BRITAIN’S Chagos Islands handover will cost taxpayers ten times more than Sir Keir Starmer let on, newly unearthed figures claim. Official estimates reveal the bill for giving the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is not £3.4billion as promised, but actually close to £35billion. 2 The Chagos Islands is an overseas territory of the United…
The Labour Party has claimed that since it was elected to Government, the Bank of England has cut interest rates “five times in a row”. The party said: “Interest rates have now been cut five times in a row since Labour came into power.” The message was also shared in a social media graphic which…
What’s behind UK foreign policy change on Palestinian state? The new direction for the UK’s foreign policy regarding the Middle East came shortly after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with US President Donald Trump in Scotland.Just a day later, on July 29, Starmer interrupted his cabinet ministers’ summer break for an emergency meeting, after…
King Charles III’s monarchy will not receive a pay raise in 2024-2025. Photo : AP King Charles III’s monarchy will not receive a pay raise in 2024-2025, despite the Sovereign Grant, which funds royal duties and palace upkeep, set to surge by £45 million ($60 million) to £132 million ($170 million) in 2026-2027, according to…
Jubilant Labour supporters celebrate a by-election win outside a Scottish town hall, waving flags and raising a champagne bottle. Labour scored a surprise win in a Scottish Parliament by-election on Friday, giving UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government a rare moment of celebration. Labour won with 8,559 votes, overturning the comfortable majority of…
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…
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce was forced to bring the BBC show to a halt as one audience member repeatedly begged: “Do something!” The programme was off to an explosive start last night (May 29) when one woman in the audience grilled Labour’s transport secretary Heidi Alexander about Israel as the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on….
A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain’s much-maligned railways. All UK rail operators are due to be renationalised within the next two years in a key policy launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain’s much-maligned railways.All UK rail operators are due to be renationalised within the next two years in a key policy launched by Prime Minister…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday (Image: AP) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain toxic issues in Britain.The Labour leader will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday…