Nina Lloyd
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Starmer set to announce social media ban as ministers pledge screentime advice
A separate consultation will lead to guidance for parents on when a child should get a smartphone and how long under-16s should spend online.
By Nina Lloyd
8 Jun 2026
Politics
UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says
The Prime Minister said he wanted to speak to Donald Trump and ‘establish the facts’.
By Nina Lloyd
3 Jan 2026
Politics
Mahmood ready to ‘robustly defend’ Begum citizenship decision to European judges
The European Court of Human Rights has demanded answers from Britain over the decision.
By Nina Lloyd
31 Dec 2025
Politics
PM vows to ‘defeat decline and division’ by ‘staying the course’ in new year
Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026.
By Nina Lloyd
31 Dec 2025
Politics
Thornberry calls for envoy to stop ’embarrassing failures’ like in El-Fattah case
The chairwoman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, criticised ‘serious shortcomings’ in information sharing.
By Nina Lloyd
31 Dec 2025
Politics
Cooper orders Foreign Office review of ‘serious failures’ in El-Fattah case
The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.
By Nina Lloyd
29 Dec 2025
Politics
No 10 denies dodging scrutiny after axing afternoon press briefings
No 10 conceded the changes would be ‘difficult’ and kept ‘under review’ but insisted they were necessary to ‘modernise’ Government communications.
By Nina Lloyd
22 Dec 2025
Politics
Armed forces chief to warn ‘whole nation must step up’ amid Russian threat to Nato
Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will warn the situation is ‘more dangerous than I have known during my career’.
By Nina Lloyd
14 Dec 2025
Politics
Mahmood urges Labour figures to ‘focus on day job’ amid Burnham speculation
The Home Secretary said everyone within the party had their ‘role to play’ in backing the Government.
By Nina Lloyd
14 Dec 2025
Politics
Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years
Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.
By Nina Lloyd
13 Dec 2025
Politics
BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms
The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’
By Nina Lloyd
13 Dec 2025
Politics
Labour must unite behind Starmer or risk losses to Reform, deputy leader says
Lucy Powell’s intervention comes after weeks dominated by speculation about a challenge to the Prime Minister’s leadership.
By Nina Lloyd
13 Dec 2025
Politics
PM meets Belgian leader for talks on unlocking Russian assets for Ukraine
The Prime Minister hosted Bart De Wever at Downing Street meeting on Friday.
By Nina Lloyd
12 Dec 2025
Politics
Keir Starmer to chair coalition of the willing call after Trump talks on Ukraine
The Prime Minister is expected to co-chair a call with leaders and officials from around 30 nations on Thursday.
By Nina Lloyd
11 Dec 2025
Politics
Reeves: PM and I decided ‘as a team’ not to hike income tax
The Chancellor also said a leak revealing she had dropped plans for an income tax rise was ‘incredibly damaging’.
By Nina Lloyd
10 Dec 2025
Politics
UK will ‘keep close eye’ on Australia’s under-16s social media ban – Lisa Nandy
The Culture Secretary said ministers would be watching carefully to see how the Australian policy unfolds.
By Nina Lloyd
10 Dec 2025
Politics
Yvette Cooper counters Trump criticism of Khan and praises Europe’s ‘strength’
The Foreign Secretary defended Sir Sadiq Khan’s record in City Hall after the president branded him a ‘disaster’ and a ‘disgusting mayor’.
By Nina Lloyd
9 Dec 2025
Politics
Donald Trump criticises European leaders and renews attacks on Sadiq Khan
The US president addressed subjects such as immigration and the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview.
By Nina Lloyd
9 Dec 2025
Politics
Head of Navy says UK must ‘step up’ on defence as Russia spending billions
First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said there was ‘no room for complacency’ while Moscow invests heavily in its northern fleet.
By Nina Lloyd
8 Dec 2025
Politics
Allies discuss ‘positive progress’ to use frozen Russian assets in Ukraine talks
Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and Friedrich Merz met at No 10 on Monday.
By Nina Lloyd
8 Dec 2025
Politics
Rayner and Streeting deny claims of Labour leadership pact
A source said ‘there is no vacancy and there is no pact’ amid claims that MPs close to Wes Streeting had approached Angela Rayner.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Dec 2025