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Tony Blair warns digital IDs ‘cannot be another failed government IT project’ as Labour tries to save plan

The former prime minister’s think tank said the government must avoid ‘drowning in process’ to secure public trust

The Independent UK

So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm …

Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 'Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns' online – stream the documentary from anywhere

The BBC documentary revisits the campaign that followed the 1996 Dunblane school shooting, showing how bereaved families helped force a UK handgun ban. Here’s where to stream it, plus what to do if you’re traveling.

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Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘Starmer has played this well’: Readers back PM as Trump and Blair pile pressure over Iran

YOUR VIEWS: Independent readers largely backed Sir Keir Starmer standing up to Donald Trump over Iran, with many warning Britain must not repeat the mistakes of Iraq

The Independent UK

Iran-US war latest: Trump claims conflict will be over soon but US hasn’t ‘won enough’ yet

Trump claimed US has ‘already won in many ways’ and its military objectives are ‘pretty well complete’

The Independent UK

Cherie Blair says women ‘not foolish’ to distrust AI but it can be better used

The barrister and wife of former prime minister Tony Blair said many businesswomen are currently just experimenting with AI.

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Starmer has little to fear from Trump’s latest broadside on Iran

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Both Donald Trump and Tony Blair have said that Keir Starmer should have engaged more with the US in its attack on Iran, but he will find favour with the public for concentrating solely on Britain’s national interest

The Independent UK

Starmer may be right not to wade into Trump’s war in Iran – but has proven to be a prisoner of his own MPs

NEWS ANALYSIS: In fighting to saving his premiership, the PM is less able to lead even when he does the right thing, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Trump talks with Starmer on US forces using UK bases just hours after accusing him of joining Iran war 'late'

The US president and Prime Minister spoke by phone after days of clashing over the Iran war

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘stick to what we believe is right’ in face of Trump fury over Iran

It comes as Yvette Cooper has also hit back at criticism of Starmer from Tony Blair, telling the former PM: ‘We have to learn the lessons from Iraq’

The Independent UK

Tony Blair says UK ‘should have backed Trump’ in Iran from the start

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The Independent UK

Blair sparks row with Starmer after claiming UK ‘should have backed Trump from the beginning’ in Iran

The former prime minister told a private event that Labour ‘had better show up’ for Washington

The Independent UK

Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran

Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq war

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Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to grant permission for the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from the US president.

The Conversation

How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmer’s Iran response

When Keir Starmer briefed the House of Commons on the situation in Iran, the UK’s prime minister ended with a clear message: “We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learned those lessons.”

Fortune

The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn't be

With Iraq’s legacy still lingering and a changing America in view, Europe is no longer willing to fall in line behind Washington’s wars—even when allies expect it.

The Conversation

Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years

The so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US appears to be at its lowest ebb for decades. As he sat alongside the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a White House press call on March 3, Donald Trump bitterly criticised Keir Starmer for his refusal to let the US…

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The Independent UK

The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused

IN FOCUS: Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

Euronews

'No to war': Sánchez reaffirms Spain's stance against Trump's Iran offensive

The Spanish prime minister has hit back at Donald Trump's announcement that he will block trade with Spain due to Madrid's reluctance to take part in the US offensive against Iran and allow the US use of the Rota and Morón bases.

The Times of India

‘I’m not happy with UK’: Donald Trump criticizes Keir Starmer over military access

President Trump has sharply criticized UK Prime Minister Starmer for initially withholding UK bases for US strikes on Iran, stating the "special relationship" has weakened. Starmer later agreed to limited defensive use of two bases after a UK base in Cyprus was attacked. The UK emphasizes acting on a legal…

The Guardian - UK

Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran

Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten

Louder

"Nothing Is What It Seems was written about Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. They're the liar and the thief in the song": Brinsley Schwarz on his state-of-the-world album Shouting At The Moon

A key figure in 70s pub rock is back with more songs "about politics or idiots with fingers on buttons"

The Independent UK

The UK has been dragged into Trump’s Iran war. But what will Starmer do next?

NEWS ANALYSIS: The lessons of the PM’s predecessors and his own political weakness will prevent him from fully joining Trump’s war with Iran, says political editor David Maddox

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it

After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate?

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