Category: Stephen Kinnock

Trump’s Nato claims ‘insulting and frankly appalling’, says Starmer – UK politics live

President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread angerKeir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to...

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White House declines to apologise for Trump’s claims about Nato troops in Afghanistan – UK politics live

President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line has sparked widespread angerKeir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the...

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Starmer urged to deliver public rebuke to Trump over slur about UK’s role in Afghanistan – UK politics live

Former Ulster Unionist leader says failure to censure him publicly would show PM’s ‘absolute weakness’Keir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament...

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Trump ‘wrong’ to diminish role of UK troops and Nato in Afghanistan, says No 10 – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson says ‘president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces’Keir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to...

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MPs to hold inquiry into collapsed China spy case after No 10 publishes key evidence

Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions yet to be asked’UK politics live – latest updatesQuestions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy rowMPs will...

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No 10 rejects claim welfare U-turn shows PM caves under pressure, saying this is a ‘government that listens’ – UK politics live

No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels amid fears over Tuesday’s voteStephen Kinnock, the care minister, was the government voice on the airwaves this morning. Here are the main points he made about the welfare...

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Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ rightIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while delivering the...

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No 10 says Starmer won’t offer reparations or apology over Britain’s role in slavery at Commonwealth summit – UK politics live

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is...

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