UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration and said that the so-called special relationship “will continue to flourish for years to come.” The US president-elect will be sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday, eight years after he first took the oath … Read more
PRIME Minister Keir Starmer has encountered another challenge with the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, the UK’s anti-corruption minister. Siddiq stepped down following her implication in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh, as reported by The New York Times. Tulip Siddiq, aged 42, is the niece of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh. Hasina, 77, … Read more
FURIOUS opposition Conservative Party members have criticised the UK government’s decision to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of ‘surrendering’ British strategic interests. Critics labelled the decision as a ‘dangerous capitulation’ that compromises national security by handing territory to ‘an ally of Beijing.’ James Cleverly, former Foreign … Read more