Also known as: Sir Keir Starmer · UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer · UK prime minister · Prime Minister Keir Starmer · Starmer · UK leader · British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
UK Prime Minister facing electoral losses in Wales and Green Party gains amid voter disillusion with Labour party leadership.
Labour risks a historic defeat in Welsh elections as voters abandon the party over cost-of-living pressures, marking a major blow to Starmer's premiership. He also faces challenges as the UK Greens, now gaining ground with 100,000 new members under a new leader, benefit from voter disillusion with his government.
World leaders including Germany, France, Britain and Saudi Arabia are pressing Iran to return to diplomacy as the Middle East ceasefire deteriorates following exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian attacks reported by the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
World leaders including Germany, France, Britain and Saudi Arabia are pressing Iran to return to diplomacy as the Middle East ceasefire deteriorates following exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian attacks reported by the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Zack Polanski, a 43-year-old self-styled "eco-populist" who became Green Party leader in September 2025, is hoping to lead the party to a landmark breakthrough in British local elections. Since his election, party membership has grown by 100,000, and analysts suggest the Greens now have a serious prospect of winning seats and potentially controlling some councils, driven by voter disillusion with Labour's Keir Starmer.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wales, a Labour stronghold for over a century, is set to shift political allegiances in upcoming elections as voters abandon the party due to cost of living pressures and move toward anti-establishment candidates. A Labour defeat in Wales would mark a major blow to UK leader Keir Starmer's premiership.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump announced the removal of tariffs on Scottish whisky in honor of King Charles III and Queen Camilla as their four-day state visit to the United States concluded. Trump said the decision, made as the royals departed the White House, represents a major trade concession to Britain.
1 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two Jewish men, aged 76 and 34, were stabbed in north London's Golders Green neighbourhood on Wednesday in an attack police declared a "terrorist incident." A 45-year-old suspect was arrested; both victims are in stable condition in hospital.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Charles III quipped at a White House state dinner that without Britain, Americans would be speaking French, responding to Trump's earlier comments that European countries would speak German without US help in World War II. The king's remark reflected a warm tone between the two leaders despite existing tensions.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
On the third day of a four-day state visit to the US marked by Iran-war tensions, King Charles III will use a New York trip to highlight cultural and economic ties between Britain and the United States. The visit includes a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 memorial marking 25 years since the attacks, meetings with first responders and victims' families, and visits to an urban sustainable farming project and the New York Public Library.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →
Britain's King Charles III began a four-day state visit to the United States on Monday, his first since ascending the throne, at a time of mounting strain in bilateral relations including disagreements over Iran strikes, NATO, trade, and Britain's digital services tax. Although royal diplomacy may help ease tensions, it is unlikely to resolve substantive disputes.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →
King Charles III and Queen Camilla started a four-day state visit to the United States on Monday, proceeding as planned after security was reviewed following a gunman's attempt to force entry at a Washington DC dinner on Saturday where US President Donald Trump was targeted. Some elements of the visit's program will be slightly reworked to reduce security risks.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
A gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night, prompting Trump's evacuation. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested; the FBI and US Attorney General are investigating the incident, with preliminary findings suggesting senior White House officials may have been targeted.
27 April 2026 · Capital News →