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UK considers new Russia sanctions after Navalny frog toxin finding

Yvette Cooper says ‘cold war peace dividend we all believed in and hoped for has gone’The UK is mulling fresh sanctions against Moscow after pinning blame on the Kremlin for poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has...

Starmer facing calls for inquiry into Labour thinktank’s investigation of journalists

Cabinet Office minister commissioned report that made ‘baseless claims’ about reporters who were investigating Labour TogetherKeir Starmer is facing calls by MPs for an inquiry into the commissioning of a report that made “baseless claims” about journalists who were...

Jonathan Powell rejects overtures to replace McSweeney as Starmer’s chief of staff

Exclusive: National security adviser previously held the role under Blair but is considering plans to step down this yearJonathan Powell, Keir Starmer’s national security adviser (NSA), has rejected overtures to become the prime minister’s chief of staff after the...

Welsh munitions factory seen as crucial to boosting UK stockpiles and aiding Ukraine is yet to open

Exclusive: Delay at Glascoed is latest setback for armed forces and for UK’s capacity to supply shells to UkraineA new factory in Wales seen as crucial to boosting UK munitions production remains unopened more than six months after its planned launch, adding to a...