Head of State United Kingdom

Keir Starmer

Also known as Starmer

Keir Starmer served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 until his resignation in mid-2026. Known for his centrist Labour leadership, pro-NATO stance, and focus on antisemitism issues within the party. Recently, Starmer navigated the U.S.-Iran conflict, pursued Strait of Hormuz diplomacy, and announced major UK defence spending before stepping down. Last updated 2 days ago

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

"I had a very good phone call with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I hope that we will have a productive bilateral meeting where we will speak about all sorts of things. We did a lot w...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

"I had a very good phone call with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I hope that we will have a productive bilateral meeting where we will speak about all sorts of things. We did a lot with Keir, and we need to carry on, open a new chapter in our relations. For example, the Drone Deal. I want to build a big factory in Britain based on new technologies, share them with our partners. We are ready to share all our experience with the UK. I hope that the UK will do the same. We need to make this Drone Deal very strong. When we meet, I will be talking not only about our needs, but also about how we see our bilateral relations in the future. What we can do together to strengthen both Ukraine and the UK.

There are three things that are very important to create something new. You need funding. You need technologies that Ukraine and the UK have. Ukraine has good missiles, but we see that the UK's Storm Shadows are strong, and we want to produce them or something similar. The UK wants to have such drones as we have, including sea drones. We are open to this. Next, training. The UK helped us with this, and we are ready – with all our experience – to share with the UK what it might need. Then, for example, the UK doesn’t have anti-ballistic air defense. We need to build our European anti-ballistic system. We can work together."

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UK PM Keir Starmer:

Shocking news that Counter Terrorism Police are investigating a credible, serious threat targeted at an Islamic event in Suffolk.

Thanks to the quick action taken by police and the organisers, nobody was hurt.

My message is clear: I will not tolerate any attacks on our Muslim communities, or any form of anti-Muslim hatred.

Leaders

Andy Burnham, widely seen as the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, apologized for Labour’s initial response to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

“I know many people feel that my party didn’t get it right, and I am...

Andy Burnham, widely seen as the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, apologized for Labour’s initial response to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

“I know many people feel that my party didn’t get it right, and I am sorry about that,” Burnham told The Guardian. “The response has too often not been good enough. We need to do better.”

He added, “We’ve got to do more to put pressure on the Israeli government.”

“Yes, we have taken some important steps, but let’s be honest, the UK was too slow to call for a ceasefire,” Burnham said. “We must now do more to strengthen our approach.”

Burnham said a future government under his leadership would consider additional sanctions on Israeli individuals and entities, as well as potentially banning trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements.