Starmer under pressure over welfare cuts as TUC says targeting disability benefits ‘not the solution’ Good morning. Much of Keir Starmer’s time at the moment is spent dealing with the latest outbursts from the White House. It is not easy, […]
Justice secretary to meet Sentencing Council after it refuses to back down over alleged ‘differential treatment’ rules Ministers have revived their threat to legislate to curb the powers of the Sentencing Council after it refused the government’s request to withdraw
Keir Starmer has posted a message on social media congratulating Mark Carney on the fact that he will become Canada’s next PM. But he is not promising a solidarity flight to Ottawa within the next week. (See 9.28am.) He says:
Stephen Powis to step down as NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director who played a key role in advising ministers and the public during the Covid pandemic, will stand down this summer, Denis
Good morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer had a comfortable two hours in the Commons during which MPs from all sides praised him, lavishly and sincerely, for the leadership he has shown on Ukraine, trying to hold the US and Europe together,
Peter Mandelson criticised after saying Ukraine should give ‘unequivocal backing’ to Trump’s plan Good morning. Domestic politics has not gone away, but it is all being eclipsed at the moment by the Ukraine crisis, and the efforts Keir Starmer is
Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting Good morning. Keir Starmer is back in the UK and, in the unlikely event that he goes into a newsagent’s this morning, he will find that his meeting with President Trump in the
Donald Trump says US won’t give Ukraine security guarantee ‘beyond very much’ ahead of meeting with Keir Starmer Good morning. Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today he will have his first meeting with President Trump since the inauguration.
David Lammy says key projects in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan to be protected as aid spending slashed Good morning. At Westminster MPs are still absorbing the implications of Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the aid budget to fund an increase
Yvette Cooper says it’s ‘unacceptable’ jailed ex-Labour MP still qualifies for parliamentary salary Good morning. Today the government is publishing its crime and policing bill. As the home affairs commentator Danny Shaw explains in a helpful social media summary, it
