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Just days into his premiership, Sir Keir Starmer is heading to the US for a meeting with NATO leaders. We take a look at why he is taking the trip and what might happen when he is there. Why is the prime minister going to Washington? NATO – or the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation –

Sir Keir Starmer has said his government will have a “different way of doing politics” as he toured the UK’s nations in his first week as prime minister. The UK’s new leader said it is “very important” for him to “reset relations” with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. He kicked off his tour of the

The Labour government has made a swathe of announcements as it enters its first full week in power, including plans to liberalise planning laws, boost dentist appointments and recruit more teachers. The Starmer administration is taking action on the economy, health and education today, while the prime minister continues his tour of the UK in

The new Labour government has ruled out the introduction of digital ID cards after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair called for the measure to help control migration. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds initially told Sky News that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper would look at “all sources of advice” on the issue. But sources close to

Sir Keir Starmer will begin his tour of the UK nations with a visit to Scotland today where he will meet the country’s first minister, John Swinney. The prime minister announced he would embark on a tour of the UK at his first news conference yesterday since his landslide victory on Thursday. Sir Keir, whose

Sir Keir Starmer is chairing his first cabinet meeting following Labour’s landslide win that ended 14 years of Tory rule. It comes after the new prime minister appointed his top team on Friday afternoon – making few changes to the shadow cabinet that existed before the election. Follow general election fallout live Please use Chrome

Boris Johnson says Nigel Farage played a “significant” role in the “destruction” of the Tories – while taking a swipe at those who ousted him from Number 10 back in 2022. The Conservatives endured a crushing defeat in the general election with numerous big name casualties, as Labour secured a landslide victory. Reform UK have

Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the UK’s new prime minister after a meeting with the King. The Labour leader had his meeting in Buckingham Palace after Rishi Sunak stepped down following the worst ever general election result for the Conservatives. Sir Keir now takes over as the first Labour prime minister in 14 years

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “return to politics as public service” in his first appearance since the exit poll predicted a Labour landslide in the general election. Speaking after winning his own seat in north London, the Labour leader said people around the country had “spoken and they’re ready for change, to end the

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will face a trial over allegations of historical sex offences. Donaldson, 61, was charged with seven more offences on Tuesday, bringing the total to 18, after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) reviewed the police evidence, as is the normal practice. He was originally charged with 11 sex offences in April.

A Conservative minister has said Labour will get “the largest majority this country has ever seen” if recent polls are correct. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride not only appeared to concede the election to Labour a day before voting begins but said they would gain a record number of seats. He told Sky News:

Finally, after six long weeks, the final 24 hours of campaigning is upon us. Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will be dashing around the country as they make their final pitch to voters. The prime minister, who may well be out of that job in less than 48 hours, will be sticking to Tory

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is facing further sex offence charges, bringing the total to 18. The Northern Ireland politician has been charged with seven more offences after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) reviewed the police evidence, as is the normal practice. When he appeared in court in April, the ex-MP was accused of

A government minister has said there should be “no space” for Nigel Farage in the Conservative Party – as he hinted he may run for Rishi Sunak’s position after the election. Steve Baker, the minister for Northern Ireland, acknowledged the troubles currently facing the Conservative campaign and that he did not want to pre-empt Rishi

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says there’s a conspiracy of silence this election – that all of the major political parties aren’t being honest enough about their fiscal plans this election. And they have a point. Most obviously (and this is the main thing the IFS is complaining about) none of the major manifestos

They came in their droves: thousands of Reform supporters poured into a vast hall in a Birmingham conference centre on Sunday to hear Nigel Farage. His backers brought with them Union Jacks, and brandished Reform placards. There were even one or two red baseball caps emblazoned with the slogan “Make Britain Great Again”, which seemed

Nigel Farage has insisted he is not “fanning the flames of anything” as he defended his handling of the racism row engulfing the Reform UK party. Mr Farage appeared on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips following the controversy over a Reform canvasser who was caught making a racial slur about the prime minister

Leaders and politicians of all parties are coming out swinging today as the general election campaign enters the final days. Rishi Sunak is today saying that Labour would cause “irreversible damage within just 100 days of coming to power”, while his top lieutenants warn of the “danger” of a government led by Sir Keir Starmer.

Was this the day the wheels began to come off for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK bandwagon? Quite possibly. It was a day that began with terrible newspaper headlines and ended with a clash about racism in his party with a hostile TV audience. Election latest: What do we know about Reform UK racism scandal? It

Two Reform UK parliamentary candidates have shared material deemed “vile” and in breach of the internationally-recognised definition of antisemitism. Candidates of the right-wing party have previously shared on social media material defending Adolf Hitler, denying the Holocaust, conspiracy theories about the Rothschild family and Jewish financier George Soros, denial of antisemitism, and comparisons of the