Keir Starmer

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

The visit could mark a shift in ties between Britain and China, after years of deep acrimony over Beijing’s crackdown on political freedoms in Hong Kong.

UK’s Starmer arrives in China with hopes to strengthen ties

While courting the world’s second-largest economy, Britain must also remain vigilant about potential security threats, he says

Starmer's Labour Party promised in its 2024 election manifesto to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges for those living in leasehold properties.

UK to cap ground rents in sweeping property overhaul

The move will ease pressure on millions of households facing rising costs, says PM Keir Starmer

Since being elected in 2024, Keir Starmer has made it one of his priorities to reset ties with China following a deterioration in relations under previous governments.

UK’s Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

In the 12 months to the middle of 2025, China was Britain’s fourth-largest trading partner

A Downing Street spokesperson said British PM Starmer held phone calls with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are ‘wrong’

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Sunday after talking to the leaders of Denmark, the EU and Nato, to say he believed “applying tariffs on allies for pursuing t...