Starmer Scraps Rwanda Plan, Begins UK-Wide Tour

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following his Labour Party's landslide victory, has emphasized a 'mandate for change' and is swiftly implementing new policies, including scrapping the previous administration's controversial Rwanda asylum plan. Starmer is engaging in a UK-wide tour to reset relations with devolved governments, starting with meetings in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, aiming to foster cooperation and improve public services. He has also committed to enhancing the UK’s trade deal with the EU and addressing the nation's economic challenges, including the struggling healthcare system. Starmer's administration is focusing on transparency and parliamentary norms, with ministers already engaging with key stakeholders and planning immediate reforms. He further underlined his foreign policy priorities by scheduling participation in an upcoming NATO summit.