LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government backed down on Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by lawmakers.Only days after Starmer insisted he would plough ahead with the reforms, Care Minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed concessions had been made to rebel MPs who had threatened to scupper proposed…
There will not be a private meeting between the president and king over the summer due to their conflicting schedules, despite the king proposing one in his initial invitation. A Buckingham Palace aide told the BBC: “His Majesty has known President Trump for many years and looks forward to hosting him and the First Lady…
London – Chinese spying and attempts by Beijing to undermine Britain’s democracy and economy have risen in recent years, the U.K. government said Tuesday in a report on the Asian giant. Foreign minister David Lammy told Parliament the Labour administration would invest £600 million ($818 million) in its intelligence services as a result of the…
British police are searching for suspects and the military is reviewing security arrangements after pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force Base and damaged two planes with red paint, officials said Friday. The group Palestine Action said two members entered RAF Brize Norton on Wednesday and used electric scooters to approach the Voyager jets,…
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Monday that they had signed a deal that would cut tariffs on commerce between their countries. But there was a tiny mishap. Trump not only dropped the document but also confused the US trading partner it was with while announcing an agreement had been…
File photo: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Britain is deploying fighter jets and other “assets” to the Middle East amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday. “We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support,” Starmer told reporters travelling with him…
Representative photo (AP) LONDON: New homes built in Britain will have rooftop solar panels “by default”, reducing energy bills and helping to meet carbon-reduction targets, the Labour government announced Friday.Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s party wants 1.5 million new homes built by 2029 amid a housing shortage, a figure many experts believe is optimistic. Energy secretary…
UK prime minister Keir Starmer (Image credit: AP) LONDON: Britain announced it will build 12 new attack submarines as it was set to unveil Monday a major defence review to deal with “growing” Russian aggression and the changing nature of warfare.Prime Minister Keir Starmer told BBC radio that “there is greater instability on defence and…
File photo: UK PM Keir Starmer (Picture credit: AP) LONDON: Sikh Federation UK has warned PM Keir Starmer it will campaign to no-platform Labour MPs from Aug 1 unless a judge-led public inquiry into Britain’s role in 1984’s Operation Blue Star is announced in Parliament by the end of July.No-platforming is a political strategy where…
LONDON: Britain will invest £1.5 billion ($2 billion) in new weapons factories to ramp up defence production capacity, the government said on Saturday, ahead of a major review of its armed forces and military strategy.The Strategic Defence Review, due to be published Monday, will assess the threats facing the UK amid Russia’s ongoing war in…