Keir Starmer

Nearly a million young Britons are not in jobs or education

The report could fuel discontent with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Emails between Peter Mandelson (pictured) and Jeffrey Epstein, released by the US Department of Justice in late January, showed the two men had a closer relationship than had been publicly known.

Former UK ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations

British PM Keir Starmer said that Mandelson lied about the extent of his ties to Epstein

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said in a letter to UK PM Keir Starmer that the allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are grave and Australians take them seriously.

Australian PM backs removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal succession line

He says his government will agree to any proposal regarding the removal

Antonia Romeo (left) with Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in May 2024, when the royals were presented with an official record of their Coronation. Romeo was then Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Her promotion to head of the civil service comes 14 months after she was passed over for the same role in favour of Wormald.

UK names Antonia Romeo as first woman to head civil service

She succeeds Chris Wormald and will help the government deliver on its policy agenda

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says: “We are not at a crossroads today. The road ahead is straight and it is clear we must build our hard power, because that is the currency of the age.”

UK’s Starmer calls for stronger ‘hard power’ and European defence ties

He also hints at further alignment with European Union’s single market

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been struggling with historically low approval ratings, and facing rebellions by backbench Members of Parliament.

Starmer vows to fight on as UK PM after second top aide quits

His chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, and communications director, Tim Allan, resign within 24 hours of each other

Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney's departure leaves PM Starmer exposed at a time when frustrated members of parliament are braying for change at the top.

Starmer’s chief of staff quits as Mandelson furor engulfs PM

Mandelson was closer to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously thought

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Starmer is only the latest Western politician to double down on diplomacy with Beijing.
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UK-China reset part of wider Western wooing of Beijing

Another US ally courts China as a hedge against unpredictable ties with Trump

(From left) Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Jan 29, 2026.

Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset

Starmer has made improving relations with China a priority

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing on Jan 29.

Starmer, Xi hail reset in ties, helped by large AstraZeneca investment

The US$15 billion deal comes as Trump rattles ties with longstanding allies such as Britain