Tag: Keir Starmer
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New British Prime Minister announces end of rough sleeping as his immediate priority: new cabinet rolled-out
The new British Prime Minister succeeding Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham has announced that ending rough sleeping will be his immediate priority as he enters office. He said he has a ten-year plan but will be rolling out immediate measures to address cost-of-living. John Healey, who previously resigned as Defence Secretary over lack of defence funding…
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Keir Starmer gives his last speech in Parliament as Prime Minister: leaves a legacy with Labour in power
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered his final address at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, ahead of his departure from Downing Street. He thanked his colleagues for their support and said that he was leaving behind a Labour government after taking the party from its historic defeat in 2019 to a historic victory in 2024. The…
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned in a speech in front of Downing Street, with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony playing in the background. The British Prime Minister said that he had inherited a party that was bankrupt financially and politically, and managed to bring it back to new heights with a landslide win in 2024.…
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UK Press says Prime Minister is set to resign following Andy Burnham by-election win
The British press is reporting that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to resign following Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election this week. The British Prime Minister has been under heavy pressure to step down and make way for a Labour leadership contest after a major defeat for Labour in last month’s local elections.…
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The UK becomes the fourth European country to ban social media for minors
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today that the his government will be presenting a bill in Parliament to ban social media access to teenagers from 16 years below. The new ban appears set to be introduced through regulations under existing legislation, specifically the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, rather than through a new…
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Ex-Labour Minister Wes Streeting to challenge British Prime Minister’s leadership: says Brexit was a mistake and UK should re-join the EU
Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has formally launched his bid to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the premiership of the country. Streeting resigned from his cabinet position earlier this week following Labour’s devastating performance in the local elections. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is also being widely…
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King’s Speech takes place in the backdrop of a Labour revolt
Yesterday, King Charles III delivered the King’s Speech to the British Parliament against the backdrop of growing instability within Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party following heavy losses in recent local elections and mounting internal criticism of Starmer’s leadership. Calls for Keir Starmer to resign within the Labour Party have increased following Labour’s disappointing local…
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EU Commissioner President says US State Secretary’s speech is reassuring: High Representative seems less impressed
Earlier at the Munich Security Conference, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she was reassured with the US Secretary of State’s speech Marco Rubio after he extolled the Trans-Atlantic alliance and declared that the US wanted to secure its prosperous future alongside with its long-standing ally, Europe. She also described the State…
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Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison just days after British Prime Minister visits China
Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong’s major newspaper publishers, has been sentenced to twenty years in prison by a court in Hong Kong. The sentence comes just around 12 days the British Prime Minister visited China to improve relations with Beijing. The British government had called for his release: Jimmy Lai, who is 78 years-old, is…
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Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff resigns over Peter Mandelson’s appointment
The Chief of staff of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney has resigned over the Labour government’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the USA. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been under heavy pressure to address the scandal and his apologies were not enough to quell the rising anger at his…
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British Prime Minister lands in China with big business delegation after giving Beijing permit for big embassy in central London despite security concerns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has landed in Beijing after permits were issued for China’s massive new embassy in central London (Royal Mint Court), a development that has generated political concern in the UK. Tory Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch accused the British Prime Minister of yielding to Chinese pressure. The Prime Minister is travelling with…
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Sombre mood in London as European leaders discuss capitulation to the US-Kremlin Pact
There was a very sombre mood at 10, Downing Street, earlier today as President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The quartet discussed the US-Kremlin proposed capitulation plan but Chancellor Merz said that he is skeptical about some details that the US is…