PM embraces Brexit divisions as he seeks closer ties with Europe

Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.

Shipping Companies Remain Reluctant to Sail Through Strait of Hormuz

The United States said it would begin blocking vessels doing business with Iran. Details on how that would work are unclear.

By Peter Eavis and Jenny Gross

Stocks Drop Ahead of Hormuz Blockade as Earnings Season Begins - Bloomberg.com

Stocks Drop Ahead of Hormuz Blockade as Earnings Season Begins  Bloomberg.com

Starmer defends fast-tracking EU rules into UK law

Prime minister says mechanism would help cut business costs and bring down prices

Trump's threat to blockade Strait of Hormuz leaves more questions than answers

Doubts linger over whether the US can actually filter access to the strait, even as Washington claims that two of its destroyers have already managed to break through the Iranian blockade.

Keir Starmer defends plan for closer alignment with EU rules

PM rejects claim plan is integration with EU ‘by stealth’, saying changes will happen only if parliament passes law UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has defended plans for the UK to align more closely with some EU rules without parliamentary votes, saying a closer relationship with Europe “is in the UK’s best interest”, particularly given the international turmoil over the Iran war. Speaking to the BBC after the Guardian revealed that ministers were planning to use so-called H...

By Peter Walker and Alexandra Topping

US moves to block Iranian ports as Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Gulf shipping hubs

The United States on Monday moved to implement a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors, after US-Iran peace talks failed over the weekend, but questions persist over how fully the measures can be enforced and what they will mean in practice. Despite concerns of escalation, Pakistan, which has acted as mediator in the peace negotiations, continued efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict with diplomacy as the two-week ceasefire...

By Khushboo Razdan,Lucy Quaggin

Trump’s blockade is starting. Here’s why stocks are only off modestly for now.

The American military on Monday was implementing a blockade on all ships entering and exiting Iranian ports. President Donald Trump and the Pentagon both said the blockade would be starting at 10 a.m. Eastern.

By Victor Reklaitis

Would a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz be legal? An international law expert explains

The freedom of navigation through international straits is one of the core principles of international law, Donald Rothwell writes

By Donald Rothwell

US military blocks all Iranian ports as Trump’s Hormuz threat takes effect

Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer says - The Straits Times

Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer says  The Straits Times

NATO Allies Refuse To Join Trump's Strait of Hormuz Blockade Plan

NATO allies including Britain and France said they would not be drawn into the conflict by taking part in the blockade, saying instead that it was vital to open the waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil usually passes.

‘SNL UK’ Ratings Stabilize For Final Ep Before Hiatus

Ratings on SNL UK stabilized on Saturday night. The fourth episode of the first-ever British version of the show, which now takes a week hiatus, was watched by 120,000 viewers on Saturday night, grabbing a share of 1.6% of Brits who were watching TV at the time. This was a small decline of 10,000 on […]

By Max Goldbart

UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re not supporting the blockade,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live, adding that it was vital to get the Strait reopened. “It is, […]

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UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war and was not supporting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Starmer said it was vital to get the Strait reopened. “It is, in my view, vital that […]

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US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz – How it will be implemented

The situation in the Middle East escalates after the collapse of the negotiations The post US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz – How it will be implemented appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation

Sir Keir Starmer is planning legislation to allow the UK to adopt new EU laws without Parliament having to hold a full vote each time.

By Emmanuel Tetteh