PM says antisemitism is âabhorrentâ after booking of West, who has song called Heil Hitler and last year advertised swastika T-shirtKeir Starmer has said it is âdeeply concerningâ that Kanye West, the US rapper who has made a series of antisemitic comments, is to appear at a British music festival.The prime minister joins others who have criticised Wireless festival for booking the musician, also known as Ye, to headline all three nights of the forthcoming event in London. Continue reading...
PM gets widespread backing after presidentâs mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new lowKeir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation.In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House, and said the UK was ânot our bestâ as an ally. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Group of MPs and animal charities call for end to practice after Scotland and Wales vote to phase it outKeir Starmer is coming under pressure from backbench Labour MPs to ban the âcruelâ practice of greyhound racing.The Welsh and Scottish governments voted last month to phase out the practice. Animal welfare groups say thousands of dogs in the UK have died in recent years owing to racing in the âinherently dangerousâ sport. Continue reading...
British Medical Association leaders say PMâs threat to axe posts makes strike action more likelyResident doctors have accused Keir Starmer of damaging the prospects of a deal to end their pay and jobs dispute by threatening to axe 1,000 new jobs for medics in the NHS.The claim from the British Medical Association leaders came just before the Thursday deadline given by the prime minister for the union to accept the governmentâs final offer. Continue reading...
PM says decision by union to reject offer including thousands of extra training posts and 7.1% pay rise without putting it to members for a vote is ârecklessâKeir Starmer has threatened to withdraw an offer of thousands of extra NHS training posts if resident doctors do not call off a six-day strike after Easter.The prime minister has given the doctorsâ union, the British Medical Association, 48 hours to ditch its plans for industrial action or the government will pull the current offer from the table. Continue reading...
PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: âPride in Britainâ Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britainâs values are being tested in a volatile world.Launching the partyâs local elections campaign with a new slogan: âPride in Britainâ, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland and English councils, especially in the north-east of England and London. Continue reading...
In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features âshouldnât be permittedâ, while education secretary says things âare going to changeâKeir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features âshouldnât be permittedâ.The prime minister said the government was âgoing to have to actâ on the algorithms that hook young people and children to social media, such as scrolling or âstreaksâ that encourage daily usage of apps. Continue reading...
CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morningAn attack on four Jewish community ambulances was aimed at making British Jews âbe less visibleâ and âfear going aboutâ their lives, Wes Streeting said as he pledged extra health support.Speaking at the scene of the attack in north London, the health secretary said:The aim of these attackers is clear. They want Jewish people in this country to live smaller lives, to live less Jewish lives, to be less visible as Jewish people, to fear going about Jewish life.I know that the Jewish community will not be cowed by this despicable act of evil, but it is the responsibility of the rest of us not to be bystanders.Every decent person in this country needs to stand up and speak up against this vile antisemitic hatred.This is a horrific antisemitic attack. And of course my thoughts, I think all of our thoughts, will be with those in the vicinity, the residents who are understandably very concerned, the Jewish community across the country deeply concerned.Iâve already been in touch with community leaders this morning and will continue to do so during the day. Continue reading...
PMâs comments come as he announces support for households reliant on heating oil amid surging costsUK politics live â latest updatesThe UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, as he announced that households reliant on heating oil to warm their homes would receive ÂŁ53m of government support to help with their bills.After costs surged following the outbreak of the Iran conflict, lower-income households will get targeted support, while heating oil suppliers engaged in price gouging will face legal action and future market regulation, he warned. Continue reading...
