Keir Starmer reacts to Joe Biden calling Zelensky ‘President Putin’ 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 is set to announce plans to tackle prison overcrowding amid fears jails will run outContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is facing an early end to his post-election honeymoon period as union leaders raise threats over public sector pay. Comments made by the prime minister at the Nato summit in Washington DC appear to confirm that he is prioritising economic stability and bringing mortgages down over meetingContinue Reading
A former veterans’ minister is facing jail over his refusal to reveal the names of whistleblowers who told him about alleged special forces murders to a public inquiry. Johnny Mercer has repeatedly refused to hand over the names of “multiple officers” who told him about allegations of murder and aContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Joe Biden is not senile as he leapt to the president’s defence amid growing calls for him to step aside from the US election race. The prime minister had his first bilateral meeting with the president in the White House on Wednesday in whatContinue Reading
Ed Balls told security minister Dan Jarvis to “stop waffling” as the pair clashed over Labour’s plans to release prisoners early. The security minister appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (11 July) to discuss his party’s plans to release prisoners early. Mr Balls asked how releasing prisoners is goingContinue Reading
Starmer meets with Senate leaders and German chancellor during visit to Capitol Hill Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Joe Biden has called the US and UK the “best of allies” as Sir KeirContinue Reading
Joe Biden has backed Keir Starmer’s ambitions to take the UK back closer to the European Union. The president, who has been a critic of Brexit and the UK’s departure from the EU, made it clear he values the special relationship but only as a “knot” tying together the USContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer stepped out of Nato meetings on Wednesday 10 July to watch Harry Kane score a first-half penalty in England’s Euro 2024 semi-final. The Three Lions went 1-0 down to the Netherlands early in the match, before the captain was caught late inside the box. After a VARContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has begun to reset Britain’s relations with key allies as his plan to ensure Ukraine’s pathway to joining Nato is irreversible is set to be adopted. The new prime minister arrived in Washington with support for his aim to protect Ukraine’s entry process into the Nato allianceContinue Reading
Keir Starmer’s first gift to a world leader since he became prime minister last week reflects a subject close to his heart. The obsessive Arsenal fan has given Joe Biden a shirt from his favourite team as the US president hosts the Nato conference in Washington DC. Sir Keir isContinue Reading
