Keir Starmer

Trump warns Britain on China business ventures, as Starmer calls for closer relationship

In three-hour talks with President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the British leader called for a "more sophisticated relationship" with improved market access, lower tariffs and investment deals.

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BRITAIN'S PRIME Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026.
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.

Starmer, Prince Harry condemn Trump's 'little off the front lines' NATO comments

President Trump said of NATO, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”

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US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Donald Trump calls UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty a 'great stupidity'

"Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the UK, is planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital US Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON," Trump said.

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Israel’s UN ambassador slams UK’s threat to recognize Palestinian state

"The State of Israel will not lower its waiver after the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7," Danon stressed.

JULY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN General Assembly in New York. September 22, 2024.

Tune into today's top stories: Starmer's plan, activist killed, tensions rise - July 29, 2025

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'Turn ceasefire into lasting peace': UK's Starmer to lay out plan for Palestinian state recognition

Starmer will introduce the plan to the US and Arab states within the next week, the Telegraph reported, adding that it will focus on steps to “turn a ceasefire into lasting peace.”

JULY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, before he and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer board Air Force One en route to Lossiemouth, at Prestwick Glasgow Airport in Prestwick, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.

Trump warns US could bomb Iran's nuclear sites again if program resumes

Trump issued the threat as he held talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry golf resort on the western coast of Scotland.

JULY 28, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump gestures before he boards Marine One, to travel to Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen, in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.

Trump, Starmer to meet in Scotland, with trade and Gaza on agenda

The British leader on Friday said his country would recognize a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal.

JULY 28, 2025ByREUTERS
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office earlier this year alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance.

UK's PM Starmer recalls cabinet from summer break to discuss 'Gaza situation'

The move to recall Starmer's cabinet of ministers for next Sunday, currently in recess until September 1, came after the possible recognition of a Palestinian State.

JULY 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on Defence spending at Downing Street on February 25, 2025 in London, England.

UK backs future Palestinian statehood but says ceasefire top priority

Successive British governments have said they would formally recognize a Palestinian state at the right time, without ever setting a timetable or specifying the conditions for it to happen.

JULY 25, 2025ByREUTERS
IRONICALLY, ALTERNATIVES to a two-state solution don’t necessarily provide any sort of protection from the violence against Israel.

'Israel are war criminals' Kneecap declares at Glastonbury after terror charges

The group has previously claimed that they were "playing characters" on stage, and it was up to the audience to interpret their messages.

JUNE 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

UK police arrest four over pro-Palestinian protest at air base

Three were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation, while another woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, according to police.

JUNE 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Police officers block a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in protest against Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's plans to proscribe the "Palestine Action" group in the coming weeks, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025.

Israel does the dirty work – and Europe fires back with sanctions - opinion

While Israel is fighting a war for its survival, Europe is distracting it on two levels - on the leadership level and on the people's level.

JUNE 24, 2025ByGOL KALEV
ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.