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UK’s Starmer to face grilling from MPs over Mandelson

Prime minister is struggling to end a controversy that has threatened his grip on power

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In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on November 25, 2025, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, makes a statement to MPs on the G20 and Ukraine, in the House of Commons.

Starmer under fire: Mandelson scandal deepens

Senior official quits as UK PM faces fresh calls to resign over envoy scandal

In this file picture, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington.

UAE-backed DIAFA buys Ivy, Annabel’s in ten-figure deal

DIAFA takes control of London’s top venues with global expansion lined up

London's Luxury Mayfair District

Breaking a 1,400-year barrier: Who is Sarah Mullally?

Former nurse and first woman archbishop takes charge as Anglican Church faces pressure

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally looks on during her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, south-east England on March 25, 2026.

UK probes attack on Jewish ambulances as hate crime

PM Starmer condemns burning of four vehicles, no injuries reported

Firefighters are pictured in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire overnight.

UK meningitis cases linked to Kent nightclub rise to 34

Two young people have died as students line up for vaccines and antibiotics

Students wait in line at the entrance to the sports hall at the University of Kent campus in Canterbury, England, where the rollout of a meningitis B vaccine to about 5,000 students has begun.

UK meningitis: What we know as cases climb to 20

Two students dead as authorities target university-linked cluster

Public health officials in the UK have issued urgent warnings on meningitis to students because of the heightened risk of transmission in university settings.

Not NATO’s war: Germany, UK push back on Trump pressure

European allies reject calls for NATO involvement in Iran war as oil crisis deepens

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 13, 2026.

Usman Tariq first Pakistan player sold in The Hundred

2026 season of The Hundred is scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 15

Pakistan's Usman Tariq celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Sam Curran during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 24, 2026.

UAE President, UK PM discuss regional security

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Keir Starmer stress need to avoid conflict escalation

UAE President, UK PM discuss regional security amid rising tensions

Asylum crackdown: Pakistan under UK’s lens

High rejection but low deportation rates put Pakistan under the lens

Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, makes a statement on new reforms to seeking asylum in the UK. File photo

London police say 4 men arrested for aiding Iran

Six other men were also arrested in Harrow on suspicion of assisting an offender

The Metropolitan Police has said that one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals were taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

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