in UK Politics
Urgent probe into foreign interference in UK politics after ex-Reform politician jailed for pro-Russian bribes
Housing secretary has said that Nathan Gill’s conduct is a ‘stain on our democracy’ More
UK Politics
Subterms
More stories
- in UK Politics
Starmer under pressure to tell Trump to call off ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Sir John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary who led the last charter renewal negotiations with the BBC, had told The Independent that Sir Keir Starmer should have already intervened to dissuade Trump from taking legal action More
- in UK Politics
BBC vows to fight Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit – latest
President Trump claimed the broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively’ doctored a speech he made in a Panorama edit More
- in UK Politics
UK must stop ‘dragging heels’ over China threat, intelligence watchdog warns
It comes amid ongoing disquiet following the collapse of a Chinese spying case and warnings by MI5 of the threat posed by the communist state to UK national security More
- in UK Politics
Trump is suing the BBC: A legal expert explains how the case could play out
The Panorama episode included a misleadingly edited clip of the US president’s 2021 speech More
- in UK Politics
Why not even ‘Trump whisperer’ Starmer can save the BBC from the US president’s wrath
Keir Starmer has earned a reputation as a ‘Trump whisperer’ with international peers, but the BBC scandal has shown the hard limits of his influence, writes political editor David Maddox More
- in UK Politics
Starmer hit by five Labour defections to Greens in London
It comes amid concerns that the Greens could take control of Labour councils in next year’s elections More
- in UK Politics
Starmer calls for police crackdown on antisemitic chants at pro-Palestine marches
The prime minister’s official spokesperson said that while ‘free speech is an important right in this country, that can’t extend to inciting hatred or harassing others’ More
