Keir Starmer defends inheritance tax change amid farmers’ outrage | Farming
Keir Starmer has strongly defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farmland after new analysis suggested farmers are increasingly being squeezed out of the farmland market by wealthy investors. Mr Starmer said he was “absolutely confident” that the vast majority of farmers would be exempt, as the government and the National Farmers Union (NFU) battle […]
Starmer says police should focus on ‘what matters most’ amid Pearson tweet investigation | Police
Responding to tweets should not be a top priority for police, the Prime Minister said, and forces should “focus on what matters most to the community”. Essex Police are investigating Telegraph columnist Alison Pearson for allegedly inciting racial hatred. A message from X labeling protesters as “Jew haters.” Keir Starmer said he would defend the […]
Farmers protest as Keir Starmer says he will defend the budget ‘all day long’ | Farming
Keir Starmer told the Welsh Labor Party conference that he would defend his budget plans “all day long” as farmers protested outside the venue. Speaking to the Welsh Labor Conference for the first time since taking office, the Prime Minister praised the “transformational path” between Wales and the Labor government in Westminster. “Don’t get me […]
Starmer to join Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is scheduled to join Emmanual Macron at Armistice Day services in Paris, days after Donald Trump's re-election, with Ukraine and national defense among the topics of the two leaders' private talks. It is planned to include this in a sharp demonstration of European unity. The visit will have the symbolic element of Mr […]
Will Typhoon Orange wreak havoc on Britain? Keir Starmer has to prepare for the worst | Andrew Rawnsley
PThey are not from the same pod. No one would think that Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are separated twins. In temperament, worldview, and the values of the party they lead, these two men are the perfect match for the former prosecutor who will lead Britain's first Labor government in 14 years and the convicted […]
Boost UK defence spending to win Trump’s support, former navy chief urges Starmer | Defence policy
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been urged to consider emergency funding for defense and accelerate Britain's planned review of its military forces before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Senior defense officials are currently assessing how President Trump's victory will shape the Strategic Defense Review (SDR), which was already underway in Whitehall, with the […]
Starmer calms business fears over budget as Reeves prepares to announce debt rule change – UK politics live | Politics
good morning. Officially, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is scheduled to unveil Labour's first budget (arguably the most important budget in all of Parliament) next Wednesday. But in reality, budget announcements have now become two-week news events. The Treasury knows that it's not a good idea to shock the market with too many surprises on the day, […]
Putin disrupting food aid for Gaza by attacking Ukraine ports, says Starmer | Ukraine
Keir Starmer accused President Vladimir Putin of disrupting food supplies to Gaza after British intelligence suggested Russia was stepping up attacks on Ukrainian ports. Mr Starmer said it was clear the Russian president was “going to gamble on global food security” after several grain ships en route to developing countries were damaged in Russian attacks. […]
Biden, Harris Fail to Call Netanyahu After Assassination Attempt; Trump, Starmer, Johnson Do
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris did not call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a drone crashed on him Saturday after an assassination attempt by Iran-backed Hezbollah. As Breitbart News reported, Hezbollah launched three drones toward Israel. Two planes were shot down, but the third plane reached the private home of Prime […]
Undercover policeman admits spying on Keir Starmer when he was a barrister | Keir Starmer
A secret police officer has admitted spying on Keir Starmer when he was a radical barrister, a public inquiry has revealed. The police spy said he had access to confidential details of legal advice Starmer was giving to two environmental activists during the famous McCribel scandal in the early 1990s. The advice was then passed […]