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Starmer ‘has confidence in’ Trident row shadow minister

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he has confidence in a shadow Foreign Office minister who said he would be “quite happy” for Russia to be able to hack into the UK’s Trident nuclear missile system and render it useless. Sir Keir gave his ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Pro-Ukraine group clashes with activists urging UK to stop supplying weapons

Pro-Ukraine counter-protesters led by campaigner Peter Tatchell have clashed in central London with activists demanding Britain stops supplying weapons to the country. Mr Tatchell shouted “Chamberlain” – a reference to prime minister Neville ...

25 Feb 2023 at 13:21

Tributes pour in after ‘inspirational’ peace campaigner Bruce Kent dies aged 92

Tributes have been paid to political activist and peace campaigner Bruce Kent, who has died aged 92 after a short illness. The vice-president for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament died on Wednesday, according to a statement released on ...

09 Jun 2022 at 20:22

World

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese campaigners against nuclear weapons

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the ...

11 Oct 2024 at 12:22

Starmer says he ‘has confidence in’ Trident row MP

04 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Next stage in Undercover Policing Inquiry to begin

The next stage of the mammoth public inquiry into the activities of undercover police is due to begin on Monday. Opening statements will be made over three days at the start of a batch of hearings looking at the since ...

01 Jul 2024 at 02:45

‘Heed the lessons from undercover policing inquiry’, lead lawyer warns

The lead lawyer in the public inquiry into undercover policing has warned the next government and law enforcement to “heed the lessons” from past use of police spies. David Barr KC said the inquiry is not purely a ...

01 Jul 2024 at 14:40

Anti-war campaigners deny breaching conditions on pro-Palestinian protest

Stop the War Coalition chairman Alex Kenny and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament general secretary Sophie Bolt have pleaded not guilty to failing to comply with a condition imposed on a pro-Palestinian ...

31 Jul 2025 at 12:14

Scotland

Swinney disagrees with Blackford’s call for Trident disarmament rethink

John Swinney says he does not agree with calls from SNP grandee Ian Blackford for the party to change its stance on the unilateral disarmament of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. The former SNP ...

06 Mar 2025 at 14:08

Ireland

Irish officials believed 9/11 would change how US politicians saw peace process

Irish officials believed the September 11 attacks would impact how US politicians viewed the Northern Ireland peace process, according to a newly released Government file. One day after ...

28 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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