All news on the topic: Downing Street

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Streeting tells Starmer to make X pay for riot damage after Belfast unrest
Wes Streeting has called for Keir Starmer to take urgent action against X and other online platforms that have contributed to escalating social tensions, suggesting they should be required to help cover rebuilding costs following the riots in Belfast.
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Healey’s resignation letter leaves Starmer wounded before crucial G7 summit
A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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Under-16 social media ban looms as Starmer targets harmful online content
Sir Keir Starmer is poised to announce a ban on social media for under-16s within the next ten days.
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Downing Street clashes with JD Vance after US vice president blames migrant “invasion” for UK student’s murder
Downing Street has responded after US Vice President JD Vance blamed the murder of British student Henry Nowak on a "mass invasion of migrants".
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Starmer "profoundly humbled" after emotional Downing Street meeting with family of murdered student
Keir Starmer said he was "profoundly humbled" after meeting the family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak in Downing Street - urging politicians not to use the tragedy to stir up division.
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Mandelson calls Starmer’s Downing Street “beleaguered and bereft” in leaked WhatsApp messages
Lord Peter Mandelson warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation is "beleaguered and bereft" in damaging WhatsApp messages to a Cabinet minister.
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Ed Miliband accused of plotting Treasury takeover as Starmer weakens
Chancellor Rachel Reeves must not be “torpedoed” if Keir Starmer is removed as Britain’s prime minister.
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Pound sinks as markets panic over Starmer’s future
Leaders of some of the UK’s largest companies have expressed alarm at the chaos engulfing Westminster.
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Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC as Starmer faces leadership revolt
Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner could have a shot at taking her boss’s job.
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Downing Street in turmoil as Streeting move sparks Labour civil war fears
Sir Keir Starmer retains “full confidence” in Wes Streeting as Health Secretary, even as he looks set to resign in a bid to launch a leadership challenge.
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Labour civil war deepens despite Starmer defusing coup attempt from within cabinet
Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.
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Forensic investigation launched after north London bank evacuated over mystery illness scare
A forensic investigation is ongoing after a bank in north London was evacuated following reports of several people falling ill.
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Labour MPs urge Starmer to set exit timeline after devastating local election losses
Keir Starmer is under pressure to establish a timeline for his departure after a significant defeat in elections throughout Britain led senior Labour MPs to urge him to step down within a year.
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Labour civil war brewing as ministers warn coup against Starmer would trigger chaos
Cabinet ministers have told rebellious Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after potentially disastrous election.
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Starmer makes last-ditch pitch to voters as Labour braces for heavy local election losses
Keir Starmer will this week launch a last-minute effort to convince voters he is on their side as he persists in his campaign ahead of challenging local election results.
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Knife rampage suspect charged with three attempted murders in London attacks
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder in connection with the Golders Green attacks yesterday.
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Senior UK ministers criticize Rachel Reeves’s reported plan for a year-long rent freeze
Senior ministers have dismissed the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian reported Rachel Reeves was considering it.
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Starmer refuses to back Reeves as reshuffle rumours swirl and Labour revolt deepens
Keir Starmer dodged saying that Rachel Reeves is safe from a rumoured reshuffle today as he reels from the latest Mandelson scandal revolt.
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Trump’s awkward royal moment as he reveals mother’s “crush” on young Charles
Donald Trump has claimed that his mother had a "crush" on the King when he was younger during a speech in front of Charles and Camilla at the White House.
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Labour revolt fears grow as Starmer battles probe over alleged misconduct and secrecy
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing plans to ensure Labour MPs vote against any move to refer him to a parliamentary sleaze inquiry over the appointment of Lord Mandelson.
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Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’, says No10 amid Trump retaliation threat
Downing Street said the UK ’couldn’t be clearer’ about Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after leaked messages suggested the US might order a review in retaliation over Iran.
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Mandelson vetted despite Epstein concerns raised to UK authorities months earlier
The UK’s National Crime Agency reviewed new allegations about Lord Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein in spring 2024.
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Pressure mounts on Starmer after Robbins testimony sparks Labour backlash over Mandelson appointment
Cabinet allies and Labour heavyweights are turning against Sir Keir Starmer following Sir Olly Robbins’s explosive testimony before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
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The Mandelson fiasco shows how Starmer’s foreign policy misjudgments are piling up
You can’t kill something that is already dead. New details about Peter Mandelson’s disastrous appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington can trigger more paroxysms of outrage in Westminster.
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Former top civil servant claims Mandelson was cleared under political pressure from Downing Street
The former top civil servant in the Foreign Office has stated that Downing Street exerted significant pressure on his staff to support Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador.