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The Guardian Politics15 Apr 2026

Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project

Eluned Morgan says US under Donald Trump is ‘not partner it once was’ with Iran threats and ‘contempt’ towards UK Wales’s first minister has called on Keir Starmer to suspend a big joint defence project with the US, saying that under Donald Trump the country is “not the partner it once was”. In a statement on Wednesday, Labour’s Eluned Morgan cited the US president’s “contempt” towards the UK and his threat to “annihilate” Iran as reasons to halt the development of the Deep Space Advanced Radar

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves

The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.

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The Guardian Politics15 Apr 2026

Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’

UK chancellor tells US audience she is ‘not convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer place’ Middle East crisis – live updates Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has stepped up her criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, describing it as a “mistake” that has destabilised the global economy and damaged living standards around the world. In a marked fraying of the transatlantic relationship, the UK chancellor said Trump breaking off from diplomatic talks with Iran and l

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Express Politics15 Apr 2026

NATO 'exasperated' by UK military decline under Labour - 'an utter humiliation!'

EXCLUSIVE: A source said allies are 'exasperated by the utter paralysis and humiliation of a once proud nation and leader in NATO'.

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The Guardian Politics15 Apr 2026

Government’s 1.5m housebuilding target in England is suffering subsidence | Nils Pratley

As the country’s biggest housebuilder cuts land buying and the Iran war pushes up costs, setting an ambitious figure appears even more foolish This is what the government didn’t want to hear when its target to build 1.5m new homes in England during this parliament already looked out of reach. The country’s biggest housebuilder is trimming its purchases of new land because the Iran war has created “a less certain backdrop”. Barratt Redrow’s “disciplined approach” isn’t a downing of tools, it shou

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Sky News Politics15 Apr 2026

MPs to launch national ad campaign to highlight extent UK military is unprepared for war

A cross-party group of MPs is set to launch a national advertising campaign that will highlight their view that the UK's military is underfunded - amid calls for increased defence spending.

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Guido Fawkes15 Apr 2026

Green Party Fails to Delete Candidate’s Videos ‘Blaming Israel’ for Bondi Beach Tragedy and Attack on RAF Base

A Green candidate in the local elections has failed to delete numerous videos on his social media despite the party promising they would be removed. The party has also kept him on as a candidate despite being alerted to his posts by the press days before close of nominations last Thursday… Mark Adderley, a Green…

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The Guardian Politics15 Apr 2026

Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward

Each party has its own version of nationalism to offer voters in May’s Senedd election: closer ties to England or more independence for Wales It’s fair to say that the UK will change after the elections on 7 May. But few places will change as thoroughly as Wales. The polls suggest that after the vote our next Senedd will be led by either Plaid Cymru or Reform: this would make it the first time in 100 years that Welsh Labour is not the largest party in Cymru. However, Plaid and Reform’s visions f

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

Starmer says he's 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

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Express Politics15 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves picks fight with Trump over Iran war 'mistake'

Rachel Reeves' extraordinary remarks come after Donald Trump criticised once again Britain's policies.

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

Starmer challenged over defence investment plan delay

The prime minister is facing growing pressure to spell out when the funding blueprint will be published.

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

Starmer challenged over defence investment plan delay

The prime minister is facing growing pressure to spell out when the funding blueprint will be published.

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