Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 20:33 UTC

  Starmer insists he will stay on despite resignations linked to Mandelson fallout

  

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he was not “willing” to resign, pushing back against mounting pressure inside the Labour Party after the political fallout from former Washington ambassador Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer insisted he would stay in office as Downing Street stressed he remained focused on delivering his domestic programme.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 12:27 UTC

  Starmer loses key aide as McSweeney quits over Mandelson scandal

  

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been left politically more exposed after the resignation of his Downing Street chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a central architect of Starmer’s rise inside Labour and a key operator at the heart of government.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 10:59 UTC

  Falklands: new Legislative Assembly consolidates close ties with the United Kingdom

  

  On the occasion of the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, its Chair, MLA Jack Ford, travelled to the United Kingdom, where he held a series of meetings with government and opposition lawmakers, as well as senior officials from various ministries and offices linked to the Islands and other British Overseas Territories.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 13:26 UTC

  King Charles moves to push Andrew out of Royal Lodge after fresh Epstein-linked disclosures

  

  King Charles III has forced his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to vacate Royal Lodge, the 30-room Windsor estate home he has occupied for years, amid renewed scrutiny stemming from newly surfaced Epstein-related material and a fresh police review of allegations tied to the late financier.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 23:02 UTC

  Argentina envoy asks French lawmakers to cover “Falklands” label on map during hearing

  

  Argentina’s ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki, halted the start of a hearing at France’s National Assembly and refused to speak while a map behind him displayed the Falklands/Malvinas as UK territory. Proceedings resumed only after a staff member covered the islands with a sticky note.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 11:21 UTC

  Why the Chagos Islands are strategically vital to US and UK military operations

  

  The Chagos Archipelago is of major military significance as it hosts the strategically located Diego Garcia base.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 11:17 UTC

  US/UK controversy as Trump describes handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a ‘great stupidity’

  

  The UK Ministry of Defense has said, “it will never compromise on our national security,” after US president Donald Trump condemned London’s “great stupidity” for handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the agreement UK is allowed to keep control of the Diego Garcia military base while agreeing to hand the islands to Mauritius.

• Thursday, January 15th 2026 - 10:16 UTC

  UK pulls diplomatic staff out of Tehran amid mounting tension

  

  The United Kingdom has ordered the emergency evacuation of its diplomatic staff from Tehran, as the Middle East braces for a potential military escalation between the United States and Iran. The British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) confirmed on Wednesday that its embassy in the Iranian capital had shifted to remote operations due to a rapidly deteriorating security environment.

• Sunday, December 28th 2025 - 19:15 UTC

  Falklands: Prime Minister Starmer says he is “proud of the bond with the Islands”

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a Christmas message to the people of the Falkland Islands, as well as to the British forces stationed in the territory. In his message, he also referred to the presence of British troops on the Islands.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported “Final Investment Decision” by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited regarding the “Sea Lion” oil field in the North Falkland Basin.