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An open letter to Andy Burnham: Back Portsmouth with £2.4bn satellite

New prime minister Andy Burnham promises to reindustrialise the defence sector in Portsmouth, adding that the sector will see more support. Pictured: Mr Burnham at HMNB Portsmouth.

Burnham promises to 'reindustrialise' Portsmouth defence sector

New prime minister Andy Burnham at HMNB Portsmouth on July 27. He spoke with pride about the ship's company aboard HMS Prince of Wales, who recently completed phase one of Operation FIrecrest. Pictured: Mr Burnham with the Ukrainian minehunter Melitopol in the background.

'Very proud' Burnham thanks HMS Prince of Wales sailors for Nato op

Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street after becoming Prime Minister (Picture: Stefan Rousseau)

Portsmouth MPs back Burnham as Lib Dems call for 'real change'

John Healey has resigned as Defence Secretary

Fears raised over the future of the Armed Forces due to underfunding

Sir Keir Starmer delivering a speech

Portsmouth Labour MPs back Starmer after heavy local election losses

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaves after a multinational coalition summit to facilitate shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once the US-Iran war ends, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France.

UK and France to lead Strait of Hormuz 'peaceful defensive' mission

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has responded to claims made by Lord Robertson about the government being beset by 'corrosive complacency' on defence reforms.

Starmer responds to 'corrosive complacency' defence reform claim

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for the US to "find a way through" after peace talks with Iran fail.

Peace talks with Iran fail - Starmer calls for US to "find a way"

Trudeau led one of the world's largest economies through complex trade negotiations, global market disruption, pandemic response, and evolving international alliances.

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Royal Navy sailors who deployed on HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Dauntless, and the UK Carrier Strike Group were invited to Number 10 Downing Street to be thanked by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Hard-working HMS Dauntless sailors thanked by PM for Pacific op

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer gestures as he delivers a statement in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, after US president Donald Trump's threats to ramp up tariffs until a deal is reached for the US to buy Greenland.

PM calls for "calm discussion" amid Trump Greenland invasion threat

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon walk down the aisle after getting married today in Canberra. Photograph by Mike Bowers

Gosport brewery is the toast of Australian Prime Minister's wedding

Stephen Morgan MP

Travel to be covered for Portsmouth Armed Forces personnel to return home for Ch...

Amanda Martin with nurses at QA Hospital

Portsmouth MP Amanda Martin marks Emergency Services Day – a national day of tha...

HMS Venturer's foremast has been fitted to the new Type 31 ship which will be based at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth. An export deal for Type 31s with Denmark is expected to be announced soon.

"More good news?": Huge warship export deal with Denmark expected
A large £1bn deal is expected to be agreed to export advanced British warships to Denmark.
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Jubilant PM calls for more ship exports after Type 26 Norway deal

Amanda with Robert Bent from hit BBC show 'Sort Your Life Out' who backed the campaign.

Political opinion: Amanda Martin MP secures wins for tool theft in Labour's Sent...

Alan Mak MP says victims and survivors must be at the heart of a new national inquiry into grooming gangs

Political opinion: Havant MP Alan Mak urges Prime Minister to place victims and ...

The pair’s expertise will help the company ensure businesses make trusted operational decisions with data

Ad Feature UK-based software company welcomes two tech trailblazers to its team

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton will be appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff. He will replace the Royal Navy Admiral Sir Tony Radakin.

"Unifier" RAF Chief "honoured" to be appointed Chief of Defence Staff

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has called a Cobra meeting due to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. Pictured: Mr Starmer during the G7 Leaders Summit on June 15, 2025 in Kananaskis, Canada.

Emergency Cobra meeting called urgently by PM

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, announced the Strategic Defence Review today amid plans to reform the Royal Navy, Army and RAF.

Strategic defence review: Prime minister sets out bold defence plans

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Prime Minister hints at a possible winter fuel payment U-turn

Alan Mak MP (fourth left) watches from the Opposition Front Bench as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch responds to the Labour Government's EU deal

Political Comment: Havant MP Alan Mak condemns Labour Government's deal with EU ...
Havant MP Alan Mak has condemned the Labour Government's deal with the EU as bad for Britain.
Alan Mak

Large crowds gathered along the Hot Walls in Old Portsmouth to watch HMS Prince of Wales leave the city for a major Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific on Tuesday, April 22 2025.

WATCH: Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer on board HMS Prince of Wales

President Donald Trump holds up a chart of "reciprocal tariffs" while speaking during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Business News: Trump tariffs "devastating" for UK firms

Stephen Morgan MP

Political Opinion: Portsmouth MP says Britain will be ‘stepping up’ support for ...

Police remain at the scene at All Saints School, Sheffield

Watch: What the Prime Minister said about All Saints School tragedy

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for greater EU operation to combat Russia. Pictured is the politician speaking at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Picture date: Monday February 3, 2025. Pictured: Omar Havana/PA Wire

PM calls for EU to join forces against Russia after spy ship incident

Two-thirds of Brits would fail the citizenship test

Ad Feature Two-thirds of Brits stumped by UK citizenship test, research shows

Stephen Morgan MP

Stephen Morgan welcomes Government plan to clear local backlog of 80,000 patient...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London.

Watch: UK public give their view of AI as AI action plan is published

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference on 6 February 2024 in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Liz Truss makes legal threat to the PM - what you need to know

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a £3.5m boost for Royal Navy, British Army, RAF and other military veterans.

£3.5m pledge to tackle veteran homelessness, prime minister announces

Drink driver Matthew Wootten crashes into the gates of the Prime Minister’s country house.

Watch: Drink driver smashes into gates of PM’s country house

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to increase the Royal Navy's presence in the Indo-Pacific region to combat China. HMS Prince of Wales is due to take charge of a UK Carrier Strike Group in the Indo-Pacific region in 2025.

Increased patrols organised to combat China - HMS Prince of Wales

Fighting with Pride (FWP) of Craig Jones, the campaign's director, and a Royal Navy veteran, involved in an open letter to the Prime Minister from charities, calling for LGBT veterans who suffered historical mistreatment in the armed forces to receive adequate compensation.

Royal Navy veteran fights for 'adequate' compensation

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Joe Biden declined to board Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales because there were "too many steps".

Joe Biden didn't board HMS Prince of Wales as it has "too many steps"

Penny Mordaunt said the soul of the Conservative Party needs restoring after a crushing election defeat. Shye lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour’s Amanda Martin.

Penny Mordaunt says soul of Tory party needs restoring

HMS Duncan will be on standby in the eastern Mediterranean as plans are being drawn up to evacuate Britons from Lebanon. Fighting is escalating between Israel and Hezbollah.

Royal Navy and army assets on standby amid evacuation plans in Lebanon

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made a major gaff during his speech at the Labour Party Conference, which social media has picked up on.

Sir Keir Starmer calls for "return of the sausages" from Gaza in gaff

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Defence Secretary John Healey praised the “ground-breaking” developments of the Aukus partnership with Australia and USA..

"Significant" Aukus defence deal hailed as most important in 60 years

Veterans minister Al Carns was tight-lipped when asked whether the training budget for the armed forces would be decreased. Decisions regarding the country's armed forces are due to be outlined in the Strategic Defence Review.

Minister tight-lipped on if armed forces training budgets will fall

Left to right: Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Charlotte Fairall and former Secretary of State, Steve Barclay.

'I've been working tirelessly':Childhood Cancer Taskforce put on pause

Portsmouth North MP Amanda Martin speaking during Prime Minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, September 11. Picture: parliamentlive.tv

MP raises concerns over impact of new housing on the city's infrastructure

Jordan Parlour called for attack on asylum seeker hotel.

Watch: Police arrest man who called for attack on asylum seeker hotel

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria board a plane at Stansted Airport in Essex as they head to Washington DC to attend a Nato summit. The Labour government has been criticised over a lack of timescale for when the UK will increase its defence spending.

New PM slammed over lack of defence spending "clarity"

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Dame Caroline Dinenage after retaining her Gosport seat at the General Election. Picture: Sarah Standing

"Pleased" Caroline Dinenage celebrates retaining seat - results list

Pictured - Penny Mordaunt loses her seat as MP for Portsmouth North

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Shock result: Penny Mordaunt loses Portsmouth North seat to Labour