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Starmer and Xi Meet to Reset Ties Between Britain and China
new video loaded: Starmer and Xi Meet to Reset Ties Between Britain and China transcript Back transcript Starmer and Xi Meet to Reset Ties Between Britain and China Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Xi Jinping of China met in Beijing on Thursday in a bid to reset ties as both countries seek […]
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer flies to China for three-day visit
Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018. He is due to meet President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Around 60 British business and cultural leaders are also on the trip, including representatives from bank HSBC, pharmaceutical company GSK, Jaguar Land Rover […]
X could ‘lose right to self regulate’, says Starmer
Laura CressTechnology reporter BBC The UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot. Speaking to Labour MPs on Monday, Sir Keir Starmer warned X could lose the “right to self regulate”. “If X cannot control Grok, we […]
Starmer tells Labour MPs his foreign trips can help fix cost-of-living crisis | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer has defended his frequent trips out of the country to Labour MPs, attempting to draw a direct link with the cost of living at home, which he warned would not be solved by isolationism. The prime minister told the meeting of the parliamentary Labour party (PLP) on Monday night that it was essential […]
Starmer tells BBC ‘I’ll be PM this time next year’
Laura Kuenssberg,Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergand Thomas Mackintosh Watch: Chopping and changing of leadership ‘not in our national interest’, says Starmer Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed concerns about his leadership and said he will still be prime minister this time next year. In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the prime […]
Starmer won’t be drawn on whether US strikes on Venezuela broke international law
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on whether or not US President Donald Trump’s military action against Venezuela may have broken international law. In an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the prime minister did not condemn the US strikes. He said he was […]
Keir Starmer vows to ‘defeat decline and division’ in new year message
Becky MortonPolitical reporter Downing Street Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “defeat the decline and division offered by others” in his new year message, as he insisted 2026 would see people feel “positive change” in their lives. He acknowledged “things have been tough in Britain for a while” but said the public should […]
Starmer appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as US ambassador | Foreign policy
Keir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, replacing Peter Mandelson who was forced to quit over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Turner, the who was appointed ambassador to the UN in May, had previously been political director at the Foreign Office and had brokered a close relationship […]
Left-wing candidate Andrea Egan beats Starmer ally to lead Unison
Left-wing candidate Andrea Egan has been elected as the new leader of Unison, the UK’s biggest trade union, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Ms Egan, who was expelled from the Labour Party three years ago, beat the union’s current general secretary Christina McAnea, an ally of the prime minister. Following her election, Ms […]