Kemi BadenochShadow justice secretary says mass prayer in Trafalgar Square is ‘Islamist act of domination’Nick Timothy should be sacked over comments says Sir Keir Starmer but Kemi Badenoch defends her frontbencherBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Prime Minister's QuestionsStarmer and Badenoch trade blows on Iran and Mandelson in tense PMQsThe prime minister said he favoured a ‘negotiated settlement’ with Iran that stopped it from obtaining nuclear weaponsBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Kemi BadenochBadenoch: Starmer’s Iran stance is appeasement of ‘sectarian’ voteThe Conservative Party leader added: ‘we should be looking after the British national interest, not particular constituency interest’By Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
By Lawrence J. HaasEurope’s Iran stance is a strategic error that hurts its US allianceWiser leaders would stop picking fights with Washington over a war they can’t influence and that ultimately advances their own security4 min read
Sir Keir StarmerSir Keir Starmer affirms security for Jewish and Muslim places of worship amid war in Middle EastPM’s pledge comes as communities secretary Steve Reed meets CST to discuss safetyBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
By Stephen PollardEd Miliband’s toxic legacy: Syria, Corbyn and Britain’s retreat on IranDespite being so disastrously wrong so many times, he maintains the air of smug superiority that he has had since he first became Labour leader. Now we learn of the latest example of his indifference to tyranny and terror3 min read
Ed MilibandEd Miliband ‘won cabinet revolt against PM’s plan to let US use UK bases’Former Labour leader blocked Sir Keir Starmer’s proposal to give advance permission before campaign against Iran began, reports claimBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Government U-turns on allowing American access to British basesBacktrack by Starmer came just hours before the UK base in Cyprus was hit by an Iranian droneBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||March 2, 2026 14:38
PM and family made private trip to Poland to visit former home of Lady Victoria Starmer’s grandparentsNone of the prime minister’s wife’s extended family who stayed in Poland survived the NazisBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||February 23, 2026 21:51
Starmer faces fresh criticism over failure to proscribe IRGC after EU adds group to terrorist listShadow foreign secretary Priti Patel questioned why the government had not made good on its pledge to outlaw the IRGC while in oppositionBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||February 23, 2026 17:24
Wes Streeting accused Israel of ‘talking the language of ethnic cleansing’ in texts to Lord MandelsonThe health secretary, tipped as a potential successor to Sir Keir Starmer, expressed concerns he would lose his seat to a pro-Gaza independent and claimed the Jewish state was committing ‘war crimes’By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read||February 10, 2026 13:17
Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandalKemi Badenoch said the prime minister’s position was ‘untenable’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||February 5, 2026 14:36
Starmer has broken his promise to sanction Hamas officials, British hostage families sayThe eight families are seeking ‘urgent clarity’ on when the PM will fulfil his commitmentBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||February 5, 2026 13:52
‘Madness’ to block Burnham from by-election candidacy, says Jewish Labour MPCharlotte Nichols MP, in an interview with the JC, objected to the party cutting off any potential challengers to the prime minister ‘at the knees’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 27, 2026 13:36
Shoah survivor implores Starmer to ‘do what needs to be done’ to tackle hate in historic cabinet addressThe talk by Mala Tribich MBE was the first time a survivor has addressed the government’s top tableBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 27, 2026 12:16
By Sir Keir StarmerStarmer: I will deliver the National Holocaust MemorialThe prime minister’s message ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day1 min read||January 23, 2026 11:21