David Hughes

UK

Appeals for calm as social media stokes tensions after Belfast attack

A Sudanese man who was given leave to remain in the UK until 2028 has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
9 Jun 2026
Politics

Starmer chairs Cabinet as Burnham promises ‘new path’ for the country

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the Makerfield by-election was ‘the most consequential of our lives’.
19 May 2026
Politics

Burnham on mission to ‘change Labour’ after Starmer’s party lost voters’ trust

Andy Burnham hopes to use the Makerfield by-election to return to Parliament where he could mount a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.
18 May 2026
Politics

Starmer hopes King’s Speech’s ‘radical agenda’ will help save his job

The Prime Minister said the King’s Speech package would ‘end the status quo that has failed working people’.
13 May 2026
Politics

Starmer sets out plans for ‘stronger and fairer’ UK as he fights to save his job

The King’s Speech set out Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for government as his position as Prime Minister remained in jeopardy.
13 May 2026
Politics

Nigel Farage faces parliamentary watchdog investigation over £5m gift

The Reform UK leader received the gift from Thailand-based cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne in 2024.
13 May 2026
Politics

Rayner: Starmer needs to ‘set out change’ and bring back Burnham

The former deputy leader demanded fundamental changes and warned Labour was ‘in danger of becoming a party of the well-off, not working people’.
11 May 2026
Politics

Starmer to promise ‘strength through fairness’ as he battles to stay in No 10

The Prime Minister faces a make-or-break week as he seeks to save his job following Labour’s election hammering.
11 May 2026
Politics

Starmer fighting to keep job as former minister warns he has ‘lost the country’

Sir Keir Starmer faces a make-or-break week as he battles to save his premiership.
10 May 2026
Politics

Starmer gives ‘full-throated’ backing for closer EU ties as he fights for job

The Prime Minister said Brexit had ‘held back our young people’ as he sought to win backing from Labour MPs who have doubts about his future.
9 May 2026
Politics

Bringing back Brown and Harman is ‘future-looking’ move, says Starmer

Gordon Brown and Baroness Harriet Harman have been given advisory roles by the Prime Minister.
9 May 2026
Politics

Starmer defies calls to quit after electoral bloodbath for Labour

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s position is being questioned by some Labour MPs.
9 May 2026
Politics

Labour humiliated in heartlands as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would not walk away from his job but even allies conceded the results had been ‘brutal’ for Labour.
8 May 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer ‘not going to walk away’ despite Labour election woes

Welsh First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan was the highest profile casualty as voters turned against Labour.
8 May 2026
Politics

Starmer: ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Labour suffers electoral mauling

The Labour leader insisted he could still deliver the change the electorate voted for when he won his general election landslide.
8 May 2026
Politics

Starmer vows to fight on as Farage’s Reform make major election gains

Sir Keir Starmer said the election results hurt as Nigel Farage claimed British politics had been reshaped by the rapid rise of his party.
8 May 2026
Politics

Starmer takes responsibility for ‘tough’ election results but vows to carry on

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his resolve to ‘deliver the change I promised’ had not been weakened by the results.
8 May 2026
Politics

Kemi Badenoch: Tories facing new reality of multi-party era

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was leading a ‘new party’ but acknowledged the rise of rivals like Reform UK will hit the Tory vote.
6 May 2026
Politics

Iran’s attempts to stir up violence in UK ‘will not be tolerated’, PM says

Last week’s stabbing in Golders Green was the latest in a series of attacks on Britain’s Jewish community which have contributed to concerns.
5 May 2026
Politics

Trump warns Iran ‘no more Mr Nice Guy’ as he calls for nuclear deal

Oil prices surged on Wednesday as the US president ramped up his threats against Tehran.
29 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer’s ‘due process’ claim over Mandelson job not backed by ex-official

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Philip Barton said Sir Keir Starmer knew the risks over Lord Peter Mandelson’s association with Jeffrey Epstein.
28 Apr 2026