Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East

UK calls for ‘openness,’ ‘flexibility’ in Cyprus talks

The UK remains committed to a Cyprus peace deal "under UN parameters," but "ultimately, it is for the key parties to decide on the details of a settlement," Stephen Doughty, the newly appointed minister of state in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, told Kathimerini on the sidelines of his visit to Athens this week.

Keir Starmer Assumes Office as Britain's New Prime Minister

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been officially appointed as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain following a decisive victory in yesterday's early parliamentary vote. After the election results were confirmed, Starmer met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace where he received the monarch's commission to form a new cabinet.

Britain: The Sun Newspaper Now Backs Labour

The Sun, one of Britain’s best-selling newspapers known for its record of backing election winners, has made a surprising turn. Owned by Rupert Murdoch, the tabloid, which was ideologically aligned with the Conservatives, announced on Wednesday, just before the parliamentary elections, that it now supports the Labour Party and its leader, Keir Starmer.