US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands, just weeks after saying the agreement was the “best” arrangement Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make.

Keir Starmer is pushing the Treasury to accelerate plans to increase UK defense spending, after being persuaded by military chiefs that swifter action is needed to restore the country’s hollowed-out forces.

The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.

The UK is lobbying countries including Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to push back against strict French trade proposals that would exclude Britain from participating in public procurement bids.

Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is no longer the country that voted for Brexit and vowed to build a closer relationship with the European Union.

After a year of refusing to choose between Washington and Brussels, Keir Starmer will shift tone in Munich by edging Britain closer to the European Union and calling for an end to over-reliance on American military support.

British Defense Secretary John Healey met with counterparts from Baltic and Nordic nations to discuss seizing oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, as Europe seeks to tighten curbs on Moscow’s war economy nearly four years after its invasion of Ukraine.

Keir Starmer’s net favorability rating picked up in the aftermath of his leadership crisis this week, logging its highest reading since August, YouGov said.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves took a swipe against European Union plans for a “made in Europe” law, urging her counterparts on the continent to broaden the concept out to other like-minded countries.

As the dust settles on days of high-stakes political drama in Westminster, Labour insiders from across the party have arrived at a similar conclusion: Buy Angela Rayner, hold Keir Starmer and sell Wes Streeting.

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.

The UK’s top spies have warned political parties of the dangers posed by foreign interference ranging from financial donations to honey traps.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.