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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | David Hughes |Eleanor Barlow |Rebecca Black
Ireland will do anything it can to help Keir Starmer’s plan to "reset" Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU), Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Ireland and Briatin are opening the "next chapter" in their relationship, Mr Starmer said, as ministers from the two nations discussed plans to increase co-operation. The Taoiseach and British prime minister were in Liverpool with senior ministers from both governments.
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1 month ago | 
breakingnews.ie | David Lynch |Caitlin Doherty |David Hughes |Helen Corbett
Donald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelenskiy he is “gambling with World War Three” in a heated exchange at the White House, amid UK efforts to broker an American security guarantee for Ukraine. The US president met his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office as the two nations were set to sign a deal granting the US access to rare minerals in exchange for further military aid. But the agreement was not signed after a series of testy remarks between the two presidents.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | Aine Fox |David Hughes
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, has announced he will resign following days of pressure after a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England. The independent Makin Review concluded that barrister John Smyth might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally alerted authorities in 2013. Mr Welby had apologised but stated that he would not resign, following the review’s publication last week.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | Margaret Davis |David Hughes
The UK government and police should be more open about criminal investigations to avoid an information gap being filled by social media, Britain's terror law watchdog has said, amid claims of a cover-up over the Southport attacks. Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, said the authorities should put all the information they can in the public domain.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
marketscreener.com | David Hughes
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves will raise taxes and increase borrowing as she promises to "invest, invest, invest" to "rebuild Britain". The UK's first female chancellor will deliver the first Labour budget since Alistair Darling in 2010, promising to put "more pounds in people's pockets".
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | David Lynch |Ella Pickover |David Hughes
New weight-loss jabs could help boost the economy in Britain by getting people “back into work”, the UK prime minister has said. Keir Starmer said that the anti-obesity medication could also help ease pressure on the British health service. It comes after England's health minister Wes Streeting suggested that weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them return to the workplace.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | David Hughes
Sir Keir Starmer met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the UK prime minister’s visit to New York. On Thursday, Mr Starmer visited Trump Tower for talks ahead of November’s US election. Mr Starmer said he wanted to meet Mr Trump face to face because “I’m a great believer in personal relationships on the world stage”.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
dailypost.co.uk | David Hughes
A minister has denied the Government is “attacking the hospitality industry” with plans to ban smoking in pub beer gardens. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said if the Government decided to implement a ban on outdoor smoking ministers would consult the hospitality industry about the potential impact on businesses. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wants to act to end the “preventable series of deaths” due to smoking.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | David Hughes |George Thompson
Vaughan Gething is quitting as Welsh First Minister after four members of his Government resigned and demanded he leave office. He said he had “taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, First Minister” and will now discuss a timetable for the election of his successor.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
breakingnews.ie | David Hughes
Sir Keir Starmer defended Joe Biden’s leadership of the Nato summit despite the US president confusing Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin. The UK prime minister, who earlier insisted Mr Biden was not senile and was on “good form”, faced questions about the president’s mental ability just moments after the US leader’s gaffe. Mr Biden introduced Ukrainian president Mr Zelenskiy as “president Putin” at an event attended by Mr Starmer at the Nato summit in Washington.
