In the final PMQs, Badenoch challenged Starmer on unemployment, taxes and the doctors’ strike as he announced moves to release £2.5bn Chelsea sale funds for Ukraine.
Ministers say the UK will rejoin Erasmus+ for 2027-28, restoring reciprocal exchanges for students and staff after Brexit.
Resident doctors across England started a five-day strike over pay and training; NHS England warned of delays and postponed non-urgent care during flu pressures.
Jonathan Hall KC says National Security Act 2023 foreign interference offence risks chilling lawful journalism, advocacy and protest without clearer safeguards.
Starmer ordered a foreign interference review after ex‑Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill was jailed for bribery linked to pro‑Russian statements.
US put the UK’s £31bn Tech Prosperity Deal on hold, citing concerns over UK non-tariff barriers including the digital services tax and food rules.
Five Labour councillors in Brent have resigned to join the Greens, prompting responses from both parties ahead of the May 2026 local elections.
Ministers opened a 12-week consultation on the BBC’s next Charter, covering mission, governance and post-2027 funding ahead of a 2026 White Paper.
UK MPs urge Keir Starmer to back the BBC after Donald Trump sued for up to $10bn over an edited Panorama clip of his 6 Jan 2021 speech.
A terror attack at a Hanukkah event in Bondi drew near-universal coverage across left, centre and right—but the real divide was how outlets framed cause, blame and meaning.