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Jill Lawless

In this image taken from PA Video, police and protestors clash during a protest following the death of Henry Nowak, a 18-year-old student stabbed to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial dagger by Vickrum Digwa, in Southampton, England, June 2, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
June 4, 2026, 11:38 am
UK government pans protesters for ‘hijacking’ controversial death of stabbed student
2 arrested, 11 officers injured in clashes over Henry Nowak, who was wrongly handcuffed by police and bled to death after being knifed by Sikh man, sparking allegations of police bias against white people
By Jill Lawless
FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media at Downing Street, in London, March 16, 2026. (Brook Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)
May 6, 2026, 12:11 pm
Local elections in UK could hasten end of embattled PM Keir Starmer’s tenure
Amid Epstein-Mandelson scandal and economic struggles worsened by Iran war, the center-left leader faces a party crisis as expert says his ouster is matter of ‘when rather than if’
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, April 20, 2026 to face a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
April 21, 2026, 9:22 am
UK’s Starmer says he’s sorry but won’t resign after facing MPs on Mandelson-Epstein scandal
British premier admits appointing ex-envoy to US ‘was wrong,’ says ‘I take responsibility’; sacked official Olly Robbins reports ‘atmosphere of pressure’ to greenlight appointment
By Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's then-ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, on February 26, 2025. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
April 20, 2026, 8:50 am
British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal
Set to explain appointment of US envoy despite ties to disgraced financier, Starmer looks to stymie calls to quit, as opposition says he’s ‘taking the public for fools’
By Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
April 19, 2026, 1:36 pm
Allies back Starmer as Mandelson’s Epstein link leaves UK PM fighting for his job
Roiling scandal threatens tenure of Labour leader; senior allies say premier is ‘man of integrity,’ as he is set to face lawmakers’ questions in parliament
By Jill Lawless
This handout satellite photo obtained from Planet Labs PBC and dated June 16, 2025, shows an overview of the Diego Garcia military base on the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. (Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)
March 21, 2026, 7:07 pm
Diego Garcia: The remote island hosting a key US-UK military base targeted by Iran
Residents were evicted in 1960s and 1970s to make way for base on British-controlled island in Chagos Archipelago; it has been used for wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, March 11, 2026. (Frank Augstein/AP)
March 11, 2026, 6:21 pm
Files show UK’s Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ to Epstein-linked US envoy
British prime minister received document in 2024, before appointing Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador, in which officials worried about his ties to convicted sex offender
By Jill Lawless and brian melley
US President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look at each other as they shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, September 18, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
March 3, 2026, 7:06 pm
War with Iran strains the US-UK ‘special relationship’ as Starmer and Trump disagree
Relationship ‘obviously not what it was,’ Trump says, after British PM gave US limited access to UK bases, implicitly rebuked Washington’s attempt at ‘regime change from the skies’
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with members of the audience after delivering a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, February 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
February 9, 2026, 1:40 pm
UK leader Starmer fights for his job as ex-ambassador’s Epstein links spark crisis
PM to address his Labour Party’s lawmakers behind closed doors amid scandal over his selection of envoy Peter Mandelson, who had ties to disgraced financier
By Jill Lawless
Britian's then-ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, delivering remarks in the Oval Office of the White House, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 4, 2026, 5:14 pm
UK to release files related to Mandelson’s appointment as US envoy amid Epstein fallout
PM Starmer vows to ‘make sure that all of the material is published,’ says Mandelson ‘betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party’ by lying about ties to disgraced financier
By Jill Lawless
An undated handout photo taken at an undisclosed location and released on August 9, 2021, by the United States District County for the Southern District of New York shows (L-R) Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing for a photo. (Handout / US District Court - Southern District of New York (SDNY) / AFP)
November 1, 2025, 10:13 am
UK government, public and Giuffre family welcome Andrew’s fall from royal status
Praise for King Charles’s decision to strip brother of princely title, but family of Epstein trafficking victim, who died by suicide, says he should face justice for alleged sexual abuse
By Jill Lawless and brian melley
Prince Andrew arrives for the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Sept. 16, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool via AP)
October 30, 2025, 10:22 pm
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles, evicts him from royal residence
Andrew will no longer be a prince; step comes after he surrendered use of Duke of York title earlier this month amid pressure over friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
By brian melley and Jill Lawless
Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair walks through the COP28 UN Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2023. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)
September 30, 2025, 5:46 pm
Tony Blair’s long experience in Middle East is both his strength and his weakness
Former UK prime minister, tapped to play key role in postwar Gaza administration under Trump’s ceasefire plan, was a peace envoy for nearly a decade after joining Iraq war
By Jill Lawless and DANICA KIRKA
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer lay a wreath at the 7/7 Memorial, in Hyde Park to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 people, in London, July 7, 2025. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
July 7, 2025, 3:00 pm
UK marks 20 years since the deadly al-Qaeda 7/7 London bombings
King Charles III, Prime Minister Starmer lead remembrance of victims of suicide attacks that killed 52; at subway stations near sites, staff, commuters hold minute of silence
By Jill Lawless
This photo provided by London Fire Brigade, shows a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London, Friday, March 21, 2025. (London Fire Brigade via AP)
March 21, 2025, 6:34 pm
Fire at London’s Heathrow shuts airport, disrupts travel for hundreds of thousands
Counterterrorism force leading investigation, but officials say so far no indication of foul play; Heathrow says it expects ‘significant disruptions over coming days’
By brian melley, DANICA KIRKA and Jill Lawless
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