London, June 12 (IANS) UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, citing deep concerns over defence funding and military preparedness, in a move that further exposes divisions within the administration over national security spending.Carns’ departure follows the resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey, who had also clashed with the Prime Minister over the government’s defence budget. Healey had argued that the level of military s…
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London, June 11 (IANS) British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday over a disagreement about defence spending, saying the government had failed to commit sufficient resources at a time of rising security threats.In a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey said the proposed Defence Investment Plan fell “well short” of the country’s needs. “You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country,” …
Moscow, June 11 (IANS) Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the EU-3 grouping, comprising of Britain, Germany, and France, is putting forward unacceptable conditions for a settlement in Ukraine, local media reported. “The Europeans are pursuing a course aimed at preventing the creation of conditions for negotiations on a truly comprehensive, just and lasting peace,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.On June 7, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancel…
London, June 8 (IANS) The leaders of Britain, France and Germany, collectively known as the E3, have voiced support for direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia aimed at achieving a ceasefire and advancing peace negotiations, following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a joint statement with Zelensky after the meeting on Sunday (local time), saying they b…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and the United Kingdom has unlocked “unprecedented” growth opportunities for both countries.”Pleased to meet UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Appreciated the deepening of the India-UK partnership in recent times that has unlocked unprecedented growth opportunities for both our countries,” PM Modi wrote on X after meeting the visiting UK minister.”India-UK Vision 2035 will continue to guid…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and the UK, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the two nations are well positioned to build a new “future-oriented and mutually beneficial partnership.” In his opening remarks ahead of his meeting with visiting UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper in New Delhi on Thursday, EAM Jaishankar highlighted the remarkable developments between India-UK ties, which included UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to India in …
London, May 15 (IANS) Josh Simons, a British Labour member of parliament (MP), resigned so that Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham could replace him in his constituency through a by-election.This would pave the way for Burnham’s return to the House of Commons. He is widely seen as a potential challenger to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership in the Labour Party, Xinhua news agency reported.In Simons’ resignation letter on social media, the Makerfield MP said the government fai…
London, May 14 (IANS) United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that a leadership challenge against him would plunge the Labour Party into “chaos,” as speculation mounted over a possible move to replace him following the party’s poor local election results. Speaking amid growing unrest within Labour on Wednesday (local time), Starmer urged ministers not to destabilise the party further. A leadership challenge on Thursday “would 100 per cent do that,” Sky News quoted him as saying.The…
Washington, May 13 (IANS) The future of the strategically critical Diego Garcia military base surfaced unexpectedly during a heated Senate hearing, as Republican Senator John Kennedy warned against any move that could expand Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean through the Chagos Islands dispute.During a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence hearing on President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget, Kennedy sharply criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rep…
London, May 10 (IANS) Britain’s ruling Labour Party suffered major losses in local elections, while Reform UK made significant gains, according to final results released. Across around 5,000 council seats in 136 English councils and elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, Labour lost almost 1,500 council seats in England and surrendered control of around 40 local councils, including several traditional strongholds, in the elections on Thursday.The opposition Conservatives also endured h…