Sir Keir Starmer promised “bold changes” as he announced he will relax rules around electric vehicles after carmakers were hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The prime minister said “global trade is being transformed” after the US president‘s 25% levy on imported cars, and 10% tariff on other products, came into force. Jaguar Land Rover has … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has said his government stands ready to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” after Donald Trump’s new 10% tariff kicked in. The UK was among a number of countries hit with the lowest import duty rate following the president’s announcement on 2 April – which he called ‘Liberation … Read more
👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy present their guide to the day ahead in British politics. It’s a big day, and nobody quite knows how it’ll end. US President Donald Trump will share the details of his tariff plans at about 9pm … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has said US-UK trade talks are “well advanced” ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed by Donald Trump on the UK this week – but rejected a “knee-jerk” response. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister said the UK is “working hard on an economic deal” with the … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has said 24,000 people who “have no right to be here” have been returned since Labour took power as he opened the government’s border security summit. The prime minister said it was the “highest return rate for eight years”. Politics latest: UK has been ‘soft touch on migration’, says Starmer Since Labour … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer is set to address a summit today aimed at cracking down on illegal migration. The UK prime minister is expected to say countries must not be pitted against each other over the “vile trade” of people smuggling. Representatives of 40 countries will gather in London for the two-day summit, where Sir Keir … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have discussed the “productive negotiations” towards a UK-US “economic prosperity deal”, Downing Street has said. The two leaders discussed a possible deal in a phone call on Sunday and agreed negotiations will “continue at pace”, according to a statement. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister spoke to … Read more
Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an “alternative path” is needed to stop the rise of Reform UK, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned. A joint statement signed by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other cross-party MPs calls for a wealth tax on … Read more
With a staccato burst, a horn sounded in the control room of the H.M.S. Vanguard, sending the crew of the nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarine to battle stations. The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom. “Set condition 1SQ,” he said, ordering its battery of ballistic missiles to be readied for launch. It was … Read more
Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not “defended” by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was talking on Thursday as he visited a UK base to meet a group of senior military officers from more than 30 nations tasked with turning a … Read more