New Venezuelan leader invites US to ‘collaborate’ after Maduro’s removal The former president is due to face a New York court for the first time on Monday. Evening Standard · Jan 5
Watch: Maduro wishes US agents ‘Happy New Year’ as he is escorted to jail An image circulating online shows Maduro smiling and holding his thumbs up while shackled and surrounded by a throng of federal agents Evening Standard · Jan 4
UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary says The Guardian - UK · Jan 4
Venezuela transition should be reached ‘quickly’, UK minister says Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones declined to say whether he thought the US strikes on Caracas had been legal. Evening Standard · Jan 4
Starmer’s communications chief to address cabinet on media strategy overhaul Exclusive: David Dinsmore to advise ministers as they step up efforts to combat far-right rhetoric online The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Starmer says there was ‘no misleading’ by Chancellor ahead of Budget Rachel Reeves has also reportedly been accused of misleading the Cabinet. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Cabinet minister insists Reeves has ‘full support’ on Budget Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge ahead of the Budget. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
UK politics: OBR chief resigns, saying budget leak was ‘technical but serious’ error – as it happened Richard Hughes says he is stepping down in order to restore confidence in organisation The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
Budget 2025: Income tax rate will not rise, signals minister - but millions of families 'face £1,600 hit' Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones makes clear the Government has ruled out a manifesto-busting increase in income tax Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025
Hermer blames collapse of China spy case on law ‘not fit for purpose’ The Attorney General said prosecutors had been working in ‘good faith’ to secure a conviction. The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
MPs and peers to grill Attorney General over collapsed spying case His appearance comes in a round of hearings by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy as it investigates the collapse of the case. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Labour must ‘shut down legacy state’ in drive for digital ID, says minister Darren Jones told Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday that digital ID would make people’s experience of a new state ‘fundamentally much better’. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Hermer and Jones summoned to public hearing on China spy case collapse The Attorney General and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister have been asked to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry next Tuesday. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up Exclusive: PM reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Keir Starmer suggests Prime minister to hold meetings on the use of digital ID cards on two-day trade trip to India, where they have already been adopted
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 UK and Scottish ministers must do ‘much more’ to work together, says Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister was speaking to Scotland’s Global Investment Summit in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 Rachel Reeves gets a warm reception but business chiefs are wary of another tax raid Questions grow over how chancellor will raise cash in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 Nigel Farage a ‘snake oil salesman’ comparable to Andrew Tate, says No 10 chief secretary Ministers signal Labour will take stronger approach to attacking Reform rather than just ‘respond to crazy things they’re saying’
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025 Labour can pull this round, PM says of polling fortunes as conference starts It is the fight of our times and we’ve all got to be in it together, Sir Keir said during an interview published as he arrived at Labour conference.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025 Labour can pull this round with ‘fight of our times’, says Starmer as party conference starts It came as fresh polling showed Sir Keir Starmer is the least popular prime minister on record
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025 Starmer prepares to take on ‘toxic’ Reform as he arrives in Liverpool for Labour conference The prime minister said Reform UK’s policies would tear the country apart as he vowed Labour would offer an alternative vision of ‘national renewal’
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025 Labour focuses on threat posed by Farage as Starmer prepares for conference Sir Keir Starmer said Reform UK’s policies would tear the country apart as he vowed Labour would offer an alternative vision of ‘national renewal’.
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025 Starmer brands Reform UK an ‘enemy’ of Britain ahead of Labour conference Chancellor Rachel Reeves has meanwhile said she wants to sign an ‘ambitious’ new youth migration scheme with the EU.