UK’s Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path
- 10-Apr-2026
LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises, and he promised to strengthen the country’s economy and military to cope with a more “volatile and dangerous” world. On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the six-week-old Iran […]
UK’s Starmer calls emergency meeting on economy as Iran war risks mount
- 23-Mar-2026
MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with finance minister Rachel Reeves and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey in attendance, the government said. Investors are bracing for another stormy week in financial markets after Iran said it […]
UK leader Starmer to hold urgent govt talks on Gaza peace plan
- 29-Jul-2025
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Tuesday recall his ministers from recess for urgent talks on a Gaza peace plan that could pave the way for the recognition of a Palestinian state. Starmer is believed to have presented the plan to US President Donald Trump when the pair met in Scotland on Monday. […]
UK PM gives full backing to Rachel Reeves
- 02-Jul-2025
LONDON, July 2: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Rachel Reeves his full backing on Wednesday after the finance minister appeared visibly upset in parliament following a series of U-turns on welfare that blew a hole in her budget plans. Asked about Rachel Reeves, a Treasury spokesperson said: “It’s a personal matter, which – as […]
UK PM Starmer says situation in Gaza ‘getting worse by the day’
- 02-Jun-2025
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the situation in Gaza was getting “worse by the day” and that it was important to ensure the Palestinian enclave receives more humanitarian aid urgently. “The situation is intolerable in Gaza, and getting worse by the day,” Starmer told reporters in Scotland, when asked whether […]