Keir Starmer

Why military brass kept Trump sidelined during high-stakes Iranian extraction operation - report

Military aides kept Trump out of the Situation Room during the high-stakes Iran rescue mission of a US airman, fearing his temper would derail the mission.

US President Donald Trump walks after speaking to the press, as he arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, US, April 17, 2026
 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

UK PM Starmer tells social media firms to 'take responsibility' for children's safety online

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

PMO appoints new Mossad chief, Trump orders Hormuz blockade after US-Iran talks fail


UK rejects pro-Palestinian orgs. request to arrest Herzog during his visit to the country

The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dismissed the request outright, stating there was “insufficient admissible evidence.”

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Israel's President Isaac Herzog to 10 Downing Street London, London, Sept. 10, 2025.

Starmer must 'force' Gaza borders open with UK troops, union leader demands

Unison chief Christina McAnea urges UK military action in Gaza to deliver aid, calling diplomacy ineffective and citing NATO’s Kosovo intervention as precedent.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.

Herzog, UK's Starmer clash during 'tough' meeting on Qatar strike, Palestinian statehood

Herzog's office warned that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time would "constitute a reward for terror" and undermine efforts to release the hostages and end the war in Gaza. 

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer sits with Israel's President Isaac Herzog as he visits 10 Downing Street in London, Sept. 10, 2025.

Yair Netanyahu slams UK's Starmer over Doha strike condemnation

"Keir Starmer, the communist who turned his country into the United Islamic Kingdom while oppressing the freedom of speech of his own patriotic English people," Yair Netanyahu wrote.

 Independence Day event at ICC Jerusalem. July 2nd 2019. Photo credit: David Azagury US Embassy Jerusalem

'Intolerable situation in Gaza,' UK PM Starmer discusses with PA President Abbas in London

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages' release, and no role for Hamas.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025.

UK's Starmer reshuffles top team to restore authority after Rayner blow

Rayner was accused of breaching the ministerial code by failing to pay taxes correctly.

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

Ending the conflict: Negotiation is Israel's only path to peace - opinion

UK Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters urges negotiation with Palestinians, stressing that peace is the only way to secure Israel’s future and end the cycle of violence.

UK AMBASSADOR Simon Walters: ‘Britain has stood with Israel through its darkest hours and its most remarkable achievements.’

UK denies Israeli officials access to defense summit

Despite government officials being barred from the conference, Israeli arms companies will still be welcome to partake in the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition.

 Illustrative: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 20, 2023,British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.

'Sanction Israel, launch war crimes investigation' demand Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh MPs

The letter added that, given the UK is party to the Genocide Convention, it has an "obligation to prevent acts that may amount to genocide."

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.

The UK shouldn’t preach morality to Israel when it silences its own critics - opinion

A US report claimed that the state of human rights in Britain in 2024 had worsened, yet Britain criticizes Israel's actions in Gaza.

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.