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Keir Starmer, the welfare

BBC on MSN · 17h

Welfare rebellion to test Starmer like never before

All of a sudden, this is a grave crisis for Sir Keir Starmer, perhaps the gravest of his year in Downing Street so far.Politically, it looks very hard for the government to proceed with its flagship welfare policies.

Reuters on MSN · 17h

UK's Starmer vows to press on with welfare reforms despite opposition

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper THE HAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to press on with his reforms to the welfare system despite opposition by more than 100 of his lawmakers who are threatening a major rebellion over the changes.

Bloomberg · 22h

Labour Rebels Get Enough Support to Kill Starmer’s Welfare Cuts

Labour party opponents of the UK government’s £5 billion ($6.8 billion) cut to disability benefits have secured enough support to block the plan, setting up a high-stakes test of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership less than a year into office.

NATO, Keir Starmer and GDP

Reuters on MSN · 13h

At NATO, UK's Starmer pledges increase in defence spending to 5%

By Andrew MacAskill THE HAGUE (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to boost overall defence and security spending to 5% of economic output by 2035 to meet a NATO target, with his government warning it must "actively prepare" for war at home for the first time in years.

Regtechtimes on MSN · 18h

⚠️ UK Security Spending Hits Historic High Under Starmer — 5% GDP Pledge Shakes Up NATO Priorities

In a major step to strengthen the safety and prosperity of the country, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a firm pledge to spend 5% of the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on national security.

The Financial Times · 1d

UK defence funding will hit 5% of GDP by 2035, Starmer to tell Nato summit

The pledge would raise core defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035, with an additional 1.5 per cent on security related infrastructure such as cyber security and border protection. The UK prime minister had already pledged to raise defence spending from around 2.

1don MSN

International law 'at heart' of Starmer's foreign policy, says Hermer

Lord Richard Hermer said that the government was determined to "lead on international law issues" globally.

GB News on MSN10h

'Start of the end!' Keir Starmer's allies sound 'General Election alarm' as Labour MPs mount mega-rebellion

Labour rebels could topple Sir Keir Starmer by mounting a rebellion against plans to cut Britain's ballooning benefits bill, ...

14hon MSN

Sadiq Khan Joins Labour Backlash As Rebellion Against Starmer's Welfare Cuts Grows

Sadiq Khan has joined the growing Labour rebellion against Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts. The mayor of London said the plans ...

The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN19h

Zelenskyy, Starmer meet Ukrainian troops training in Britain

Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the UK and its 13 partner nations for the Interflex program, launched in June 2022 to train ...

Daily Mail on MSN12h

Nato: Starmer meets with French PM Macron and German Chancellor Merz

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer greeted French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of the ...

The Kyiv Independent on MSN1d

Zelensky, Starmer hail 'massive step forward' in military cooperation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on June 23, ahead of the ...

inews.co.uk on MSN6h

‘Starmer can’t win over the country’: New warning to Labour despite ‘good’ economy plan

Elections expert John Curtice has warned that voters are sceptical of the main policies the Government is planning to boost ...

12hon MSN

Starmer defends US action in Iran and calls for de-escalation

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the US had helped in ‘alleviating’ the threat of nuclear capability for Tehran.

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