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Wes Streeting attacks Trump’s ‘outrageous’ Iran war rhetoric

Health secretary says failure of peace talks ‘disappointing’ and that UK-US relations have undoubtedly been strained Middle East crisis – live updates Wes Streeting has criticised Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran as “incendiary, provocative and outrageous”, and called the failure of US-Iran peace talks “disappointing” but said the success of future negotiations was necessary “in all of our interests”. “As ever in diplomacy, you’re failing until you succeed,” the health secretary told Sunday Mor

Ed Miliband sent warning over net zero plans as key sector at 'breaking point'

EXCLUSIVE: An industry chief warned the plans are 'not yet economically viable or practical' and could help further pressure on struggling firms.

Rachel Reeves says 'I am going to be straight with people' in new warning

The Chancellor has shared a fresh alert of people in UK over 'cost' of Iran War

Fury in countryside as Labour warned not to leave Britain without food in wartime

EXCLUSIVE: Labour has left farming off the list of industries which 'matter most to national security'

Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch

Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-elected The Conservatives would reinstate the two-child benefit cap and use the savings for a wide-ranging spending splurge on defence in what Kemi Badenoch said would be “the biggest peacetime programme of rearmament in our country’s history”. Speaking at a defence conference in London, the Tory leader criticised the government for Britain’s “lack of readiness” for war, which has been exposed by re

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Kemi Badenoch slams Keir Starmer on defence as UK hit with 'wake-up call'

The Tory leader has lashed out at the "disastrous lack of preparation" before the conflict in the Middle East.

Remaining in Nato is in best interests of US, says Keir Starmer

PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran war Keir Starmer has said it is in the best interests of the US to stay in Nato and that Europe must do more to support the alliance in light of the war in Iran. The British prime minister, speaking at the end of a multi-stop trip around the Gulf to discuss the tentative ceasefire and options to fully reopen the commercially vital strait of Hormuz, pushed back against Donald Trump’s thr

Farage urges Express readers to back Reform UK declaring Tories are 'not the challengers'

Nigel Farage has urged Express readers to back Reform UK 'whatever your previous allegiance' warning that voting Conservative risks splitting the vote.

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trials Labour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for sexual offences with fixed dates for trial. While those behind the amendment want to block the wider plan to stop thousands of cases being potentially eligible for jury trials, a measure ministers insist is needed to cut court backlogs, they say the specialist courts alo

Three UK pubs saved from liquidation - but owner gives 1 big warning

EXCLUSIVE: The group's director says 'the cost of everything keeps rising whilst no support is ever given to hospitality'.

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