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…