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Keir Starmer Reacts To Local Council Election Results
2026 UK local elections
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Starmer says his govt is a 10-year project despite calls to quit

The UK prime minister vowed to fight on despite mounting calls for him to quit after his Labour Party suffered huge local election losses.

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10 May, 2026
Supporters of Palestine Action celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice after the High Court ruled that the banning by the government under terrorism legislation, is unlawful, on 13th February 2026, in London, England
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‘Monumental victory’: Activists welcome Palestine Action ruling

Assiah Hamed
13 February, 2026
British High Commissioner to Kenya Christian Turner (L) and Secretary General of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association Gitu Wa Kahengeri attend the unveiling of the memorial dedicated to the thousands killed, tortured and jailed in the Mau Mau rebellion on September 12, 2015 in Nairobi.
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UK names top diplomat as new envoy to US after Peter Mandelson

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19 December, 2025
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, (C) poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament, on November 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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UK unveils tax-raising budget as growth downgraded

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 November, 2025
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The British betrayal of Gaza exposed in Complicit

Rebecca Ruth Gould

Rebecca Ruth Gould

10 November, 2025
Blair's decision to follow the US into the Iraq war is still hugely controversial
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UK warned US that Iraq war could topple Tony Blair

The New Arab Staff
22 July, 2025
The deal will further expand UK dependency on Saudi produce and investment
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UK to sign critical minerals partnership with Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2025
Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, speaks at the Hands off Rafah End the Genocide emergency rally in Whitehall on the 7th of May 2024, London, United Kingdom.
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UK Labour MP Zarah Sultana urges complete arms embargo on Israel

The New Arab Staff
08 November, 2024
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UK: Brain tumour survivor protests for Gaza outside Downing St

The New Arab Staff
07 November, 2024
president of Interpol Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi attends the Ameripol Constitution Treaty ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil November 9, 2023. (Photo by Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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UK academic files torture complaint against UAE Interpol chief

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03 November, 2024
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Gaza a year on: Artists fight to bear truth from Palestine to UK

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

09 October, 2024
The leadership contest has dominated this year's Conservative party conference in Birmingham,
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UK Tories defend Israel's invasion of Lebanon as 'self-defence'

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01 October, 2024
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Arms industry 'deeply entrenched' in UK govt, CAAT report says

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2024
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Poll reveals strong British support for ICC warrants over Gaza

Assiah Hamed
07 August, 2024
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Britain will resume funding to UN Palestinian agency UNRWA

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2024
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Ex-PM Blair lays out 'advice' to Britain's new leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 July, 2024
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Who is the UK's new 'pro-Palestine' Justice Minister?

The New Arab Staff
07 July, 2024
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UK govt, British Airways sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 July, 2024
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UK Labour reaffirms ICC support as court mulls Israel warrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 May, 2024
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British MP rejects aid claims by Israeli govt spokesperson

The New Arab Staff
22 March, 2024
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UK government announces divisive new 'extremism' definition

The New Arab Staff
14 March, 2024