Helen Corbett
Politics
Labour infighting a ‘distraction’ from serious issues, Starmer warns
Andy Burnham, Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, and Wes Streeting have said they would stand if a leadership challenge is triggered.
5 Jun 2026
Politics
Chancellor cuts bills for thousands more firms as she continues Washington talks
Rachel Reeves has stepped up criticism of US-Israeli military action in Iran.
16 Apr 2026
Politics
Harriet Harman calls on Queen to meet Epstein survivors during US visit
The King and Queen do not plan to meet survivors of the convicted sex offender.
15 Apr 2026
Politics
Starmer says Nato is ‘in America’s interest’ and Europe must do more
The Prime Minister said the bloc had kept us ‘much safer than we would otherwise have been’.
10 Apr 2026
Politics
PM and Trump discuss need for ‘practical plan’ to reopen strait amid Gulf visit
The Prime Minister spoke to the US president while visiting the UK’s allies in the Gulf region.
10 Apr 2026
Politics
Starmer and Trump discuss need for ‘practical plan’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The Prime Minister spoke to the US president while visiting the UK’s allies in the Gulf region.
9 Apr 2026
Politics
Ceasefire deal without Lebanon risks destabilising whole region – Cooper
It comes as an Iranian official said his country sent a message to the US by closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
9 Apr 2026
Politics
Keir Starmer in UAE for talks as Iran ceasefire under strain
The Prime Minister is visiting allies in the region for talks on upholding the pause in fighting.
9 Apr 2026
Politics
Starmer to meet Middle East leaders amid fragile Iran ceasefire
The Prime Minister continued his two-day visit to the Gulf region after meeting the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, on Wednesday.
9 Apr 2026
Politics
Starmer: Work still to do to end US-Iran conflict and reopen Strait of Hormuz
The Prime Minister said the temporary ceasefire needed to be turned into a permanent peace.
8 Apr 2026
Politics
Starmer arrives in Gulf for talks with allies after US-Iran ceasefire agreed
Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping as part of the deal.
8 Apr 2026
Politics
Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power
The Tory leader said she would get rid of the emissions trading scheme which was brought in by a Conservative government in 2021.
2 Apr 2026
Politics
PM urges Farage to sack Reform housing spokesman over ‘shameful’ Grenfell remark
Simon Dudley said the deadly blaze was a ‘tragedy’, but that ‘everyone dies in the end’.
2 Apr 2026
Politics
Yvette Cooper to host talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz
The diplomatic initiative is understood to include 35 countries such as France, Germany and some Gulf nations.
2 Apr 2026
Politics
Anger at Reform housing spokesman over ‘everyone has to die’ Grenfell comment
Simon Dudley said the pendulum had ‘swung too far the wrong way’ on building regulations.
1 Apr 2026
Politics
Donald Trump says King would have taken ‘different stand’ than Starmer on Iran
Ties between Sir Keir and the US leader are under strain from Mr Trump’s repeated criticism of allies.
1 Apr 2026
Politics
Badenoch says Reform pact ‘a non-starter’ after call to ‘get together with Nige’
The Tory leader said the Conservatives are the only party on the centre-right.
31 Mar 2026
Celebrity News
MPs call for more funding to counter disinformation abroad
Committee chairwoman Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, called organised disinformation the ‘new warfare’.
27 Mar 2026
Politics
Lord Mandelson to be asked for personal phone messages for release of files
The Cabinet Office is working on an information gathering plan and will ask the ex-Labour grandee to provide information.
27 Mar 2026
Business News
John Healey refuses to say if Iran has capability to strike UK
Iran has targeted the military base used by the UK and US on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean with missiles.
26 Mar 2026
Business News
Keir Starmer to pause crypto donations and cap those from UK voters overseas
The Prime Minister told MPs the Rycroft review set out the ‘stark threats posed by illicit finance’.
25 Mar 2026