Keir Starmer shored up his position as UK prime minister at the end of a dramatic day in Westminster that at times seemed like he might be forced to step down. The reprieve is likely only to be temporary.
Keir Starmer shored up his position as UK prime minister at the end of a dramatic day in Westminster that at times seemed like he might be forced to step down. The reprieve is likely only to be temporary.
Keir Starmer’s cabinet members voiced their support for the prime minister on Monday, buying him time to shore up his beleaguered premiership after the Labour Party’s leader in Scotland urged him to quit.
Keir Starmer’s cabinet members voiced their support for the prime minister on Monday, buying him time to shore up his beleaguered premiership after the Labour Party’s leader in Scotland urged him to quit.
The UK’s top spies have warned political parties of the dangers posed by foreign interference ranging from financial donations to honey traps.
Director General of Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5, Ken McCallum, delivers the annual Director General's Speech at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service, in London on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Brady / PA WIRE / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN BRADY/PA WIRE/AFP via Getty Images)
Peter Mandelson played no role in facilitating the award of a £240.6 million ($325 million) data-analytics contract to Palantir Technologies Inc., the UK’s Defence Secretary John Healey said after opposition parties raised questions over the process.
Peter Mandelson played no role in facilitating the award of a £240.6 million ($325 million) data-analytics contract to Palantir Technologies Inc., the UK’s Defence Secretary John Healey said after opposition parties raised questions over the process.
Peter Mandelson Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg
The UK is seeking to attract private capital to boost British defense startups with a series of “Dragons’ Den”-style events amid worries about how quickly the government will follow through on its own funding pledges.
The UK is seeking to attract private capital to boost British defense startups with a series of “Dragons’ Den”-style events amid worries about how quickly the government will follow through on its own funding pledges.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
Keir Starmer apologized for appointing Peter Mandelson to a senior role despite the former envoy’s known links to the pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, as he sought to turn the page on the crisis engulfing his government.
Keir Starmer apologized for appointing Peter Mandelson to a senior role despite the former envoy’s known links to the pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, as he sought to turn the page on the crisis engulfing his government.
Keir Starmer delivers a speech in St. Leonards-on-Sea, UK, on Feb. 5. Photographer: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images
The UK House of Commons voted to require the government to disclose all documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, as the judgment shown by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in appointing a long-term friend of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein came under increasing scrutiny.
The UK House of Commons voted to require the government to disclose all documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, as the judgment shown by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in appointing a long-term friend of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein came under increasing scrutiny.
US officials are planning to visit Mauritius to discuss a proposed security partnership with the island nation, after President Donald Trump criticized a deal it struck with London relating to a joint US-UK military base.
US officials are planning to visit Mauritius to discuss a proposed security partnership with the island nation, after President Donald Trump criticized a deal it struck with London relating to a joint US-UK military base.
Port Louis central business district in Mauritius.
The UK government is seeking to determine whether Donald Trump has the power to derail its plans to hand over sovereignty of a strategically vital island to Mauritius, after the US president called into question a deal he previously backed.
The UK government is seeking to determine whether Donald Trump has the power to derail its plans to hand over sovereignty of a strategically vital island to Mauritius, after the US president called into question a deal he previously backed.
One of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago. Photographer: USGS/Getty Images
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said US President Donald Trump’s remarks about NATO troops in the war in Afghanistan were “insulting and frankly appalling,” adding in a televised statement that he would have apologized had he used them himself.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said US President Donald Trump’s remarks about NATO troops in the war in Afghanistan were “insulting and frankly appalling,” adding in a televised statement that he would have apologized had he used them himself.
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a bilateral meeting with Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's prime minister, at Chequers, near Aylesbury, UK, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Frederiksen said she’d been in close contact with NATO before and after US President Donald Trump’s meeting with the alliance in Davos, and that there had been no negotiation about sovereignty.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his top business adviser Varun Chandra as his new special envoy to the US on trade and investment, as the UK seeks to mend relations with the Trump administration that were strained by the Greenland crisis.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his top business adviser Varun Chandra as his new special envoy to the US on trade and investment, as the UK seeks to mend relations with the Trump administration that were strained by the Greenland crisis.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his top business adviser Varun Chandra as his new special envoy to the US on trade and investment, as the UK seeks to mend relations with the Trump administration that were strained by the Greenland crisis.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his top business adviser Varun Chandra as his new special envoy to the US on trade and investment, as the UK seeks to mend relations with the Trump administration that were strained by the Greenland crisis.
Keir Starmer is bracing for a potential showdown with a key left-wing rival in a test of the British prime minister’s power to stave off the gathering threats to his job.
Keir Starmer is bracing for a potential showdown with a key left-wing rival in a test of the British prime minister’s power to stave off the gathering threats to his job.
Andy Burnham, left, and Keir Starmer, campaigning in 2024.
Keir Starmer is bracing for a potential showdown with a key left-wing rival in a test of the British prime minister’s power to stave off the gathering threats to his job.
Keir Starmer is bracing for a potential showdown with a key left-wing rival in a test of the British prime minister’s power to stave off the gathering threats to his job.
Andy Burnham, left, and Keir Starmer, campaigning in 2024.
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s pathway to a potential leadership challenge against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming into view, unnerving the gilt markets he’s previously vowed to take on.
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s pathway to a potential leadership challenge against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming into view, unnerving the gilt markets he’s previously vowed to take on.
Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, speaks on the opening day of the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, UK, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. The conference runs until Wednesday, Oct. 1.
UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle sowed confusion over Britain’s stance on a customs union with the EU, saying Britain should consider the notion, a position in direct opposition to his governing Labour Party’s election promises.
UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle sowed confusion over Britain’s stance on a customs union with the EU, saying Britain should consider the notion, a position in direct opposition to his governing Labour Party’s election promises.
Peter Kyle, UK business and trade secretary, during the annual Confederation Of British Industry (CBI) conference in London, UK, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. British companies are under pressure after the chancellor of the Exchequer's last budget where she announced plans to increase National Insurance Contributions, a payroll tax, and the minimum wage.
The UK is seeking to advance talks to sell warships to Denmark amid increasing threats posed by Russia in the North Atlantic and as transatlantic ties are put under strain by Donald Trump’s efforts to take control of Greenland.
The UK is seeking to advance talks to sell warships to Denmark amid increasing threats posed by Russia in the North Atlantic and as transatlantic ties are put under strain by Donald Trump’s efforts to take control of Greenland.
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