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The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country

prison capacity to help tackle violent, week-long anti-immigrant riots that have prompted a growing number of countries to warn their citizens about the dangers of travelling in Britain. Riots across a number of towns and cities have erupted following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport, a seaside town in northern England, after false messaging on social media wrongly identified the suspected killer as an Islamist migrant. The Justice department, which is being forced to release some prisoners early as it battles a jail overcrowding crisis, said nearly 600 prison places had been secured to accommodate those engaged in violence.

Police forces across the UK have made at least 100 arrests as violent clashes and unrest involving anti-immigration far-right groups continued to spread over the weekend, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer offering his full support to officers to take firm action against the «extremists». Bricks being hurled, fireworks thrown, windows of a hotel housing asylum seekers smashed, shops attacked and set on fire and several scuffles breaking out between mobs and the police were among the scenes of confrontation that played out in Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, Leeds, Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Belfast, Nottingham and Manchester on Saturday. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned the mobs they will «pay the price» for such «criminal disorder and violent thuggery». «Addressing the scenes of disorder we have seen, the Prime Minister set out that the police have our full support to take action against extremists on our streets who are attacking police officers, disrupting local businesses and attempting to sow hate by intimidating communities,» Downing Street said after a high-level meeting of ministers convened by Starmer on Saturday.

Keir Starmer said that those responsible for the disorder and chaos that's spreading across UK towns and cities will be punished for what he described as «far-right thuggery.» «Those who have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law,» he said from Downing Street on Sunday. «This is not protest, it is organised violent thuggery. And it has no place on our street or online.» Disturbances have taken place in towns and cities including Rotherham, Blackpool and Bristol over the weekend, with a number of police officers attacked and injured. The riots represent one of the biggest challenges facing the month-old Labour government, as it struggles to rein in the unrest.

Unrest related to misinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls last week spread to multiple towns and cities on Saturday as anti-immigration demonstrators clashed with police. The violence is posing a major test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected only a month ago after leading Labour to a landslide win over the Conservatives.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned social media companies Thursday they must uphold laws around spreading incendiary misinformation, following unrest blamed on the sharing of unverified details about the Southport knife attack. Addressing the nation from his Downing Street office and residence, Starmer pointed the finger at the role of the firms in two nights of violence after Monday's stabbing spree in the seaside town near Liverpool. «Let me also say to large social media companies and those who run them: violent disorder, clearly whipped up online, that is also a crime,» the UK leader said.

Keir Starmer on Thursday welcomed the release of a number of prisoners from Russia including dual Russian-British dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, who had been jailed on treason charges for 25 years. «I welcome the release of a number of prisoners held in Russia, including Vladimir Kara-Murza, Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich,» Starmer said on X. «We will continue to call on Russia to uphold freedom of political expression.» (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

stabbing at around 11.50 a.m. (1050 GMT).

Britain’s new left-leaning government says the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes

Reeves is due to publish a review of the government's finances before next week's summer recess, after she returns from a meeting with G20 finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro, according to the FT. The Treasury said: «The chancellor has commissioned officials to provide an assessment of the state of the government's spending inheritance which will be presented to parliament before the summer recess.» Reeves' fiscal lock legislation deemed 'largely performative' In his first Prime Minister's Questions yesterday (24 July), Keir Starmer warned that «we have a more severe crisis than we...

Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community

An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens

The coming U.S. presidential election, with the growing prospect of a return of Donald Trump to the White House, promises to have profound repercussions for Europe’s security, future trans-Atlantic relations and the conflict in Ukraine—changes with which European leaders are starting to grapple. Trump’s pick of Sen.

Labour Party government promised to calm the country's febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it set out its plans for "national renewal" at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. Stabilising public finances and spurring economic growth were at the centre of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's legislative agenda, announced in a speech written by government officials and delivered by King Charles III. «My government will seek a new partnership with both business and working people and help the country move on from the recent cost of living challenges by prioritizing wealth creation for all communities,» the king said in a speech to hundreds of lawmakers and members of the House of Lords. Charles traveled from Buckingham Palace to Parliament in a horse-drawn carriage — past a small group of anti-monarchy protesters with signs reading 'Down with the Crown' — before donning ceremonial robes and the Imperial State Crown to deliver his speech.

Speaking at the State Opening of Parliament, King Charles III set out new legal powers for the OBR, one of 15 measures targeting 'economic stability and growth'.  The move to further the OBR's responsibilities came on the back of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ambition to restore the powers of the UK's fiscal watchdog, which were severely dented by former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss when she went ahead with her Mini Budget plans without consulting the OBR.  Paul Diggle, chief economist at abrdn, said the reforms «will not make a practical difference to how the Labour governme...

Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost

Following the recent landslide election which saw the UK Labour Party win, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has begun appointing members to the new government.

Biden’s disastrous performance in the first US Presidential Debate, the Democrats are desperately trying to replace him in the upcoming US Presidential Election in November. While he has refused to step down and informed his supporters that his campaign shall continue, there are a growing number of Democrats who point out that the president’s health and his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate are concerns that can no longer be ignored. In such a scenario, the party is building a consensus around Vice-President Kamala Harris. Though she is trailing behind Trump, party insiders point out that she has the ability to defeat him in the months ahead.

Keir Starmer, Britain's newly elected prime minister, addressed the issue indirectly while discussing age limits for lawmakers. He held the view that it is up to the Americans to decide their president. Starmer further mentioned that the incumbent 81-year old was in good form when met him.“Obviously in America, it’s for the American people to decide who they want to be their president," Starmer told Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview with CNN.

Rishi Sunak suddenly called for general elections across the country. Within a matter of six weeks, the entire voting process around UK general election results 2024 happened, with the results yet to be declared. The official voting process has formally ended and the first wave of results will start coming 11.30pm onwards.

Keir Starmer on Friday has paved the way for a fresh chapter in the country's relations with India as the Labour Party takes charge of steering the stalled Free Trade Agreement negotiations that got stalled with the outgoing Rishi Sunak-led administration. If recent high-profile visits by the shadow cabinet members, stepping up as Cabinet members, are anything to go by, the choreography around India being a priority country is likely to see at least some degree of continuity. However, despite a manifesto commitment to build a «new strategic partnership» and the then shadow foreign secretary and now the Foreign Secretary in Starmer's government, David Lammy promising to be on a flight to India before the end of July if elected, how much of a priority India will be among the various domestic pressures facing a cost-of-living crisis hit Britain remains an unknown factor. The India-UK FTA talks began in January 2022 but were stalled in the 14th round as both countries stepped into their general election cycles this year. India saw the new government in the first week and on Friday, it was the UK's.