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The National
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Keir Starmer woken by toxic gas emergency on war ship
KEIR Starmer was woken by a toxic gas leak while aboard a war ship heading for the Indian Ocean. The Prime Minister was fast asleep when disaster nearly struck on HMS Prince of Wales at 2.08am on Thursday morning when the boat had barely made it out to sea from Plymouth, The Telegraph reports. They'd sent a journalist out with Starmer to soak up the scene as the UK Government attempted a major show of strength against the Chinese. HMS Prince of Wales is on its way to the Indo-Pacific as part of the 'carrier strike group' to demonstrate Western strength against an emboldened China. READ MORE: UK travel firm announces shock closure with all future holidays cancelled Quite whether a toxic gas leak in the engine room in the dead of night was part of the plan remains unclear. The Prime Minister reacted with his characteristic quick wit when asked about being woken by the alarm. He said: 'Like everybody else, I was woken up by the alarm. (Image: Richard Pohle/The Times/PA Wire) 'I remembered the briefing from the night before, which was somebody will come and tell you if you need to move. But I was still concerned enough to get up... and have a look to see what was going on.' Lines for the ages. READ MORE: SNP win by-election with more than double Labour vote as Reform UK surge Happily, the situation was soon resolved by crew members wearing gas masks who bravely stepped into the engine room to fix the problem, which we're not to know about in case the Chinese get any ideas. Later, Starmer sat down for a beer with the crew – though unfortunately for them junior sailors are on a two-drink maximum; one usually needs at least double that to put up with listening to the PM speak. Between our leaky nukes and nearly-exploding aircraft carriers, Xi Jinping must be quaking in his boots.
The Sun
24-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Keir Starmer is about to give away our border controls under the pretence of a trade deal
KEIR Starmer promised change. And we have it: change for the worse. Growth has tanked. Businesses are being hammered by the Jobs Tax. 3 3 3 And just as illegal migration hits record highs, Labour is negotiating a new 'Youth Mobility' scheme with the EU. When Labour negotiates, Britain loses. Their idea of negotiating is surrender first, explain later. Let's call this deal it what it is: backdoor free movement. Starmer always backed open borders. He opposed Brexit. He called immigration laws racist. And now, under the pretence of a trade deal, he's about to give away our border controls. This won't help business. You don't fix a broken economy by importing cheap labour. You fix it by backing British workers and creating real growth. Starmer risks bringing in young, unskilled migrants to compete with British workers, at the same time that businesses have stopped hiring because of Labour's Jobs Tax. And you certainly don't do migration deals while the small boats crisis rages on. This could create yet another loophole for criminal gangs to exploit. Labour promised no return to free movement. Just like they promised to cut taxes, protect pensions and get energy bills down. Make no mistake, it will be another Labour broken promise.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Keir Starmer welcomes decrepit nuclear submarine to Scotland 'after record patrol'
KEIR Starmer welcomed a decrepit-looking nuclear submarine as it surfaced in Scotland after what is reported to be a record-breaking time at sea, amid growing concerns about the safety of the Trident programme. The Prime Minister posted a video of him and Defence Secretary John Healey at Faslane welcoming the crew back to land – after they were said to have spent 204 days at sea. That amounts to nearly seven months on patrol which, according to the specialist news site Navy Lookout, would be a record length of time to have been at sea. The site questioned whether the crew would have been adequately equipped to spend such a long time underwater, given that a previous shorter patrol saw submariners on near-starvation rations. (Image: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street) The Sun reported last year that crew on a Vanguard-class submarine which was on patrol for more than six months had been reduced to hunting for leftover food, divvying up sweets and crisps – with medics fearing 'serious loss of life' as a result of hunger-induced fatigue. Restocking at sea would mean coming up for air, according to Navy Lookout, which would defeat the aim of nuclear patrols operating 'undetected'. There are growing concerns about the state of Britain's nuclear fleet, which insiders have said is falling apart at the seams. READ MORE: Dominic Cummings, former top aide to Boris Johnson, has said that the Trident programme is 'f***ed' and claimed that the extent of its pressure on the wider military budget was kept highly classified to avoid MPs thinking about it'. Efforts are underway to build new nuclear submarines, which will be the new Dreadnought-class of submarines replacing the four Vanguard-class vessels which have been operating since 1992. After months of silent service, Royal Navy submariners running a nuclear deterrent patrol have returned to UK waters. It was an honour to join them on board, and to meet their loved ones. Thank you for your service to our country — welcome home. — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) March 20, 2025 The old vessels were only intended to be in service for 25 years, meaning the newest of the lot should have retired last year and the oldest in 2018. The new Dreadnought-class submarines are intended to enter service in the 'early 2030s', according to the Ministry of Defence and will have a lifespan of 'at least 30 years'. There are also concerns about whether the Vanguard-class submarines are even capable of firing nuclear missiles – after two high-profile failures in early 2024. The Ministry of Defence was approached for comment.
