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Sky News Politics5 May 2026

Attacks on British Jews 'a crisis for all of us', says PM

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.

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Sky News Politics4 May 2026

UK on verge of joining EU's £78bn loan for Ukraine as Starmer seeks reset with Brussels

The UK is on the verge of joining the EU's €90bn (£78bn) loan scheme for Ukraine, as the government seeks to shore up support for Kyiv and deepen defence ties with the bloc.

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Sky News Politics29 Apr 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360?postid=11607973#liveblog-body'>Tories refer Farage to parliamentary watchdog over seven-figure gift from British businessman based in Thailand</a>

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Sky News Politics28 Apr 2026

Ajax armoured vehicle trials will be 'proceeding cautiously', minister says

Trials of the Army's Ajax armoured vehicle will be "proceeding cautiously" after they were halted last year, a defence minister has said.

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Sky News Politics28 Apr 2026

'Profiting from crisis morally wrong', says Millband as BP announces huge rise in earnings

The oil and gas producing giant BP has recorded a more than doubling of profits as it benefits from high prices from the Iran war.

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Sky News Politics27 Apr 2026

Your supermarket shop and holiday plans could be hit by Iran war, PM warns in Sky News interview

The Iran war could hit what British people buy in supermarkets and where they go on holiday, Sir Keir Starmer has told The Cathy Newman Show.

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Sky News Politics26 Apr 2026

Higher food and fuel prices could last for more than eight months after Iran war ends, minister reveals

Higher prices could last for more than eight months after the Iran war ends, the prime minister's right-hand man has said as ministers step up efforts to offset potential impacts to food and fuel supplies.

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Sky News Politics25 Apr 2026

'When, not if' - Labour's uncertainty over Starmer's future

On Friday, Keir Starmer's circle gathered at his country retreat of Chequers to wargame the coming weeks for a prime minister whose future is on the line.

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Sky News Politics24 Apr 2026

Green ambitions, leaving NATO and apologising over breast hypnosis claim - Polanski's success brings more scrutiny

Zack Polanski is on walkabout in Manchester with Hannah Spencer, the Green's newest MP.

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Sky News Politics23 Apr 2026

PM told to quit as senior civil servant set to face more Mandelson questions

Sir Keir Starmer has used his St George's Day speech to warn of "voices both here and abroad" seeking to stoke division in Britain.

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Sky News Politics22 Apr 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360?postid=11567022#liveblog-body'>Riot police to be deployed to stop small boat crossings</a>

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Sky News Politics20 Apr 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360'>'I did not mislead Commons' over Mandelson vetting, says PM</a>

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