Starmer says he’s ‘not going to yield’ to pressure from Trump on Iran war
It follows a warning from the US president that America’s trade deal with the UK “can always be changed”....
Mahmood promises action against ‘sham lawyers’ abusing asylum system
It comes after the BBC revealed how law firms and advisers are helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK....
Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry
In the second part of an undercover investigation, the BBC exposes elaborate deceptions being used to bolster fake asylum claims....
Chris Mason: Iran war means government’s vicious circles tighten and darken
A subdued economy makes trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult, Chris Mason writes....
Former Nato chief warns UK’s national security ‘in peril’
Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse “non-military experts in the Treasury” of “vandalism”....
Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance’s unlikely friendship is being leveraged
Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes....
Trump threat to Iranian civilians ‘wrong’, Starmer says
The PM condemns the US president’s threat that a “whole civilisation” would die unless Iran agreed to end the war....
Starmer says UK will not join Trump’s blockade of Iran’s ports
UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route....
UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on...
UK will not join Trump’s blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz
UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route....