Sophie Wingate

Politics

Keir Starmer to meet family of murdered student Henry Nowak

The Prime Minister has urged politicians to heed the family’s calls ‘not to use his case to whip up division’.
4 Jun 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer insists he will continue governing despite mounting calls to quit

The Prime Minister told his Cabinet that the ‘Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered’.
12 May 2026
Politics

First junior minister resigns and calls on Starmer to set out departure plan

Miatta Fahnbulleh said Sir Keir should ‘do the right thing’ and ‘set a timetable for an orderly transition’.
12 May 2026
Politics

Tice declines to say if Farage’s undeclared £5m gift was only used for security

The Reform UK leader has been referred to Parliament’s standards watchdog over the 2024 donation from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne.
10 May 2026
Politics

PM says benefit of joining EU’s Ukraine loan scheme outweighs cost

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would help create jobs in the UK.
4 May 2026
Politics

Sir Keir Starmer warns of ‘tension’ between Trump and Europe at Armenian summit

The Prime Minister, who is pushing for closer UK-EU ties, called for unity among European countries.
4 May 2026
Politics

Joining EU’s loan for Ukraine will boost UK jobs and ties with bloc – PM

‘It’s very good for the UK, because of the capability that leads to jobs in the United Kingdom,’ Sir Keir Starmer said.
4 May 2026
Politics

UK to enter talks on joining EU’s £78 billion loan for Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer will push for closer ties with the bloc at the European Political Community summit in Armenia.
4 May 2026
Politics

UK to enter talks on joining EU’s £78bn loan for Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer will push for closer ties with the bloc at the European Political Community summit in Armenia.
3 May 2026
Politics

Zelensky thanks King for ‘strong words’ on Ukraine in US

The Ukrainian president told Sir Keir Starmer he was grateful for Charles’s words ‘supporting our people’.
3 May 2026
Politics

Nigel Farage says his home was firebombed last year

It has also emerged that the Reform UK leader received a gift of around £5 million from a Thailand-based crypto investor to bolster his safety.
29 Apr 2026
Politics

McSweeney denies swearing at Foreign Office boss to speed up Mandelson vetting

Sir Keir Starmer’s former right-hand man said he was ‘wrong’ to advise him to appoint the peer, but did not take full responsibility for the decision.
28 Apr 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer accused of misleading MPs after Lord Mandelson ‘failed vetting’

The peer was not given clearance by security officials, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation before he was sent to Washington.
16 Apr 2026
Tech

PM summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses to No 10 to push for children’s online safety

Sir Keir Starmer will say ‘looking the other way is not an option’ as he pushes social media giants to ramp up protections for young users.
15 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade

As MPs return to Westminster from the Easter recess, a resolution to the Iran war does not appear imminent.

13 Apr 2026
Politics

‘No UK involvement’ in Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade

The US president has threatened to stop tankers from entering or leaving the channel.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer urges US and Iran ‘to find a way through’ after peace talks fail

The Prime Minister also called for the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war to be maintained.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Streeting criticises Trump’s ‘incendiary, provocative, outrageous’ words on Iran

The Health Secretary said disagreements over the Iran war and Greenland had ‘undoubtedly strained’ UK-US relations.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Streeting criticises Trump’s ‘incendiary, provocative, outrageous’ words

The Health Secretary said ministers had learned to draw a distinction between what the US president ‘says and what he does’.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer says post-ceasefire Israeli strikes on Lebanon ‘wrong’

The Prime Minister said Israeli attacks on Lebanon following the announcement of a truce in the Iran war ‘should stop’.
9 Apr 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer: It takes more than just words to make US-Iran ceasefire permanent

The Prime Minister said Gulf leaders were aware of the ‘fragile’ nature of the agreement.
9 Apr 2026