United Kingdom

A UK council has set a June 18 by-election that could play a decisive role in determining the country's next prime minister.

NATO's Rutte:

Europe, with the UK and Türkiye and with Norway, is over 500 million people.

We are facing an adversary in Russia of about 120 to 140 million people.

And we are now overly dependent on one ally with about 350 million people making sure that we can defend ourselves against Russia.

That's not sustainable long term.

Keir Starmer has told friends he intends to step down as UK prime minister and set out an orderly timetable for his departure, the Daily Mail reports.

Britain warns against nonessential travel to Cuba over protests and fuel shortages.

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King Charles:

"An increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the UK... My government will take urgent action to tackle antisemitism and ensure all communities feel safe."

Bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged the UK to accelerate designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

The U.K. offered uncrewed surface vessels to a joint U.K.-French multinational mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz if a stable ceasefire holds. The commitment comes on top of autonomous minehunting systems and the forward deployment of HMS Dragon, a Daring-class air defence destroyer.

UK Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls Alex Davies-Jones has resigned.

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Senior Cabinet Ministers Tell PM Starmer to Set Resignation Timeline

Keir Starmer: "I don't think Britain is ungovernable."

Britain is sending a warship to the Strait of Hormuz to help reopen shipping lanes. Allied reluctance to support U.S. forces in the region remains a point of tension. - Fox.

UK PM Starmer rules out resignation following Labour's local election defeats:

"It hurts, and it should hurt, and I take responsibility. Tough days like this don't weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised. They strengthen my resolve."

Nearly 1.5 million non-British foreign nationals claimed Universal Credit at some point in the 12 months to December 2025, according to DWP data obtained through Freedom of Information requests by the Centre for Migration Control.

UK PM Keir Starmer:

“The UK condemns the drone and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates.

As I set out during my visit to the region last month, stability in the Gulf directly affects the UK.

We stand in solidarity with the UAE and will continue to support the defence of our partners in the Gulf.”

UK schools are distributing children’s books promoting pro-migration messages such as “everybody’s welcome,” with the program now active in over 1,000 schools and framed by critics as encouraging acceptance of small boat migrants.

U.S. weapons deliveries to the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia will be delayed. Washington says the war with Iran is straining American stockpiles. - FT

TravelGov:

"United Kingdom: On April 30, the government of the United Kingdom raised its national terrorism threat level to "SEVERE," meaning a terrorist attack is highly likely. The National Threat Level increased to SEVERE following the Golders Green terrorist attack on April 29, 2026."

A man who arrived in the UK by dinghy just 16 days earlier has been found guilty of preparing a terror attack on the Israeli Embassy in London. Abdullah Albadri, 34, was carrying two knives when he attempted to climb into the embassy. He had previously been deported from the UK.

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UK raises terror threat level to severe, meaning "an attack is highly likely."

UK PM STARMER: We will invest more in Jewish security

Israeli Prime Minister's Office:

"WE DEMAND AND EXPECT ACTION BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT JEWS AFTER STABBING ATTACK IN LONDON."

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The UK government is revoking the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.

King Charles III: "God bless the United States, and God bless the United Kingdom."

King Charles: "As President Trump himself observed...the bond of kinship and identity and the United Kingdom is priceless and eternal. It is irreplaceable and unbreakable."