Major blow for Starmer as Chagos Islands deal on brink with Mauritius 'asking more money'

Chagos Islands negotiations may see the UK hand over more than the rumoured £9billion as Mauritius reportedly demands a larger ... Diego Garcia military base back to the UK, Mauritius is now ... Read More

Donald Trump approves Keir Starmer's insane Chagos Islands deal

Donald Trump has signed off on Keir Starmer's surrender of the Chagos Islands ... return for handing the archipleigo over, which contains a key UK-US military base, Sir Keir will then lease the ... Read More

UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk - Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are ... Read More

Keir Starmer: “Falklands are British and will remain British; it's personal for me”

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ... from Argentina and its sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands. In a divided cabinet in the current Argentine government doves feel the Chagos ... Read More

Politics latest: Reform takes control of three councils - as Starmer defends 'tough but right' decisions

Reform UK has ... Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the government is on the right track, but North Durham MP Luke Akehurst said it has a lot to prove. Speaking to our political correspondent Ali ... Read More

Politics latest: PM gets some celebrity backup - and he knows a thing or two about gangs…

PM Keir Starmer has been manning the phones at Labour HQ today, hoping for a positive reception from possible voters, and had some celebrity backup from Ross Kemp - former star of EastEnders and ... Read More

Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer says the ... frustrations between Welsh and UK Labour boil over, asks political editor Gareth Lewis. The government has been facing growing demands to reveal which areas are ... Read More

What is the Chagos Deal?

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. The Chagos Islands ... UK's Nigel Farage asked how Keir Starmer could ... Read More

Starmer promises to listen to communities ‘failed’ by politics

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to Doncaster Sheffield Airport (Danny Lawson/PA) Politics has failed communities across the UK for decades ... going to sit back and hope. Read More