Australian PM voices concern after report Russia requested access to Indonesia air force base

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 06:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Anthony Albanese says ‘obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region’, and analysts say it is unlikely the unusual request would be granted

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese ha…

Keir Starmer paid tax on the £16,000 worth of free clothing he received from Labour donor Lord Alli as PM declares a total taxable income of £152,000

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 18:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The PM's latest tax return, published by Downing Street tonight, showed how Sir Keir earned a combined £130,583 in 2023/24 in his role as an MP and Labour leader.

Lebanese PM visits Syria’s president to reset years of strained relations

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Nawaf Salam meets Ahmed al-Sharaa to discuss border security, refugees, and past political killings under al-Assad.

UK and EU close ranks on defence amid Trump turmoil

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

British PM next month will host first summit with bloc’s leaders since Brexit

MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM aims to pass emergency law today to save British Steel – live

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the company

British Steel owner Jingye was not negotiating “in good faith” about saving the blast furnaces at Scun…

MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM says emergency law must be passed today to save British Steel – live

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the company

Some opposition parties were also furious that other industrial plants in trouble had not been given t…

In the face of Trump’s mayhem, Europe is the direction to which the UK must turn – and Keir Starmer knows it | Tom Baldwin

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The PM will not antagonise the unpredictable president, but it is clear to No 10 that Trump is the problem and the solution lies elsewhere

Tom Baldwin is the author of Keir Starmer: The Biography

Keir …

Spanish PM offers condolences after family of five killed in New York helicopter crash

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Spanish family including three children age 11, five and four, killed in crash along with pilot, who has not yet been named

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has offered his condolences to friend…

Turkish opposition leader criticises Starmer for ignoring arrest of Istanbul mayor

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 04:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party has hit out at the PM for failing to condemn attacks on a ‘sister party’

The leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party has hit out at Keir Starmer, accusi…

Keir Starmer vows not to loosen Labour's fiscal rules despite UK borrowing costs soaring to their highest level since 1998 amid Donald Trump's tariffs carnage - as PM admits even US trade deal 'won't be enough'

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 16:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The yield on a 30-year gilt, or a UK government bond, hit 5.518 per cent this morning, up 16 basis points and surpassing a previous 27-year high of 5.472 per cent set in January.