Apr 17 Macron and Starmer welcome news of Strait of Hormuz opening but say it must be permanent By Sylvie Corbet, Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer plan an international mission to restore maritime security, with military planners meeting in London next week. Continue reading
Apr 05 Pressure grows to remove Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the headliner of London summer music festival By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Pressure was mounting Sunday on American rapper Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Continue reading
Mar 31 King Charles to make a U.S. state visit despite calls to cancel over the Iran war By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that the king and Queen Camilla would travel to the U.S. in late April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence. Continue reading
Mar 25 UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The move is likely to hurt the hard-right party Reform UK, which accepts crypto and has received large donations from a businessman living abroad. Continue reading
Mar 11 British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson, files show By Jill Lawless, Brian Melley, Associated Press Concerns were raised in a document sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in December 2024 when he was considering appointing Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador because of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Feb 10 UK Prime Minister Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Tuesday that Labour lawmakers decided to unite behind Starmer. Continue reading
Feb 09 Head of Scotland's Labour Party calls on Starmer to resign By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is the most senior party figure to call for Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. Continue reading
Feb 06 UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe By Associated Press Mandelson has not been arrested or charged. Continue reading
Feb 05 UK's Starmer apologizes to Epstein survivors for making Peter Mandelson an ambassador By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.”… Continue reading
Jan 29 Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global order By Jill Lawless, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The disruption to global trade under Trump has made expanding trade and investment more imperative for many governments. Continue reading