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UK deploys Rapid Sentry anti-drone system to Kuwait to fend off attacks, air force says

Gulf countries including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have been pulled into the Iran war, targeted by Iranian strikes in retaliation to attacks launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February.

Euronews

Britain faces one of the largest shocks from Iran war energy crisis, warns IMF

Oil prices have soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Police checking CCTV from day Morgan McSweeney’s phone was stolen

The loss of the ex-top aide’s phone means important messages relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador will not be revealed

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Met Police reviewing CCTV in review of Morgan McSweeney phone theft

The loss of the ex-top aide’s phone means important messages relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador will not be revealed.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer ‘to make Sadiq Khan a lord’

The prime minister is expected to hand the London Mayor a peerage in the wake of the May local elections

The Independent UK

Lord Mandelson to be asked for personal phone messages for release of files

The Cabinet Office is working on an information gathering plan and will ask the ex-Labour grandee to provide information.

Evening Standard

Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds

Ministers not on course to meet their objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IfG

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Full transcript of Morgan McSweeny phone theft 999 call - as Keir Starmer says cover-up theory is ‘far-fetched’

PM - ‘The idea that everybody could have seen that .. there there’d be a request over the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched’

Evening Standard

PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ scepticism about Morgan McSweeney phone theft

Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to account of theft

The Guardian - UK

Would Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone have Mandelson messages on it?

The theft of the ex-Labour chief of staff’s mobile has raised eyebrows in the context of the scandal over ex-ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Critics Say Starmer's £4m Foreign Trips are 'Too Much', UK Defends Britain's 'Banging the Drum' on Investments

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent over £4 million on foreign travel in less than two years, including a £1.2 million spike in late 2025. Transparency figures reveal high-cost delegations to Brazil, India, and South Africa. Critics argue the spending is tone-deaf, while Downing Street insists the trips secure vital…

International Business Times UK

Morgan McSweeney’s 999 call after phone theft reveals he failed to tell police he was Starmer’s chief of staff

Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff reported his device had been snatched in central London last October

The Independent UK

Politics latest: Reeves’ energy bill support plan branded ‘unbelievably weak’ and ‘waste of time’

Zak Polanski says chancellor ‘does not understand the scale of the cost of living crisis about to hit this country".

The Independent UK

Downing Street insists France and UK ‘united’ on small boats as deal nears expiry

The £478m deal was put in place by the Tories in 2023

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Allowing Trump to use UK bases is ‘putting British lives in danger’, top Iran official warns

Iran’s foreign minister has said Keir Starmer is "putting British lives in danger" by allowing Donald Trump the use of UK military bases during the Iran war. Abbas Araghchi warned Iran would exercise its right to self-defence as a result. In a post on social media, he said Starmer is…

The Times of India

UK authorises US to use British bases for strikes at Iran missile sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz.

Britain has authorized the US to use military bases in the UK for strikes against Iranian missile positions threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This decision follows a review of the escalating conflict and Iran's disruption of maritime traffic. The move allows US defensive operations to degrade missile sites…

The Guardian - UK

Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’

Evening Standard

UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

Up until this point, the Government has allowed the US to use British bases only to hit missile sites targeting British interests in the region.

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International Business Times UK

Labour Civil War: Angela Rayner Branded 'Helpless' Keir Starmer's New 'Puppet Master'

In Labour's escalating civil war, Angela Rayner challenges Keir Starmer's leadership, slamming 'un-British' policies and positioning herself as the party's saviour ahead of May's pivotal elections.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections

Exclusive: Resolution could pave way for full return to frontline politics, but supporters stress she has no plans to directly challenge Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Starmer plans to ease impact of immigration policy changes after backlash from Labour MPs

PM will consider exempting large numbers from proposed changes, which would leave people waiting 10 years for settled status

International Business Times UK

'Oldest Ally' or Not, Starmer Defies Trump with UK Out of Iran Conflict—'Will Not be Drawn Into Wider War'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected President Trump's calls for UK military intervention in the Iran conflict, prioritising regional de-escalation over the 'Oldest Ally' alliance.

Evening Standard

King welcomes Zelensky to Buckingham Palace ahead of new defence deal

Downing Street said the partnership with Kyiv would seek to ‘capitalise’ on Ukrainian expertise and Britain’s industrial base to manufacture drones.

The Independent UK

King Charles hosts Zelensky at Buckingham Palace amid new UK-Ukraine defence deal

The monarch greeted Mr Zelensky with a warm handshake and photograph

Evening Standard

UK in ‘better place’ to handle Iran war thanks to Chancellor, PM tells ministers

Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting took place in the middle of the war’s third week, with oil prices remaining above 100 US dollars (£75) per barrel.

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