The UK’s governing Labour Party was headed for a divisive battle over the country’s top political office, as a leading Cabinet member prepared to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The UK will introduce legislation to fast-track the adoption of EU rules with less parliamentary scrutiny, a move that would allow Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deepen ties with Brussels but which risks angering voters who supported Brexit.

Keir Starmer met one of his main leadership rivals at a private meeting on Wednesday morning, before the unveiling of a legislative agenda that many people in the ruling Labour Party don’t back the prime minister to deliver.

Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared to buy himself a reprieve from efforts to oust him, after a high-stakes Cabinet meeting that ended with a public show of support from a handful of key allies.

Keir Starmer was facing growing pressure to step down as Britain’s prime minister after dozens of members of Parliament, including Cabinet allies, joined the calls for him to set out a timetable for his departure.

Pressure built on Keir Starmer to lay out a time table for his departure after the British prime minister’s latest attempt at a reset fell short what of what critics said was needed to quell the rebellions within the Labour Party.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he intends to lead the UK for 10 years even as calls for his departure grow from within the governing Labour Party and rivals threatened to launch a leadership challenge in the coming days.

The UK will deploy one of its warships to the Middle East as part of planning for a European-led mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz once there’s a stable ceasefire.

The UK will deploy one of its warships to the Middle East as part of planning for a European-led mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz once there’s a stable ceasefire.

A Labour Party lawmaker threatened to trigger a leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer, casting a shadow over the UK prime minister’s efforts to shore up his party after heavy election losses by appointing Gordon Brown as special envoy on global finance.

US allies in Europe anticipate that President Donald Trump will withdraw more forces from the continent after he announced he would pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, people familiar with the matter said.

Keir Starmer’s main leadership rivals went into Thursday’s local elections weighing a challenge against the prime minister. But Friday’s results showed some of them on increasingly shaky ground in their own constituencies, a factor complicating any potential coup.

Keir Starmer’s main leadership rivals went into Thursday’s local elections weighing a challenge against the prime minister. But Friday’s results showed some of them on increasingly shaky ground in their own constituencies, a factor complicating any potential coup.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled through the immediate aftermath of bruising UK local elections, but his longer-term position remained in jeopardy as his Labour rivals touted a plan to replace him with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Keir Starmer is awaiting the results of one of the most consequential rounds of local elections in recent British history, a vote that could determine his future as prime minister and shape national policy in Europe’s second-largest economy.

King Charles III left Washington with the same goodwill from Donald Trump that greeted him when he arrived three days earlier as the president hailed him as “the greatest king,” adding “we need more people like that in our country.”

King Charles III gathered leaders of some of the world’s biggest companies to encourage US-UK investment, as he swung through New York as part of a state visit aimed at shoring up ties between the two allies.

King Charles III called on the US to maintain its leadership role in the world, and to support Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in a remarkably pointed speech for a monarch that urged Americans to resist the pull of isolationism.

President Donald Trump said he had a “really good meeting” with King Charles III as part of a visit designed to reaffirm US-UK ties during a low point in bilateral relations.

The UK said newly revealed remarks by its US ambassador, which appeared to play down the status of the so-called special relationship, don’t reflect the official position of the government.