Parliamentary schedule for Thursday June 26
All timings approximate and subject to business.
House of Commons:0930 Transport questions1030 Business questions to Commons Leader Lucy Powell1130 Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill: second and third readingGeneral debate on armed forces dayAn adjournment debate on potential merits of floating solar panels
Westminster Hall:1330 Select committee statement from Joint Committee on human rights1350 IVF egg donation in young women1510 Funding of the BBC World Service
House of Lords:1100 Oral questions1150 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day one)
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- Daily Mirror
Keir Starmer updates as PM addresses Commons after UK war warning
Keir Starmer will update the Commons this morning, a day after warning the UK faces security threats "on a daily basis". The Prime Minister will update MPs on his crunch talks with world leaders at the NATO summit in the Netherlands and the G7 in Canada. On both occassions he met with Donald Trump amid growing concerns over whether the US President will support his allies if they are attacked. Mr Starmer announced a large bump in defence and security spending over the next decade. During a press conference yesterday he said: "It is a mistake to think that the only threat we face is external and far off. We do face threats at home all of the time on a daily basis. "There are cyber attacks that have to be dealt with and all being dealt with. They are ever more sophisticated. We need to have the capability to deal with them." The PM says a breakthrough was made in talks with Donald Trump over tariffs. He told MPs: "We secured President Trump's signature to fully implement a trade deal which will slash tariffs on British goods. His executive order, Mr. Speaker, will remove aerospace tariffs completely cut tariffs on cars from 27.5%. "The British car makers face now to 10% in a matter of days, saving thousands of jobs in the West Midlands and around the country." Twelve new nuke-equipped fighter jets "marks the return of the Royal Air Force to nuclear deterrence for the first time in three decades", Mr Starmer said. He told MPs: "We recognise the grim reality today that the nuclear threat is growing." Europe has made a "fundamental shift in posture" to make NATO stronger and more lethal than ever, says the PM. He tells the Commons: "We must equip the alliance for the future. I've long argued that this is the moment for Europe to make a fundamental shift in posture. That's what the UK has done, delivering the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War and setting out a landmark shift in our defence of deterrence. in the Strategic Defence Review. "Yesterday, NATO allies stepped up as well to meet this moment and create an alliance which is stronger, fairer and more lethal than ever." The PM says we are in an era of "radical uncertainty" and said strength at home and on the world stage is the only response. He told MPs that there is a "now a window for peace" in the Middle East. "We urge Iran and Israel to honour the ceasefire and seize this opportunity to stabilise the region," he says. "That is our priority." The PM is up speaking. He starts by addressing the elephant in the room - welfare reforms. Mr Starmer said: "I recognise there is a consensus across the house on the urgent need for reform of our welfare system, because the British people deserve protection and dignity when they're unable to work and supported to work when they can. "At the moment they are failed every single day by the broken system created by the Conservatives, which achieves neither. I know colleagues across the House are eager to start fixing that, and so am I. "I know all colleagues want to get this right and so do I. We want to see reform implemented with Labour values of fairness. That conversation will continue in the coming days so we can begin making changes together." The British public must "actively prepare" for war on UK soil, a chilling Government document warned earlier this week. The National Security Strategy said the years ahead will test the nation - with a World War Two-style spirit needed to deal with growing threats. It said tackling the danger of nuclear weapons will be "more complex than it was even in the Cold War". The document went on to warn that major powers like China and Russia are seeking to gain an upper hand in "outer space, cyberspace, the deep sea, and at the Arctic and Antarctic poles". And the report also warned that hostile states may join forces with terror groups and criminals to carry out attacks on these shores. It states: "For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario." Click here for the full story The Prime Minister is also likely to face questions about Donald Trump. Mr Starmer, speaking at The Hague in the Netherlands, shot down suggestions that the US President is not committed to defending his allies. There has been growing alarm after Trump gave a less-than-convincing response when asked if he would honour Article 5 of the NATO pact - which sets out that an attack on one member is an attack on all. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Tuesday, Trump said it would "depend on" the definition of the clause. But Mr Starmer said the President is a reliable friend to the UK., claiming the relationship between the two nations is "as strong now as it's ever been". Keir Starmer yesterday warned it is a "mistake" to think the only threats Britain faces are far off - saying the British homeland faces danger "on a daily basis". Asked by The Mirror about an alarming dossier that said Brits must "actively prepare" for war, he voiced his alarm over "sophisticated" attacks on the UK mainland. The Prime Minister announced that security spending will be ramped up dramatically in a "decisive message to aggressors". He stated: "It is a mistake to think that the only threat we face is external and far off. We do face threats at home all of the time on a daily basis. He said that security services have dealt with "many attempts to penetrate our systems", and added: The fact that they are very good shouldn't detract from the fact that that is a real threat to our country." The PM stated that Europe has made a "fundamental shift in its posture" by ramping up its focus on security in the face of new threats. He said NATO members have agreed to raise spending to 5% within a decade, and vowed that the UK will reach 4.1% by 2027.
South Wales Guardian
an hour ago
- South Wales Guardian
Parliamentary schedule for Thursday June 26
All timings approximate and subject to business. House of Commons:0930 Transport questions1030 Business questions to Commons Leader Lucy Powell1130 Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill: second and third readingGeneral debate on armed forces dayAn adjournment debate on potential merits of floating solar panels Westminster Hall:1330 Select committee statement from Joint Committee on human rights1350 IVF egg donation in young women1510 Funding of the BBC World Service House of Lords:1100 Oral questions1150 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day one)
Glasgow Times
2 hours ago
- Glasgow Times
Parliamentary schedule for Thursday June 26
All timings approximate and subject to business. House of Commons: 0930 Transport questions 1030 Business questions to Commons Leader Lucy Powell 1130 Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill: second and third reading General debate on armed forces day An adjournment debate on potential merits of floating solar panels Westminster Hall: 1330 Select committee statement from Joint Committee on human rights 1350 IVF egg donation in young women 1510 Funding of the BBC World Service House of Lords: 1100 Oral questions 1150 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day one)
