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Former prime minister says it is not “in the U.K.’s best interest to retaliate” and praises current leader’s “cool heads” approach.
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President Trump enacted a 25% tariff on all imported cars and light-duty trucks, and a 10% minimum tariff on other imported goods.
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Analysts said it was likely to lead to higher prices in the US and slower growth around the world.
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The Prime Minister's head of communications is to quit his Number 10 job after just nine months. Matthew Doyle is standing down as Keir Starmer ’s director of communications. He is a Labour veteran who worked closely with former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Matthew Doyle, Keir Starmer's director of communications in No10, has surprisingly quit after just nine months in the job - he said it is time to 'pass the baton on'
Sir Keir Starmer ’s communications chief is stepping down from his role after a turbulent nine months in Downing Street. Matthew Doyle, who also served as a special adviser under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is stepping down as director of communications with immediate effect.
Keir Starmer has been told only the UK Government has the power to separate the dual roles undertaken by Scotland's top law officer. The Prime Minister backed calls this week for the Lord Advocate - a role currently held by Dorothy Bain KC - to no longer sit in the Scottish Government Cabinet while also leading the country's prosecution service.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s director of communications Matthew Doyle is to step down from his role after just nine months in the post. The 49-year-old served as a special adviser to former prime minister Tony Blair and led communications for Liz Kendall’s leadership campaign in 2015.
Sales of Sir Keir Starmer's Toby Jug in the House of Commons Gift Shop are underwhelming - with the top five sellers currently Boris Johnson, Sir Winston Churchill, Tony Blair, Liz Truss and Margaret Thatcher.
A strong, if shallow, partnership at the top has defined Labour in office. Can it hold when the going gets tough?
Sir Keir Starmer has been watching Adolescence with his teenage children, but says a "minister for men" is "not the answer" to the issues raised in the show. He says he's more persuaded by arguments put forward by Gareth Southgate.
Five years after becoming Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has been on a remarkable journey. As opposition leader, Sir Keir purged the Labour left, including banishing his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn to the political wilderness,