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Keir Starmer
UK Prime Minister since July 2024; Labour leader facing a May 2026 leadership crisis.
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#1213 Jul
Mentioned in: Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#117 Jul
Called the by-election a 'desperate stunt'
UK Local Elections 2026: Every party but Binface boycotts Farage#113 Jul
Mentioned in: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#14330 Jun
Co-chaired the April Hormuz mission Iran later excluded
Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: No Europeans on the guest list#1428 Jun
Co-published the Defence Investment Plan with Jarvis.
Drones: Industry & Defence: £5bn UK drone plan follows Healey exit#1122 Jun
Resigned as Labour leader and prime minister
UK Local Elections 2026: Starmer quits as PM and Labour leader#197 Jun
Putin says no as Europe draws a line
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#421 May
authorised UK sanctions easing permitting Russian-derived distillate imports from third countries
European Oil Markets: Starmer reopens UK door to Russian fuel#919 May
Took phone call from ap Iorwerth on 18 May; described as open to devolution conversation
UK Local Elections 2026: ap Iorwerth's six-power Wales Bill ask#915 May
Held 159 PLP backers against 97 in favour of removal as of mid-May
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#914 May
Received Section 30 request; Downing Street's readout contradicted Bute House's
UK Local Elections 2026: Swinney's Section 30 ask, trigger missed#814 May
Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham
UK Local Elections 2026#814 May
Mentioned in: 96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#814 May
Disputed via Downing Street the claim that a referendum meeting had been agreed
UK Local Elections 2026: Bute House, No 10 split on phone call#814 May
Received resignation letter from Streeting and rejected calls to stand down
UK Local Elections 2026: Health Sec Streeting walks on Starmer#813 May
Mentioned in: King's Speech: 27 bills, no RPA Bill
UK Local Elections 2026#812 May
Eight resign in two days on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#66 May
Mentioned in: RPA Bill stranded, FCA review without probe
UK Local Elections 2026#628 Apr
Mentioned in: Welsh Labour at 12%, lowest since 1906
UK Local Elections 2026#7824 Apr
Pentagon memo targets Spain and Falklands
Iran Conflict 2026#7824 Apr
Sanchez shuts down Pentagon email from Cyprus
Iran Conflict 2026#7320 Apr
Northwood summit drafts Hormuz ROE without US
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Co-signed the GOV.UK joint statement reclassifying the 51-nation Hormuz coalition as established with mine clearance mandate
Iran Conflict 2026: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established#7320 Apr
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#7117 Apr
Co-chaired the Paris conference and stated the Strait's reopening is a global responsibility
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US#7017 Apr
Co-chaired 40-nation Paris Hormuz conference alongside Macron
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission#7317 Apr
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#6914 Apr
Co-announced and will co-chair 40-nation Hormuz multilateral mission conference on 17 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris and London convene forty nations#6713 Apr
refused US blockade and led rival 40-nation Hormuz reopening coalition
Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade#826 Mar
authorised Royal Navy interdiction of shadow fleet
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Royal Navy to board sanctioned tankers#4623 Mar
Starmer shuts Parliament out of Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Faced a Corbyn bill requiring parliamentary approval for foreign base use
Iran Conflict 2026: 58% of Britons oppose US use of UK bases#4522 Mar
Faced a cross-party coalition opposing British involvement in Iran ops
Iran Conflict 2026: Corbyn bill demands vote before base use#4522 Mar
Deployed four additional Typhoon jets to Qatar for defensive operations
Iran Conflict 2026: UK cross-party revolt against Iran war#4420 Mar
Faced polling showing 58% of Britons opposed base use for Iran strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: UK attorney general: war unlawful#4420 Mar
UK opens RAF Fairford to US Iran strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Received legal advice that the US-Israeli strikes lacked legal basis
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires two missiles at Diego Garcia#516 Mar
UK-Ukraine sign defence industry pact
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#3815 Mar
Signed an enhanced security and defence declaration with Zelenskyy
Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort#225 Mar
UK deploys four Typhoons to Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Named as reluctant member of Trump's proposed Hormuz escort coalition
Iran Conflict 2026: HRW demands freeze of arms to Israel#122 Mar
Co-signed an E3 statement condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states
Iran Conflict 2026: Europe condemns Iran; not the strikes#102 Mar
Named in Human Rights Watch's call for military-aid suspension
Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones intercepted near Akrotiri#92 Mar
Told Parliament Britain would not join offensive action against Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Britain will not join offensive on Iran#92 Mar
Authorised US use of Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford on 1 March
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens Diego Garcia for Iran strikes#92 Mar
Faced a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri within hours of that authorisation
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#71 Mar
Authorised US use of British bases for operations against Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#624 Feb