All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer orders tech firms to block children sending nude images
Sir Keir Starmer has directed tech companies to implement measures that will prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images on their devices.
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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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Social media ban for under-16s edges closer as Starmer says "things are going to change"
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to announce a social media ban for children under 16 after pressure from parents caused him to change his mind.
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Pressure mounts on Starmer, but allies say PM is more upbeat than ever
The demands of high office, the weight of responsibility of keeping the country safe, combined with a good chunk of your MPs trying to depose you from office, would understandably make it difficult to sleep at night on the best of days.
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Britain’s £3.5bn aircraft carrier breaks down again as defence funding row deepens
Britain’s £3.5 billion flagship aircraft carrier has suffered another breakdown, just as ministers clash over plans to increase defence funding.
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Channel 4 legend Jon Snow says he tried to hide Alzheimer’s as condition progresses quietly over years
Channel 4 News veteran Jon Snow has revealed he has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for four years.
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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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Claimants join lawsuit against xAI over AI tool generating abusive sexual content
New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualized material created by its Grok AI tool.
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Sir Keir Starmer backs Darren Jones as Mandelson WhatsApp leak row deepens over missing messages
Sir Keir Starmer continues to have confidence in Darren Jones, according to Downing Street, after the cabinet minister reportedly apologized to Lord Peter Mandelson
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Starmer to meet family of murdered student as political row over policing continues
Sir Keir Starmer will meet the family of murdered student Henry Nowak, whose treatment by police has triggered a political row.
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Far-right groups accused of exploiting Henry Nowak case as Southampton protest turns violent
Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups are using anger over the murder of the white 18-year-old student Henry Nowak by a Sikh man as a recruiting ground for their cause, with prominent members taking part in violent protests on Tuesday.
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Farage doubles down on "two-tier policing" claim despite backlash from Starmer and Badenoch
Nigel Farage has reinforced his claims of ’two-tier policing’ in Britain after facing backlash for his remarks regarding the murder of student Henry Nowak in Southampton.
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Leaked chats raise questions over ties between Mandelson, McSweeney and New Statesman editor
Two days after Peter Mandelson was announced as the UK’s Ambassador to Washington in December 2024, Tom McTague, then political editor of UnHerd, published a column headlined ‘Peter Mandelson
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Sex abuse survivors seek answers from Starmer over Harrods and Al Fayed scandal
Sex abuse survivors will meet with the Prime Minister on Wednesday as part of a push for greater accountability for what they described as “decades of institutional rape and sexual abuse” associated with Harrods.
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Starmer accuses Farage of exploiting murdered teen Henry Nowak to fuel division despite family’s plea
Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of attempting to ’create division’ following the murder of Henry Nowak and acting against the wishes of the 18-year-old’s family.
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Angela Rayner’s revenge campaign nears its end — and Britain faces the bill
Yesterday, thousands of documents, WhatsApp messages, and messages linked to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador finally came to light.
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Farage erupts over police who believed killer’s "racist attack" lie as victim died in handcuffs
Nigel Farage has criticized the police who believed a killer’s "racist attack" lie while his victim bled to death in handcuffs.
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Mandelson urged to surrender phone as leaked files expose private criticism of Starmer’s leadership
Peter Mandelson described Keir Starmer’s No10 as “beleaguered and bereft” and said the Prime Minister lacked “verve” in explosive documents published today.
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Labour’s McFadden blasted colleagues obsessed with taxing Britain to fund benefits
Labour’s Pat McFadden complained to Lord Mandelson about the attitude of backbenchers - saying his colleagues were only concerned with who they could tax to fund benefits increases.
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Mandelson files reveal behind-the-scenes links between UK government, Palantir and Peter Thiel
On 22 July 2025, Britain’s Ambassador to the United States sent a short email to the two most senior aides in Downing Street. The subject line was a name: “Peter Thiel.”
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Leaked Mandelson files expose criticism of Starmer, Cabinet WhatsApps and security fears
Peter Mandelson said the government would ‘never regret’ appointing him and attacked Keir Starmer’s leadership in private messages with Cabinet Ministers, the newly released Mandelson files show.
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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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UK moves to let domestic abuse victims stay in social housing while abusers are forced out
A new law being introduced to parliament today aims to close a loophole that has forced domestic abuse victims living in social housing to either stay in harm’s way or risk homelessness.
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Wes Streeting backs North Sea drilling and national insurance cuts in Labour leadership pitch
Labour should consider reducing national insurance and granting new oil drilling licenses for the North Sea, Wes Streeting said as he continued to advocate for the party’s leadership.
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Teen rapists avoid jail after attacks on 14-year-old girls — with £26 punishment
Campaigners fear that the sexual abuse of underage girls by teenage boys is becoming a ’socially accepted norm’ after more examples emerged of youth offenders being spared jail.