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UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war, Starmer says

It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.

Three More Arrested Over Golders Green Jewish Ambulance Arson Attack

The Met has arrested three people on suspicion of arson following the attacks on four ambulances in Golders Green: “Two British men, aged 19 and 20, and a 17-year-old boy with dual British and Pakistani nationality have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life following an attack on…

Residents living on new UK Chinese embassy site fear they have unknowingly been living 'in China' since 2018

Residents living on the site of the new Chinese "super embassy" in London fear they have unknowingly been living "in China" since 2018.

Manufacturing Production Declines for First Time in Six Months

Today’s Manufacturing PMI from S&P Global shows that manufacturing production has fallen for the first time in six months. Build it and they will – oh wait… “The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 51.0 in March, down from 51.7 in February and below the flash estimate of 51.4. The PMI…

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UK needs ‘ambitious’ new EU ties amid Iran war, Starmer says

PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from US Britain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing the war in the Gulf and the increasingly “volatile” international situation. The prime minister indicated that the conflict had re-focused the government on “ambitious” new ties with Europe, economically and in defence, and said that how Britain emerged from the crisis “would define us for

Bank of England: UK Government Debt Market at Severe Risk in Iran War Fallout

A well-timed update from the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee has stated today that the Iran war is making the UK gilt market particularly vulnerable. In addition to the dim view bond traders take of the Reeves rollercoaster… The committee says the war in general represents a “substantial negative supply shock” to the global…

Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do

Pro-natalists only echo the mistaken belief that the government could and should control fertility rates. His analysis was as wrong as his prescription. Boosting fertility is a bottom-up endeavour. A thriving nation relies upon vigorous communities. The post Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do appeared first on Conservative Home.

LIVE: Starmer Hosts Downing Street Press Conference on Middle East

Trump: All Starmer Wants Is Windmills, the UK Doesn’t Even Have a Navy

Donald Trump has made his strongest comments yet against NATO just as Starmer prepares to give an address from Downing Street. The President has spoken to the Telegraph in another round of interviews before he addresses the nation at 2 a.m. BST… Asked if the US’ membership of NATO would be reconsidered, he said: “Oh…

Tony Blair says the left is in ‘unholy alliance’ with Islamists. It’s a desperate last ploy to quell the anger over Gaza | Owen Jones

The former PM has no valid response when progressives raise a voice over war crimes, so he seeks to mute them. But we’ll take no moral lectures from him The left, claims Tony Blair, has forged an “alliance with Islamists”. He goes further: this is simply the latest mutation of antisemitism. Extraordinary accusations require extraordinary evidence. Yet unlike with his illegal war on Iraq, our former prime minister has not even troubled himself to assemble a dodgy dossier. This latest tirade was p

Energy bill help would be based on household income, Reeves says

The chancellor tells the BBC it is "too early" to say exactly who would get help but hinted any support would not arrive until the autumn.