Politics

Talks held with Iran over jailed UK couple, David Lammy says, as he addresses proposed prisoner swap

The UK has been holding talks with Iran over a British couple jailed in Tehran, says Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, as he addressed a proposed prisoner swap.
Defence spending plan delay has left the UK less safe and undermined its credibility, MPs say

A chronic delay in the release by Sir Keir Starmer's government of a major plan to invest in defence has harmed the military and left the country less safe, a group of MPs has warned.
No 10 hits out at those 'seeking to stir up division' after JD Vance blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration

Downing Street has hit back after US vice president JD Vance called for "righteous anger" and blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration.
Henry Nowak's murder shows we need to end religious exemptions for knife laws, ex-deputy Labour leader says

The religious and cultural exemptions to knife laws should end, Labour's former deputy leader has said.
Investigations into Andrew and Mandelson could take 'over a year' - as ex-prince seen with bruise on face

The investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson could take more than a year, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

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