Birleşik Krallık başbakanı (2024–görevde)
Starmer'dan halefine uyarı. "Küresel krizler gündemi belirlemeyi sürdürecek"
Görevden ayrılmaya hazırlanan İngiltere Başbakanı Keir Starmer, kendisinden sonra göreve gelecek ismin uluslararası diplomasiye daha az zaman ayırmasının mümkün olmadığını söyledi. Görevden ayrılmaya hazırlanan İngiltere Başbakanı Keir Starmer, yerine geçecek ismin uluslararası krizler ve diplomasiye kendisinin ayırdığından daha az zaman ayırmasının mümkün olmadığını söyledi. Starmer, dış politika ile iç politikanın giderek daha istikrarsız hale gelen uluslararası ortamda birbirinden ayrıştırılamayacağını ifade etti. Geçen ay iki yıllık başbakanlık döneminin ardından görevden ayrılacağını açıklayan Starmer, dün BBC'ye verdiği söyleşide, "İnsanlar sık sık uluslararası meselelerle ilgilenmek ile iç politikayla ilgilenmek arasında doğru dengenin ne olduğu üzerine konuşuyor. Bunlar aslında aynı şey" dedi. Kendisine, bir başbakanın diplomasiye kendisinden daha az zaman ayırmasının mümkün olup olmadığı sorulduğunda Starmer, "Hayır, bunun mümkün olduğunu düşünmüyorum" yanıtını verdi. Starmer, başbakanlığı boyunca dış politikaya ayırdığı zaman nedeniyle muhaliflerinin eleştirileriyle karşı karşıya kalmıştı. Rakipleri arasında, sık sık yurt dışında bulunmasına gönderme yapılarak kendisi için "never here Keir" ifadesi kullanılmıştı. Yerine geçmesine kesin gözüyle bakılan İşçi Partisi milletvekili Andy Burnham ise yaşam standartlarının yükseltilmesi, konut, altyapı yatırımları ve Birleşik Krallık bölgelerine daha fazla yetki devredilmesi gibi iç politika başlıklarına odaklanacağını vaat etti. Burnham'ın parlamentodaki destekçileri de yeni liderin hayat pahalılığı ve kamu hizmetleri gibi ülke içindeki sorunlara daha fazla ağırlık verebileceğini umuyor. Starmer ise bu yaklaşımın gerçekçi olmadığını söyledi. "Bu iki alanı birbirinden ayırabileceğinizi düşünmek doğru değil" diyen Starmer, şöyle devam etti: "Benden sonra gelecek kişi de aynı küresel çatışmalarla karşı karşıya kalacak. Sürekli söylüyoruz ve bu doğru; muhtemelen hayatımın büyük bölümünde gördüğümüzden daha tehlikeli ve daha istikrarsız bir dünyada yaşıyoruz. Bu yalnızca söylenmiş bir söz değil, gerçekliğin kendisi." "Dünya değişmeyecek. İç politikadaki zorluklar da değişmeyecek" ifadelerini kullanan Starmer, dış politika ile iç politikanın birbirini doğrudan etkilediğini yineledi. Burnham, bu ayın ilerleyen günlerinde başbakan olması halinde erken genel seçime gitmeyeceğini daha önce açıklamıştı. GÖREVDEN AYRILMA KARARINI ANLATTI BBC'ye verdiği söyleşide Starmer, görevden ayrılma kararına ilişkin ilk kez ayrıntılı değerlendirmelerde de bulundu. Uzun süre başbakan olarak görevine devam edeceğini ve olası bir İşçi Partisi liderlik yarışında da aday olacağını söylemesine karşın Starmer, Burnham'ın Makerfield ara seçimini kazanmasının ardından üç gün içinde görevinden ayrılacağını açıklamıştı. Başbakan, bu kararın "gerçekten çok ama çok zor" olduğunu söyledi. Kararın, eşi Victoria ve ergenlik çağındaki çocuklarıyla birlikte başbakanların resmî kırsal konutu Chequers'da geçirdiği iki günün sonunda netleştiğini anlatan Starmer, "Benim için, ülke için ve hükümet için en doğru adımın ne olduğunu sorguladım" dedi. Starmer, sürecin milletvekilleri, çalışma ekibi, yakın danışmanları ve sendikalar dahil çok sayıda kişiyle yapılan görüşmeleri içerdiğini belirterek şöyle konuştu: "Ama benim için, belki başkaları açısından farklı olabilir, sonunda bu son derece kişisel bir karara dönüştü. Bu yüzden de nihai karar, Vic ile çocuklarla birlikte Chequers'da geçirdiğimiz iki günün sonunda alındı." Sözlerini, "Siyasi kariyerinizin sona erdiğine karar vermek son derece kişisel bir mesele. En azından benim için öyleydi. Bu kararı Vic ile birlikte almak istedim ve öyle yaptım" ifadeleriyle sürdürdü. BURNHAM'A DESTEK SÖZÜ VERDİ Starmer, söyleşisinde Andy Burnham'ın başbakanlığa en yakın isim olduğunu kabul eden ifadeler kullansa da zaman zaman "yerime kim gelirse gelsin" sözlerini de kullandı ve süreçte "bir miktar prosedür" kaldığını belirtti. Burnham'a karşı hiçbir zaman kişisel bir husumet taşımadığını söyleyen Starmer, "Her zaman iyi anlaştık" dedi ve yeni hükümetin başarılı olması için "elimden gelen her şeyi yapacağım" ifadelerini kullandı. En azından bir sonraki genel seçime kadar milletvekili olarak kalacağını belirten Starmer, halefine sürekli tavsiyelerde bulunan eski başbakanlardan biri olmayacağını da vurguladı. "Konuşup durmak yerine ağzımı kapalı tutacağım" diyen Starmer, yeni liderin görevini gölgeleme niyetinde olmadığını ifade etti. Starmer, siyasi mirasının merkezinde ise muhalefette İşçi Partisi lideri olarak geçirdiği dört yılın yer aldığını söyledi. Partiyi devraldığında İşçi Partisi'nin "siyasi, mali ve ahlaki açıdan iflas etmiş" durumda olduğunu belirten Starmer, yeniden yapılanma sürecini "zor ve yıpratıcı çalışma" sözleriyle tanımladı. Seçim başarısı bakımından kendi performansının 1945'te Clement Attlee ve 1997'de Tony Blair'in elde ettiği zaferlerle birlikte değerlendirilmesi gerektiğini dile getiren Starmer, "İşçi Partisi belki de tamamen kaybedilebilirdi. Ama ben lider olarak öne çıktım ve başkalarıyla birlikte İşçi Partisi'ni kurtardık" dedi. Bununla birlikte, görevden ayrılmasının nedenini de açık biçimde ifade eden Starmer, İşçi Partili milletvekillerinin artık kendisini partiyi bir sonraki genel seçime taşıyacak doğru isim olarak görmediğini söyledi. Cumartesi günü X platformunda yayımlanan "With Keir" başlıklı videoda da görev süresini değerlendiren Starmer, Birleşik Krallık'ın uluslararası alandaki konumunu yeniden güçlendirdiğini söyledi. Ukrayna'ya verilen destek ile uluslararası koalisyonlara katılımı hükümetinin temel başarıları arasında sıralayan Starmer, "Bugün diğer ülkelerin liderlik için bize bakıyor olması, hükümette geçirdiğimiz iki yılda başarmış olmaktan gerçekten gurur duyduğum şeylerden biri" ifadelerini kullandı. Starmer ayrıca ekonominin istikrara kavuşması, çocuk yoksulluğunun azaltılması ve Ulusal Sağlık Hizmeti'nin (NHS) iyileştirilmesini de başbakanlığı döneminin öne çıkan icraatları arasında gösterdi.
Starmer'dan Halefine Uyarı: Küresel Krizler Diplomasiyi Zorunlu KılıyorOutgoing UK PM Starmer says successor cannot spend less time on foreign affairs
LONDON, July 4 - Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said whoever succeeds him would have to devote as much time to international crises and diplomacy as he did, rejecting suggestions Britain's next leader could focus more heavily on domestic issues.
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Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz: 3 July 2026
Joint statement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron on the Strait of Hormuz.
Will the UK’s next prime minister finally have a ‘national conversation’ on defence?
Will the UK’s next prime minister finally have a ‘national conversation’ on defence? Expert comment thilton.drupal 3 July 2026 The Defence Investment Plan recommits the UK to a national conversation on defence and security. The failure to deliver one so far undermines public trust and leaves the UK vulnerable to hybrid threats. Keir Starmer has released the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which sets out the UK’s military spending plans, ahead of the NATO summit next week. The DIP also contains a commitment to a ‘national conversation campaign on defence and security’. However, this plan for a ‘national conversation’ was already adopted by Starmer’s government in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) of 2025. The conversation was to focus on the rationale for investing more in defence, the role of the public in support of national security and resilience, and countering misinformation. The review recommended it take the form of a ‘two-year series of public outreach events across the UK, explaining current threats and future trends’. This has not yet happened. Meanwhile, intelligence services have warned that Russian sabotage, hostile reconnaissance, cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns are increasingly directed at the UK, a country viewed as ‘enemy number one’ and a ‘soft target’. The first step in countering these ‘hybrid’ attacks targeting the UK’s political stability is for a new prime minister to inform the public and build a societal response. Building trust and consent The commitment from the Starmer government in 2025 reflects UK and NATO doctrine, which emphasize the ‘central proactive element’ of strategic communications in countering hybrid threats. Increased public awareness can spur civil society action to recognise hybrid threats and address vulnerabilities, acting as a deterrence by denying or reducing the impact of such threats. However, the UK government faces a strategic challenge: low public trust. According to 2024 polling, the UK government is one of the least trusted by the public among OECD countries. A ‘national conversation’ could be an important way to improve the public’s trust in the government. Allowing the public to feel they are part of a dialogue with authorities and including them in decision-making can build long-term public trust. Communications can foster cohesion through values-led narratives which promote civic unity. Withholding information on threats can negatively impact public confidence. Sharing more about security also requires government to trust the public. The UK government has been accused of a ‘Stalinist’ culture of excessive official secrecy, with information either not shared due to fear of public and media panic, or a desire to control the narrative of the threat. Withholding information on threats can however negatively impact public confidence, especially if the British public perceives allied governments or independent media as offering greater candour than official UK sources. In turn, a national conversation that builds trust and explains the level of threat facing the UK will help the government to secure public approval for increased defence spending as outlined in the DIP. This is vital considering that higher defence spending generally requires a combination of cuts elsewhere, tax rises, or borrowing – all options that could prove unpopular with the public if the government doesn’t better explain and justify its decisions. What role should the public play? A key element of the conversation is to engage the public in supporting national security and resilience. To send a clear demand signal to society through outreach activities, the government must first organize and articulate policy on the public’s role. According to Dr Fiona Hill, a co-author of the SDR, civil aid organizations currently feel ‘there is no green light from above’ and ‘a sense of inaction’ in planning to support emergency responses. While the government is researching policy options on aspects of societal resilience, there appears to be limited political direction or ownership with no single minister responsible. Related work Britain’s next prime minister faces deep foreign policy challenges – whether Burnham or another The SDR also recommended the conversation should support ‘efforts to counter threats to information integrity as a critical component of national cohesion’. This reflects an online information ecosystem which is becoming easier to manipulate, with impacts offline. Violent disorder has occurred every summer since 2024, fuelled in part by misinformation on platforms including Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Facebook. Possible calls to action might include asking the broader public to engage in media literacy initiatives, such as those available in libraries and online, for example via civic organizations in Finland and Sweden. Given the potential of misinformation to cause polarization and destabilization, the UK government has taken some limited steps to improve resilience, but actions on media literacy are focussed on parents and limited to a government campaign rather than a broader civic coalition. Strategic questions Attempts to destabilize UK society currently exist in a ‘space between peace and war’, with attacks seeking to exploit vulnerabilities across the full spectrum of societal functions. Europe’s Centre of Excellence in Countering Hybrid Threats therefore recommends a ‘whole-of-government’ approach, using societal resilience as an organizing framework to cohere other disparate policy areas. In Nordic states, this has extended to social, cultural, and constitutional policy, while the German zeitenwende (turning point) shift since 2022 has linked investment in the military with infrastructure resilience and economic development.
Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story?
In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom 250 leaves out Good morning, and a very happy 250th birthday to the United States of America. If you prefer to celebrate with cage fighting on the White House lawn, an IndyCar rally through the streets of Washington DC, or simply by watching the president do his lonely bop to YMCA at a sparsely attended state fair, so much the better. It takes a special kind of someone to make the semiquincentennial birthday of a nation of 349 million people, from a whole variety of backgrounds, all about himself. But he wouldn’t be the only one centred on a very particular (white, male, Christian-centric) view of how the nation came to be. UK news | Women from Black and Asian backgrounds are less likely than their white counterparts to receive an epidural while giving birth, research has revealed. Ukraine | Ukraine and Russia have promised fresh assaults after Moscow launched a huge barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 27 people, tearing open apartment buildings and sending tens of thousands of people to shelters. UK news | Criminal investigators in the UK say they have uncovered a “truly international network” of organised drug-facilitated sexual assault in which victims are sedated before being raped and sexually assaulted. UK politics | Keir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in past forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected. World news | A rescue team pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement, ending an operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela. Continue reading...
ABD 250. yaşını kutlarken tarihi kimin anlatacağı tartışılıyorAndy Burnham commits to find billions to fill UK’s defense black hole
Burnham, who is due to become Britain's prime minister on July 20, admitted he was blindsided by a funding gap in his predecessor Keir Starmer's defense investment plan.
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Prime Minister's statement in the House on historic forced adoption: 2 July 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement in the House on historic forced adoption.
Keir Starmer suggests Andy Burnham borrow billions for defence
Prime minister says he will take no lectures from Tories after Kemi Badenoch says investment plan is insufficient UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has suggested Andy Burnham borrow billions more to cover the hole in the government’s Defence Investment Plan (Dip), in a move which economists say would severely reduce Burnham’s headroom against his fiscal rules. The prime minister said on Wednesday that his successor – who is very likely to be the Makerfield MP – should use the headroom to fund a £4.7bn gap in defence spending over the next four years. Continue reading...
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Starmer gives Burnham a £4.7bn hole in defence spending as a goodwill token | John Crace
The PM bats away criticism from Kemi Badenoch over military funding but leaves behind a headache for his likely successor The search for the perfect present to welcome Andy Burnham to No 10 has been a worry for Keir Starmer. What do you give the man who seems to have everything? The support of his own MPs. The belief that Nigel Farage is beatable. The sense of being at ease with himself. Comfortable with who he is. The charisma. The ability to hold a room. Everything Keir would have wanted. He needed a small Welcome to Downing Street gift, a token of friendship. To show there was no bad feeling about losing his job. Continue reading...
Starmer to take PMQs as he faces backlash over ‘poisoned chalice’ defence investment plan – UK politics live
Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projects Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan Robyn Vinter is a Guardian reporter covering Scotland. Housebuilding in Scotland is down to its lowest level in nearly a decade, official figures show. Scotland’s housing emergency is causing misery for families all over the country and this fall in housebuilding will fan the flames of the crisis. Too many Scots have nowhere to live or are paying through the nose. Housebuilding is going in the wrong direction and this needs to change. We’ve announced a £15bn increase in defence spending, which is a huge boost for our readiness and helps us buy the kit and equipment that we need. Of the £15 billion extra spending power that we now have, the Treasury set out how £10bn or so of that will be spent … £4.7bn will be set out at the autumn budget. And that’s not unusual for governments to do. Continue reading...
UK’s Starmer unveils $20 billion defense boost in long-delayed investment plan
The Defence Investment Plan falls short of the £28 billion($37 billion) wanted by defense chiefs and represents a 5% increase in annual defense spending.
Senior Russian senator calls potential Starmer successor 'dark horse'
Konstantin Kosachev noted that Andy Burnham was "co-opted into Parliament," otherwise, he would never have made it into the circle of top state officials
Starmer boosts budget to modernise UK military before exit
The outgoing prime minister said Britain planned to spend almost £300 billion over the next four years to modernise its armed forces.
Burnham left with £4.7bn bill for Starmer’s new defence investment plan
Ally of PM-in-waiting says four-year boost for the armed forces is an ‘unexploded bomb’ Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead Andy Burnham will have to find an extra £4.7bn for defence in his first budget, after Keir Starmer announced a £298bn defence investment plan (Dip) without having fully identified how it will be funded. Sources close to the Makerfield MP said he would not try to renegotiate the Dip after the outgoing prime minister announced its details at a press conference on Tuesday. £47bn on new nuclear submarines, including the Dreadnought replacement for the Trident submarines and the new Aukus attack submarine project, being developed with Australia and the US. £13bn on a new nuclear warhead and £1.7bn on nuclear fuels. Another promise to pay £1bn for 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs will come after 2030. £8.6bn on the development of the Gcap next-generation fighter aircraft in a joint project with Italy and Japan, plus an extra £1.1bn to keep existing Typhoons in service until the 2040s. A total of £5bn more on drones, £1bn more than announced in last year’s strategic spending review, with investments in air, land, sea and underwater drones to operating alongside soldiers, warships and fighter jets. Continue reading...
Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead
The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvre Keir Starmer’s defence investment plan leaves behind spending problems that his successor will not be able to avoid. Military budgets will be well short of the UK’s Nato commitments by the end of the decade, and European allies and a combustible White House are likely to notice. Continue reading...
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U.K. PM Starmer unveils defence funds to boost drone warfare capabilities
In one of his final big-ticket policy interventions after he announced his resignation last week, Mr. Starmer said the ‘Defence Investment Plan’ will be backed by £298 billion of investment across the next four years
UK's Starmer unveils US$20 billion defence boost in long-delayed investment plan
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a £15 billion (US$20 billion) plan to modernise the UK's armed forces by 2029 before leaving office later in July.
UK's Starmer unveils £15 billion defence boost in long-delayed investment plan
LONDON, June 29 - Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to spend an extra £15 billion to modernise Britain's depleted armed forces in a long-delayed investment plan that is designed to prepare for the wars of the future and mark his legacy.
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İngiltere savunmada vites yükseltiyor: Starmer dev planı duyurdu
İngiltere Başbakanı Keir Starmer, görevden ayrılması beklenen süreçte ülkenin on yıllık Savunma Yatırım Planı'nı açıkladı. Dört yılda 300 milyar sterlinlik harcama öngören planda silahlı kuvvetlerin modernizasyonu, insansız sistemler, yapay zeka destekli savunma teknolojileri ve yeni savaş uçağı alımları gibi konular yer alıyor.
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UK unveils landmark defense plan, incorporating lessons from Ukraine
The plan, backed by 300 billion pounds ($400 billion) in funding over four years, is part of a drive toward a more "European NATO" and will help the British forces deter the Russian threat, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
İngiltere'den Ukrayna Savaşı Dersleriyle 300 Milyar Sterlinlik Savunma Planı- Diplomatik22 Haz
Statement on Prime Minister Starmer
I consider Keir Starmer a friend and I'm thinking of him on what must be a very tough day.Serving in public life is a tremendous privilege but politics can also be a harsh business. When the time comes for Keir to leave Downing Street, he can be proud of the contribution he has made to the country he loves and to the Labour Party that he led back to Government in 2024.
İngiltere Başbakanı Starmer, giderayak rekor savunma bütçesi açıkladı
Görevden ayrılmaya hazırlanan İngiltere Başbakanı Starmer, ülkenin askeri kapasitesini yükselen tehditler karşısında modernize etmek amacıyla önümüzdeki dört yılda yaklaşık 300 milyar sterlinlik rekor savunma harcaması yapılacağını açıkladı. İngiltere Başbakanı Keir Starmer, yükselen tehditler karşısında ülkenin silahlı kuvvetlerini modernize etmek amacıyla önümüzdeki dört yıl içinde yaklaşık 300 milyar sterlinlik (397 milyar dolar) harcama yapılacağını açıkladı. Görev süresinin sonuna yaklaşan Starmer, uzun süredir beklenen Savunma Yatırım Planı kapsamında, savunma bütçesine 2030 yılına kadar 15 milyar sterlinlik ek kaynak sağlanacağını duyurdu. Modern savaşların değişen niteliğine uyum sağlamayı hedefleyen plan, özellikle insansız hava araçları (drone) ve otonom sistemlere ayrılan bütçenin artırılmasını öngörüyor. Başbakan Starmer "Bu tarihi yatırım, İngiliz halkının güvenliğini ilk sıraya koyarak silahlı kuvvetlerimizi dönüştürüyor; onlara ülkemizi savunmaları için ihtiyaç duydukları finansmanı ve teçhizatı sağlıyor" dedi. YENİ SAVUNMA PLANI İSTİFALARI BERABERİNDE GETİRMİŞTİ Son aylarda İşçi Partisi hükümeti bünyesinde, Rusya-Ukrayna savaşı ve ABD'nin güvenlik konusundaki güvenilirliğine yönelik soru işaretleri karşısında ülkenin savaş kabiliyetini artırmak adına gereken kaynaklar üzerine tartışmalar başlamıştı. Gelişmeler, Starmer'ın parti içindeki gücünün azaldığı dönemde gerçekleşti. Ay başında, aralarında Savunma Bakanı John Healey'nin de yer aldığı iki bakan, savunma bütçesine dair anlaşmazlıklar nedeniyle görevlerinden istifa etti. Healey, sunulan planın İngiltere'yi "daha az güvenli" hale getirme riski taşıdığını belirtti. Starmer, İşçi Partisi milletvekillerinin desteğini eski Manchester Belediye Başkanı Andy Burnham'a kaydırması üzerine 22 Haziran'da istifa edeceğini açıklamıştı. Burnham'ın, liderlik yarışı için başka aday çıkmaması durumunda temmuz ayı ortasında başbakanlık görevini devralması bekleniyor. Starmer ise bütçe planını "oyun değiştirici yatırım" olarak nitelendirdi. Gazetecilere yaptığı açıklamada Starmer "Bunun, benden sonra gelecek kişinin üzerine yeni adımlar inşa edebileceği zemin olduğuna kesinlikle inanıyorum" dedi. DRONE VE OTONOM TEKNOLOJİLERE 5 MİLYAR AYRILDI Savunma Bakanlığı'nın yayımladığı basın açıklamasında, plan kapsamında önümüzdeki dört yıl içinde drone ve otonom sistemlere 5 milyar sterlinden fazla kaynak aktarılacağı bildirildi. Bakanlık, yatırımların son derece karmaşık otonom mayın arama insansız araçlarından, küçük taktik drone'lara ve düşük maliyetli kamikaze insansız hava araçlarına kadar geniş yelpazeyi kapsayacağını aktardı. Ukrayna ve İran'daki savaşlar, sahada robotik sistemlerin kullanımının ne denli arttığını gözler önüne seriyor. Bakanlığın paylaştığı verilere göre Ukrayna, Rusya'nın askeri harekatına karşı savunma amacıyla ayda yaklaşık 200 bin drone kullanırken, ABD, İsrail ve İran arasındaki savaşın en yoğun olduğu dönemde günde 700 taarruz drone'u fırlatıldı. Starmer, yeni bütçe düzenlemesiyle savunma harcamalarının gayri safi yurtiçi hasılaya (GSYİH) oranının yüzde 4,2 seviyesine ulaşacağını kaydetti. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump ise daha önce NATO üyelerinin savunma harcamalarını 2035 yılına kadar ekonomik büyümelerinin yüzde 5'i düzeyine çıkarmalarını ve güvenlik konusunda Washington'a bağımlılıklarını azaltmalarını talep etmişti. Öte yandan, hükümet daha önce yaptığı açıklamada, 2030'lu yılların başından itibaren hizmet ömrünü tamamlayan altı destroyer savaş gemisinin, insanlı ve insansız kabiliyetleri bir arada barındıran en az altı adet "hibrit" gemiyle değiştirileceğini duyurmuştu. ASKERİ YETKİLİLER BÜTÇE ARTIŞINI YETERSİZ BULUYOR Sağlanan 15 milyar sterlinlik ek bütçe, askeri liderlerin daha önce ihtiyaç duyulduğunu belirttiği 28 milyar sterlinlik miktarın gerisinde kalıyor. Muhalefetteki Muhafazakar Parti'nin savunma sözcüsü James Cartlidge, planın "çok az ve çok geç" olduğunu ifade etti. Cartlidge "Plan neredeyse bir yıl gecikti ve sadece Keir Starmer'ın arkasında miras bırakma telaşı nedeniyle aceleye getirildi" dedi. Starmer, savunma harcamalarını 2029 yılına kadar yılda yaklaşık 80 milyar sterline ulaştırmayı öngören bu planı, 7-8 Temmuz tarihlerinde Ankara'da düzenlenecek NATO toplantısında sunacak. Başbakan, bu zirvede İngiltere'nin savunma harcamalarını 2035 yılına kadar GSYİH'nin yüzde 3,5'ine çıkarma taahhüdünü yerine getirme yolunda ilerlediği mesajını vermeyi amaçlıyor. Buna karşın, bazı askeri uzmanlar bütçenin İngiltere'yi savaşa hazır hale getirmeye yetmeyeceği uyarısı yapıyor. Eski Müşterek Kuvvetler Komutanı General Richard Barrons, BBC Radio'ya verdiği demeçte, planın olumlu adım olduğunu ancak ülkeyi hâlâ savunmasız bıraktığını kaydetti. Barrons "İngiltere'yi yeterince iyi ve hızlı şekilde savunabilmek için daha kısa sürede daha fazlasının yapılması gerekiyor ve bu da şu an masada olandan çok daha fazla para gerektiriyor" ifadelerini kullandı. Barrons, 15 milyar sterlinlik artışın askeri liderlerin işaret ettiği 28 milyar sterlinlik açığı kapatamaması nedeniyle bazı teçhizat alımlarının iptal edileceğini veya erteleneceğini, ayrıca eğitim, altyapı bakımı ve lojistik alanlarında kısıtlamalara gidileceğini ekledi. Başbakan Starmer ise bütçe hesaplamalarının doğruluğunu vurgulayarak bu kararın ülke için en doğru tercih olduğunu dile getirdi. Ek harcamaların önemli kısmının diğer bakanlıkların bütçelerinden aktarılacağını belirten Starmer "Örneğin karayolları ve enerji gibi acil hayati önem taşımayan bazı büyük yatırım projeleri planlandığı gibi ilerlemeyecek. Ancak bu, ülkemizi korumak için alınması gereken doğru kararlarla ilgilidir" dedi. İşçi sendikası GMB'nin ulusal yöneticisi Matt Roberts ise belirsizliklerle mücadele eden savunma sektörü için istikrar sağlayacağını belirttiği planı olumlu karşıladıklarını açıkladı. Roberts "Şimdi asıl zorluk uygulama aşamasında. Çalışanlar bu planı gerçek istihdam, gerçek yatırım ve somut sonuçlar üzerinden değerlendirecek" dedi.
Starmer Görevden Ayrılırken Rekor Savunma Bütçesini DuyurduStarmer Defense Plan Gives Successor Tools to Fight UK’s Threats
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was confident his likely successor, Andy Burnham, would maintain the UK’s commitment to defense, as he laid out plans to invest £15 billion ($20 billion) to modernize the British military.
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Unfriendly fire: Who buys the defence investment plan?
Will the long-awaited defence investment plan be the prime minister’s final and most contentious act? After months of delays, a multibillion-pound funding gap, and the resignation of his defence secretary, has Sir Keir Starmer done enough to satisfy his military chiefs? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the political and strategic stakes and assess what […]
Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live
Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems Good morning. After Keir Starmer agreed to stand down next month to let Andy Burnham replace him, he said that he would not make major policy announcements in his final days in office. But there was one exemption; Starmer was committed to publishing the defence investment plan (Dip) before the Nato summit in Turkey next week, and he took the view that, since it was more or less ready, this was an existing policy commitment, not a new one. It is certainly a policy that has already consumed vast amounts of goverment time. The government published its strategic defence review (SDR) more than a year ago. The Dip, the plan setting out how much money ministers would commit to defence spending to meet the threats identified in the SDR, was originally due in the autumn. It is finally coming today – but only after triggering the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary earlier this month because he wanted defence spending to rise to 3% of GDP by 2030 – and was not happy about the Dip only lifting it to 2.68% by the end of the decade. The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has squeezed a bit more out of the Treasury, and he will present the Dip in a statement to MPs later. This is too little, too late. Too little because it is barely more money than John Healey and Al Carns resigned over when they said Britain would be “less safe”. And too late because the plan is now almost a year overdue and only being rushed through because Keir Starmer is desperate for a legacy. This late and underfunded plan is unforgivable. It is a political choice that makes us all less safe, puts jobs at risk and threatens businesses across the country in supply chains. The government have dangerously short-changed our armed forces when they need urgent investment after years of Conservative negligence. Defence chiefs have been forced to make hard choices, when they should be given what they need. Continue reading...
UK to Update Military Capabilities Using Drones, AI
The UK is updating its military by investing in new technology like drones and artificial intelligence, while still keeping traditional deterrents like fighter jets and nuclear weapons. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lay out the plans on Tuesday after months of delay and a funding row. Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Burnham brings emotional connection and optimism in vibe shift from Starmer
Labour MPs value Burnham’s warmth as a communicator but they know that will not be enough on its own When Keir Starmer welcomed Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, outside No 10 on Monday, the attire fitted the moment: dark formal suits, polished leather shoes. Almost 200 miles to the north, when Andy Burnham strode into the engine hall of the People’s History Museum in Manchester, the vibe could not have been more different. Dressed in his trademark dark T-shirt and jacket, Burnham could just as easily have been walking down the street outside. He even began with a joke about his thigh-skimming running shorts, after he was pictured going for a jog the morning after announcing his return to parliament, telling the assembled audience he had bought a new pair as it was “either do that or change the decency laws”. Continue reading...
Batılı liderlerde istifa dalgası! Avrupa'da bir isim daha görevi bırakıyor
Sırbistan Cumhurbaşkanı Vucic, bir dönem genel başkanlığını da yaptığı iktidardaki Sırp İlerleme Partisinin (SNS) başkent Belgrad'da "Sırbistan-Tek Aile" sloganıyla düzenlediği mitinge katıldı. Sırbistan Ulusal Meclisi önünde toplanan kalabalığa hitap eden Vucic, "Birkaç hafta daha Cumhurbaşkanı olarak görevimi sürdüreceğim, sonra istifa ediyorum. Hiçbir şey sonsuza kadar değil, öyle de olmasın. Herkese teşekkürler." dedi. Vucic, erken seçim tarihini de yakında duyuracağını belirterek, seçimde kendisinin de dahil olacağı listenin "Birleşmiş Sırbistan" ismini alması gerektiğini ifade etti. Sırbistan'ın askeri tarafsızlık tutumunu sürdürmesinin önemli olduğunu söyleyen Vucic, Çin ve Rusya ile geleneksel dostluğa dayanan ilişkilerin devam etmesi gerektiği mesajını verdi. Vucic, ülkesinin Avrupa Birliği (AB) üyelik sürecinde ise daha hızlı ilerlemesi temennisinde bulundu. Bu arada İçişleri Bakanlığı, Belgrad'daki mitinge 200 binden fazla kişinin katıldığını bildirdi. Sahneye çıkan insansı robotların geleneksel yelek ve şapkalarla akordeon eşliğinde Sırbistan halk oyununu sergilemesi dikkati çekti. Aleksandar Vucic, 11 Haziran’da yaptığı açıklamada, görevinden istifa edip başbakan adayı olmayı değerlendirdiğini söylemişti. STARMER'IN İSTİFASI İngiltere Başbakanı ve İşçi Partisi lideri Keir Starmer, 22 Haziran 2026 Pazartesi günü istifa ettiğini açıkladı. Londra'daki Başbakanlık Konutu önünde kameraların karşısına geçen Starmer, kendi partisinden (İşçi Partisi) yükselen yoğun siyasi baskıların ardından bu kararı aldığını duyurdu. Yeni lider seçilene kadar geçici olarak başbakanlık görevini sürdüreceğini, bu sürecin de parlamentonun eylülde yeniden açılmasından önce tamamlanmasını istediğini belirtti. LİTVANYA LİDERİ DE İSTİFA ETTİ 23 Haziran'da ise Litvanya Başbakanı Inga Ruginiene, iktidar koalisyonunda yaşanan köklü yeniden yapılanmanın ardından görevinden istifa ederek Sosyal Demokratlar liderliğindeki hükümete son verdi. Yunanistan ve GKRY'yi endişelendiren 'NATO Zirvesi' senaryosu! 'Türkiye ilk adaydır' Venezuela'daki deprem felaketinden yeni görüntüler! Bina saniyeler içinde çöktü
Sırbistan Cumhurbaşkanı Vuçiç birkaç hafta içinde istifa edecek‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good
Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve, can articulate why, and work out in public how to get there. They don’t just spout slogans about economic growth – because growth is meaningless unless we know what it is for. They understand that there is no trade-off between solving social problems and boosting the economy, and aim to do both, while avoiding rigid fiscal rules that defeat their own purpose by strangling public investment. If this sounds like a critique of what went wrong with Keir Starmer’s government, it is also a lot more. Mariana Mazzucato, a professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, is a world-renowned economist, adviser to governments, chair of international commissions, prolific author and PhD supervisor to at least one poet. She was the thinker who inspired Starmer to fashion his political project around five key “missions”, now largely forgotten in the mire of scandals, U-turns and infighting that beset his premiership. Continue reading...
Divorce, Italian style: Is Meloni-Trump row bringing Europe closer together?
Has Trump whispering run its course? Ask the now departing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who famously brought that letter of invitation from the king to the Oval Office, or Hungary’s ousted leader Viktor Orban. And how about the very public breakup with the only European leader invited to Donald Trump’s second inauguration last year? Beyond the spat over whether Italy's Giorgia Meloni begged the US president for a selfie at last week’s G7 summit, there’s a growing divide between Rome and Washington over trade, Ukraine, Greenland, Israel, Lebanon and the war in Iran.
Thursday briefing: Why EU-Taliban talks have sparked outrage among Afghan women
In today’s newsletter: Amid rising anti‑immigration rhetoric across Europe, the decision to engage with the Taliban signals a profound shift in how the EU balances security and human rights Good morning. It’s a slap in the face. That’s the phrase I kept hearing – in furious overnight messages, in blazing opinion columns – as Afghan women responded to the meeting between EU officials and the Taliban that took place in Brussels on Tuesday. The talks, to discuss how to scale up the deportation of Afghan migrants, were met with widespread outrage, and disbelief that Europe would countenance offering legitimacy to a regime that affords a bird better protections than a woman. World news | Venezuela’s interim leader has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes that collapsed dozens of buildings and killed at least 32 people, with experts warning the death toll could rise significantly. Heatwave | The UK has broken its all-time temperature record for June and France has recorded its hottest day ever for the second day running, as a heatwave affecting more than 90 million people sweeps across swathes of Europe. UK politics | Donald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham “extremely liberal”, in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer. Europe news | The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the DRC. UK news | A little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrutiny. Continue reading...
AB-Taliban Görüşmesi Afgan Kadınlarını ÖfkelendirdiAfter calling it quits, UK’s Starmer gets European thanks for warming ties
Leaders acknowledge outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer for strengthening Nato and repairing ties after the bruising Brexit process.
Wednesday briefing: How can the UK protect its landscape in an increasingly hot world?
In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond their evolutionary limits Our green and pleasant land is sizzling. This week, millions of us across the UK are baking in unprecedented heat. The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning from 9am today in parts of southern Wales, and central and southern England. The temperature record for June of 35.6C is almost certain to be broken; Bristol is forecast to hit an alarming 39C tomorrow. In the heat, the country’s infrastructure is straining: millions of homes are overheating, rail operators have warned against all but essential travel, and hospital admissions are set to surge. The Climate Change Committee concluded last month the UK is built for a climate that no longer exists – and warned today on the country’s policies towards achieving net zero. UK news | Searing heat has swept the UK with schools, hospitals, transport networks and water companies struggling to cope with the extreme temperatures caused by climate breakdown. UK politics | Keir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Makerfield byelection in what sources said was a “frosty” meeting to thrash out a transition of power. US news | Marco Rubio is to meet Gulf allies in an attempt to reassure them that the US remains committed to their security and the 60-day ceasefire deal struck with Iran last week will not embolden Tehran. Europe news | Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas across France in recent days, as people across the country sought respite from a record-breaking heatwave. UK politics | Nigel Farage has said his £5m gift from a crypto billionaire is “not any of your business” as it was given unconditionally to be spent on anything from Ferraris to gambling on horses. Continue reading...
İngiltere Kırmızı Alarmda: Rekor Sıcaklar Doğayı Tehdit EdiyorStarmer's exit exposes dirty secret: UK can't afford Ukraine War
Sir Keir Starmer bowed to the inevitable Monday and resigned from leadership of the Labour Party and, therefore, from his role as prime minister. The resignation had been brewing for some time. While Starmer led the Labour Party to an astounding landslide election victory in July 2024, by September 2025, he was already being labeled the most unpopular prime minister since polling began; this followed a series of U-turns and poorly handled crises. After heavy losses of council seats in local elections in May, the Labour Party moved quickly to remove him. Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister after an internal Labour Party leadership contest. (Labour maintains a majority in parliament, so it maintains the right to form a government.) Burnham will quickly find that he doesn’t have the money to fix public services, double defense spending, and continue to fund an unwinnable war in Ukraine. He also faces an almighty struggle to convince his party that aligning with the Trump administration on peace in Europe is the right approach, both politically and fiscally. Up until June 17, Burnham wasn’t a member of parliament. But after a sitting MP gave up their seat, he won the ensuing bi-election by a landslide. A cabinet minister under Tony Blair, he is by far the most popular Labour politician and the person viewed as most able to take on the surging right-wing Reform party. Having been out of frontline British politics for nine years in Manchester, Burnham has built up a reputation as someone who gets things done and is relatable, qualities Starmer appeared to lack. To outfox Reform, Burnham will have to reinstall public confidence that the government is improving the lives of ordinary Britons in the face of an ongoing immigration surge, a cost of living crisis and a knife crime epidemic, typified by the at times violent street protests that followed the killing of Henry Nowak. His biggest challenge? Finding the money to deliver real change with anemic growth and the national debt at 94% of GDP. An obvious place to look would be the blank check approach Britain – under both Conservative and Labour governments – has taken to supporting the proxy war in Ukraine, which has so far cost $29 billion (£21.8 billion). That might not sound like a huge proportion of government spending. But Starmer’s government faced stiff resistance and had to back away from making a much smaller cut of £5 billion to welfare spending. When your budget is so tight that you have to look at cutting winter fuel payments to the elderly, then it becomes harder to justify funnelling billions towards a distant war. Aligning with the Trump administration to press for a peace settlement would be the rational and realist thing to do. But there’s a catch. The Labour Party and Burnham himself dislike Donald Trump. In 2025, for example, the putative prime minister accused Trump of “bringing instability to the world.” Starmer had a troubled relationship with Trump throughout his mandate. The night before Starmer’s resignation, Trump had posted on Truth Social that Starmer was leaving after “failing badly on immigration and energy.” That was hopefully the last on a long list of snipes by the U.S. President. But Burnham will struggle to change the script in an anti-Trump Labour Party. Starmer’s cabinet was littered with ministers who had criticized Trump over the years, including one who called him an “odious, sad, little man.” Further complicating relations was Starmer’s appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as Britain’s Ambassador to Washington, which proved to be a catastrophic mistake after further revelations about the depths of his association with Jeffrey Epstein came to light. To his credit, Starmer invested some effort into papering over the cracks. The visit of His Majesty the King to Washington in May offered a rare bright spot, focusing on the strong ties that bind the United States and the United Kingdom. However, the flip-flopping of U.K. support for the U.S. war against Iran cast a shadow across the relationship. And it was on Ukraine policy where Starmer was most at odds with the U.S. President. While Trump was and is able to surface some uncomfortable truths about the state of Ukraine — i.e. that it cannot win a war against Russia — Starmer remained a true believer in eventual victory. Where Trump has met President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and spoken to him several times, Keir Starmer didn’t speak to the Russian President once during his two years in office. Where Trump tried to orchestrate the skeleton of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Starmer rejected its key aspect, on the complex issue of territorial concessions, out of hand. The list is long and not distinguished. Starmer made himself one of the biggest obstacles to Trump’s aspirations to bring the war in Ukraine to a close, aligning himself with the Europeans who hold to the same view. And yet Burnham will quickly find that something’s got to give. He can’t fix decrepit public services in Britain, double defense spending, and continue to support an unwinnable war in Ukraine. The math will never add up. He should be aware that Reform Party leader Nigel Farage is close to Trump and spends most of his time talking about domestic policy challenges, which is clearly resonating with ordinary voters. For much of my diplomatic career, my European counterparts regularly sniped about the depth of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the United States, and how this eroded European solidarity. Yet, right now, the British and the American position on the Ukraine war could not be further apart. With Britain having left the European Union, Burnham will arrive in power with a brief window of opportunity to realign with America in the interests of European peace. The tides of British domestic politics suggest that this may help him to rebuild Labour popularity against an onrushing Farage while also delivering much needed savings. I doubt, however, that the Labour party will like this idea at all. Burnham’s honeymoon period may prove to be as truncated as his rise to power.
Starmer'ın istifası, İngiltere'nin Ukrayna savaşını finanse edemediği gerçeğini ortaya çıkardıUK defence secretary promises delayed investment plan before Nato summit
Dan Jarvis, who took role earlier this month, is said to have secured billion more for plan than predecessor Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, promised to publish the delayed defence investment plan (Dip) before the Nato summit in a fortnight amid indications he has already secured around a billion more than his predecessor, John Healey. Haggling between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Treasury is continuing – while a source in Andy Burnham’s team said he was happy for a final deal to be concluded while Keir Starmer serves out his last days as prime minister. Continue reading...
Reader Q&A: Rafael Behr answers your questions – live
It’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr is online now answering your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and more. Sign up here to join the discussion and post your questions nickwayne asks: Should the government set an example by leaving X? It amplifies the poison left by Brexit. Raf: Yes. I find it a bit mystifying that this hasn’t happened yet. There is an argument that you need to keep a presence there in order to bring some semblance of balance – that you need the “good” information in the ecosystem to stop it all being overrun by the “bad” stuff. But when the algorithm belongs to a man like Elon Musk, who has for years promoted anti-immigrant and far-right content in his own posts, it seems pretty futile to think anything like fair balance can be achieved. But this is part of a wider dysfunction in the way digital discourse is debated in UK politics. There is a misconstrual of the whole thing as a question of “free speech”. That isn’t an irrelevant consideration. We have to be careful about regulating information flows. But what is happening now is the capture of the entire information ecosystem by platforms and people who have extreme ideological agendas, actively try to subvert UK politics and aren’t citizens of the UK. It is a matter of control of the basic infrastructure that allows politics to function effectively. When people are poisoning the wells from which we need to draw essential water to irrigate democracy it is no longer a simple “free speech” issue. Raf: Absolutely, at least from a technical point of view. And the Lib Dems recently made this their policy precisely in the hope of putting pressure on a new (Burnham, presumably) government to move in that direction. In some respects the EEA/EFTA idea is easier because it’s an off-the shelf model and would give Brussels a clearer sense of the destination the UK has in mind, making the negotiations easier to structure. The problems are, of course, political. The big one is freedom of movement, which is a non-negotiable part of SM membership. When I asked Ed Davey’s office about this, I was told he thinks it’s a winnable argument: that the British public are so down on Brexit, so aware that it has gone wrong, and mindful that leaving th EU hardly dealt the immigration issue anyway, that freedom of movement could be sold as a reciprocal benefit and that the merits of a much closer relationship with our continental neighbours would facilitate better cooperation on other migration issues, chiefly the small boat crossings. There is some polling evidence to support that optimistic view. The European Council for Foreign Relations has a new poll out that suggests freedom of movement, if advertised as part of a package of general trade and economic integration, is acceptable to a majority of people by a surprising margin. There is another problem with EEA/Norway etc, which is the old “soft Brexit” issue of rule-taking. As members of the single market but not full members of the EU, the UK would end up aligning with regulations over which it has very little say or agency. This is one of the bitterest ironies of Brexit. The eurosceptic myth of Brussels “dictating” laws to parliament never took account of the power that British ministers had on the European council, often with veto powers. “Europe” was not something “they” did to “us” but something we did to and for ourselves. But once we left, the threat of taking dictation became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Our interests demand closeness to the single market but proximity without a voice really is a loss of sovereignty. Maybe worth it, but not great. That’s the logic that dragged us towards ever harder iterations of Brexit, leading to the deal we now have, which turns out to be disastrous. Continue reading...
UK defense investment plan to be published before NATO summit despite Starmer’s resignation
Decision risks creating tension with Starmer's successor, who may seek to revise plans
'Temu version': World's largest Messi statue mocked online
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 23: This Tuesday marks 10 years since millions of British people voted for Brexit. The milestone comes one day after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's tearful resignation. Also, the internet goes crazy for "hot podium guy", a handsome sound engineer who sets up the lectern in front of 10 Downing Street for each big announcement. Indian leader Narendra Modi inaugurates three new Indian-made naval vessels in a move seeking to counter China's growing influence. Finally, a new statue in honour of Lionel Messi is ridiculed as a "Temu" of Messi statues!
Minister calls for ‘swift transition’ of power to Burnham without challenge over Labour leadership – UK politics live
Former Starmer loyalist Nick Thomas-Symonds suggests battle would not be in ‘best interests of the country’, as Al Carns and Darren Jones decline to rule out bids Nigel Farage, the Reform UK, has claimed that “no one cares” about the undisclosed £5m donation he recieved from Christopher Harborne, a cryptocurrency billionaire, shortly before he was elected as an MP in 2024. Asked about the donation in an interview on BBC Breakfast this morning, Farage said: “No one cares, apart from the media, no one cares.” I’m absolutely convinced I’ve done nothing wrong in any way at all. I also know that since I was elected as an MP, I’ve taken zero in personal expenses. I’m very careful and very cautious about these things. Would you be happy if the next prime minister of this country secretly banked a £5m cheque from a billionaire whose business interests he was promoting? I believe [the donation] to be a wholly private matter. The standards commissioner may take a different view. Continue reading...
Nigel Farage says £5m gift from crypto billionaire is ‘not any of your business’
Reform leader says it is ‘purely private matter’ and it is not hypocritical to criticise Keir Starmer for receiving glasses UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has said his £5m gift from a crypto billionaire is “not any of your business”, saying the cash from the British Thai-based businessman Christopher Harborne was “a purely private matter”. The Reform UK leader also said it was not hypocritical of him to attack Keir Starmer for receiving donations of glasses and suits, because Starmer had been “the leader of the opposition and I was a presenter on GB News”. Continue reading...
European leaders offer warm farewell to Britain’s Starmer
The EU leaders viewed Keir Starmer favourably for his efforts to rebuild ties with the 27-member block after Brexit.
SpaceX Leads Global Tech Stocks Selloff | Daybreak Europe 6/23/2026
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. Global stocks slumped as investors rotated out of some of this year’s high-performing technology shares while awaiting further developments in US-Iran peace talks. The US issued a 60-day license allowing Iran to sell oil on the international market, giving Tehran an economic lifeline as the two adversaries continued talks for a permanent peace deal. And Andy Burnham appears set to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Keir Starmer laid out a timeline for his own departure and potential rivals backed a quick transition to the popular Manchester politician. Today's guest: Neil Wilson, UK Investor Strategist, Saxo. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tuesday briefing: How might Andy Burnham bring his Makerfield magic to Westminster?
In today’s newsletter: Correspondents across the UK reveal the challenges that Labour’s newest MP will face from day one in the job Good morning. It seems inevitable that Andy Burnham will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, after Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday morning and, hours later, Burnham’s most likely challenger, Wes Streeting, rowed in behind the former mayor of Greater Manchester. Starmer leaves office barely two years after his landslide victory that swept Labour into power on a mandate of change. Six weeks after the party’s humiliation at the hands of Reform across English councils, and historic defeats to progressive nationalists in the Welsh Senedd and Scottish parliament, Burnham offered the country another “change moment”: winning an emphatic victory over Reform in last week’s Makerfield byelection, cementing the view that he can defeat the hard right at the next general election. UK politics | A generation of young Britons who were locked out of the 2016 EU referendum because of their age now believe that Brexit has failed, with a majority demanding a fresh vote to rejoin the EU, exclusive polling shows. Northern Ireland | Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, has been found guilty of 18 sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse more than 30 years ago. Heatwave | Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity, while a red heat health alert has been issued in England indicating “a risk to life for even the healthy population”. Middle East | Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part of an agreement under which Washington will lift sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports and the strait of Hormuz will reopen, the US vice-president, JD Vance, has said. UK news | The Metropolitan police is to expand its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, first into London’s West End by Christmas and then into a further six areas next year. Continue reading...
Karl Stefanovic embraces UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson in video promoting podcast
Channel Nine TV presenter also calls former UK prime minister Keir Starmer a ‘wanker’ in teaser for interview with Robinson Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Channel Nine TV presenter Karl Stefanovic has posted a video of himself embracing the UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson, who is set to appear on his podcast. The award-winning broadcaster also told another UK activist, Ant Middleton, a former soldier who has spoken at Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rallies, he would “make a great prime minister”, in an interview on his podcast, the Karl Stefanovic Show, on Monday. Continue reading...
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"He's Got 2 Problems": Trump Criticism Follows Starmer's Exit
US President Donald Trump said Keir Starmer was "sort of a friend of mine" but had not been supportive enough of the United States on NATO and the Iran war.
Trump on Iran Negotiations: “We’re Doing Very Well” | Balance of Power: Late Edition 06/22/2026
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon says Israel is "very comfortable" with the US representing its interests in Iran negotiations, touting a "strong alliance" with Washington even amid questions about public strains between President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Joe Twyman, Co-founder and Director at DeltaPoll, says the economy and cost of living, not Epstein-related controversy, will likely be seen as the issue that brought Starmer down after the UK Prime Minister resigned. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY), a member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, discusses New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsement of his opponent, Brad Lander, ahead of Tuesday's primary, saying Democrats broadly agree that life is "way too expensive" for most Americans. (Source: Bloomberg)
ABD ve İran Arasında 14 Maddelik Mutabakat: 60 Günde Nihai Anlaşma HedefiStarmer's resignation will not change Britain's position on Ukraine — senior legislator
According to Leonid Slutsky, British citizens are weary of the consequences of "Anglo-Saxon hegemonic ambitions," citing the "migration crisis and the general decline in living standards due to endless financial injections into the proxy war in Ukraine"