise in his manifesto amid claims by Tories thatContinue Reading
Sir Mohamed Mansour, the senior treasurer of the Conservative Party, announced on Saturday he was resigning from his post 10 days after Rishi Sunak’s election defeat. The Egyptian-born billionaire had donated £5m to the party and been a key player in raising other funds. His donation was the biggest for the Conservatives sinceContinue Reading
Keir Starmer knew that his first post summit press conference as prime minister was always going to be an important moment. After a good solid first international outing since the election victory where he had been warmly welcomed by fellow world leaders at Nato, Starmer needed to cap off hisContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer defended Joe Biden’s mental capability after a string of gaffes and a disastrous debate performance from the US president. In an interview with CNN, the new British prime minister addressed concerns over the president’s acuity after Mr Biden introduced Volodymyr Zelensky as “president Putin” and referred toContinue Reading
Tory MP blasts own party and reveals biggest downfall in Question Time rant Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The justice secretary has unveiled new plans to tackle the overcrowding crisis that has engulfedContinue Reading
