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Sir Keir Starmer says Donald Trump is seeking to “put pressure on me in different ways” – but has insisted that he won’t “buckle under pressure”. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister said he “wanted a good relationship” with the US president and still does, but vowed he is “not…
Cards on the table, when I first read a story heavily suggesting the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s mobile phone was somehow connected to requests for messages about Lord Mandelson, I thought to myself: that is an absurd conspiracy theory. After all, what are those “raising an eyebrow” at this affair saying happened? Was Number 10’s…
A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our country and the way we do things, is about to profoundly change. This is a “once in a…
Green MPs have written to Ed Miliband demanding he set out plans to decouple electricity prices from gas, after Sky News revealed he was “looking into” the policy. The letter calls for the government to fully commit to the measure, arguing it could knock hundreds of pounds off household energy bills by ending the “rigged…
Concerns over queues at the petrol pump are growing at the very top levels of both business and government. And whatever Westminster says, there are credible figures warning that forecourts could soon be hit by shortages due to the ongoing Iran war. Nick Butler, the former BP executive who worked for Gordon Brown in government,…
British forces are to be given permission to board sanctioned ships sailing through UK waters. Armed forces and law enforcement officers will be able to board Russian shadow fleet vessels as part of efforts to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. The Royal Navy has supported…
Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – are to strike for six days in the ongoing row over pay and jobs, the British Medical Association announced. The BMA said it was taking industrial action as the government had not done enough to address their concerns over pay and job shortages. Both sides have…
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has threatened to break up failing NHS trusts in response to the latest health service satisfaction survey. A review of opinions carried out by the King’s Fund found that in 2025, 26% of British adults were satisfied with how the NHS runs – up from 19% in 2024, while dissatisfaction fell…
Five NHS trusts with “deep-rooted challenges” will be the first to be placed in a new recovery programme, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said “failure has been tolerated for too long”, and although there has been improvement across the NHS overall, some “challenged” trusts continue to struggle. The new NHS Intensive Recovery programme…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ Does Donald Trump always chicken out or is Sir Keir Starmer in the dark about what is going to happen next in the Middle East? The US president has paused military action in Iran for five days, but pressure remains on the UK government…