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Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of “not having any balls” regarding his reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.Last week five judges ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a decision that could have wide-ranging ramifications for trans women’s rights to use services and spaces reserved for women.Asked if the PM still believed that a transgender woman was a woman, his official spokesman said: “No, the Supreme Court judgment has made clear that when looking at the Equality Act, a woman is a biological woman. That is set out clearly by the court judgment.”The Conservative leader labelled the prime minister a “weather vane who twists in the wind” on Wednesday (23 April) following Sir Keir’s U-turn on his views. More

Sir Keir Starmer has made a call to “lower the temperature” on debates over the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.It comes after the prime minister’s spokesperson, when asked if Sir Keir still believed that a transgender woman was a woman, said: “No, the Supreme Court judgment has made clear that when looking at the Equality Act, a woman is a biological woman. That is set out clearly by the court judgment.”Responding to Kemi Badenoch, who questioned the prime minister on his U-turn on his previous statement that trans women are women, the Labour leader responded: “This is the time now to lower the temperature, to move forward and to conduct this debate with the care and compassion that it deserves.” More

Sir Keir Starmer has urged the public to reclaim the English flag, sharing his worries about the far-right claiming ownership of it during a Downing Street reception held to mark St George’s Day.“I do understand the fight over the flag… but that’s why we’ve got to reclaim it. It belongs to all of us,” the prime minister said.On Tuesday night (22 April), Sir Keir pointed to the riots following the Southport stabbings, which were fuelled by online misinformation and which the PM has previously blamed the far-right for.Sir Keir said he had seen “people throwing bricks at the very same police officers I was shaking hands with” when he visited the scene of the stabbings, adding: “And that’s why the battle for our flag is really important because that is what happened and that was only last year.” More

A Labour minister has refused to rule out another Chinese company taking over operations at British Steel. Ministers have secured raw materials needed to keep British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe alive amid accusations that the plant’s Chinese owners were poised to let it fail.The materials – which have arrived by ship from the United States – are enough to keep the furnaces running for the coming weeks while the government scrambles to secure the long-term future of the Jingye-owned site.Speaking on Sky News on Tuesday (15 April), Minister of State for Industry Sarah Jones was grilled on the possibility of further Chinese ownership of British Steel.She said: “I’m not going to say yes or no to anything that isn’t on the table.” More

Lisa Nandy has publicly reversed her stance on the monarchy after previously voicing her desire to vote to abolish the institution.During her 2020 Labour leadership campaign, she stated being a Democrat, she’d vote to abolish the monarchy. However, speaking on Wednesday’s (9 April) Good Morning Britain, the senior Labour minister cited her collaborative work with the royal family on initiatives like tackling knife crime and the UK Soft Power Council as influencing her shift.Ms Nandy said the nation needs a royal family “who are able to help us to deliver the benefits to Britain” due to the ongoing turmoil in the world. More

Nigel Farage has claimed that his friendship with Donald Trump could be useful to the UK government as it navigates the fallout from the US president’s global tariffs.The Reform UK leader, who has long supported the US president, has previously said he thought the tariffs were “a bit excessive”.Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, 9 April, the Reform UK leader hailed his relationship “Not just with President Trump, but half of the cabinet.”It came as UK stocks fell sharply again on Wednesday morning as Mr Trump’s worldwide tariffs came into effect. More

This is the moment Boris Johnson was attacked by an ostrich while visiting a wildlife park in Texas with his family.The video was uploaded by his wife Carrie Johnson to her Instagram account with the caption “Too funny not to share.”In the clip, the former Prime Minister can be seen in a vehicle with his four-year-old son Wilfred on his lap. As he slows down the car to get a better look at the flightless bird, it leans in and nips his hand.The former Tory leader quickly pulls his hand away with a yelp of pain and exclaims “Oh cripes, f***ing hell!”The couple, who share three children together – Wilfred, Romy and Frank – are currently on holiday in the United States. More