A state visit always sends a buzz through the newsroom — and U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the U.K. next week looks set to deliver royal, political and business headlines, despite being his second such visit. U.S. President Donald Trump inspected an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London…
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has publicly criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer following his statement on the killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The 31-year-old was shot dead during an event in Utah, sending shockwaves through American politics. JK Rowling publicly criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his remarks following Charlie Kirk’s…
When Trump visited Scotland in July, he said a reduction in his tariffs on U.K. steel and aluminum would come “pretty soon.” But five months after the May deal was signed, the U.K. is still lobbying U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to get the White House to put those quotas…
Donald Trump is due to fly into the UK next week for his unprecedented second state visit, with his short trip taking place almost entirely outside of the capital. Trump will be the first US president ever to have a second state visit to the UK, after he was hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at…
David Lammy, left, and Yvette Cooper British prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed foreign minister David Lammy as deputy prime minister in a major cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner over a tax underpayment controversy.Lammy, 53, will also take on the role of justice secretary. As part of the reshuffle, home secretary…
Yvette Cooper, a seasoned Labour politician and former home secretary, was appointed as the UK’s new foreign minister by prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday. Her predecessor, David Lammy, was promoted to deputy prime minister in a major Cabinet reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation over a tax underpayment controversy. As part of the changes,…
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned from the UK government on Friday after she admitted underpaying property tax on a new home. Her resignation is a new blow for prime minister Keir Starmer. Ms Rayner is the eighth, and the most senior, ministerial departure from Mr Starmer’s team, and the most damaging yet after the…
Angela Rayner has quit the government after underpaying £40,000 tax on a seaside flat in Hove she bought in May. Rayner quit on Friday as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after an investigation by standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus found she had been advised by lawyers to seek out expert tax advice, but hadn’t….
Angela Rayner, who resigned as deputy leader of the British government on Friday, was a rare working class champion in a country long dominated by a government disproportionally educated at private schools and Oxford and Cambridge universities. Rayner, 45, is a former care worker who had a baby at the age of 16 and left…
The UK’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has been met with alarm well beyond its borders, with Irish artists, writers and musicians prominent among those denouncing the move. For many, the issue is not just about support for the group’s tactics and objectives but also whether the UK is abandoning its…