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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly weighing resignation and a timetable for departure as a leadership challenge grows after rival Andy Burnham won a parliamentary seat; a government source says he remains focused on governing, while more than a hundred Labour MPs have publicly urged him to quit or outline a timetable, and an Observer report suggested a decision could come as soon as Monday.
During his state visit to the UK, Donald Trump suggested using the military to stop Channel migrant boats, sparking various headlines and discussions about UK-US relations, immigration, and political reactions, with mixed interpretations of his influence and intentions.
Boris Johnson, former UK Prime Minister, has been referred to the police for a potential breach of Covid lockdown rules at Chequers, the official countryside home of the sitting British prime minister, between June 2020 and May 2021. The police have received documents related to the potential breaches, and Johnson's office has called the allegations "bizarre and unacceptable." Last year, Johnson was fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties held on UK government premises during the height of the pandemic.