President Lee Jae-myung returned to Korea after an 8-night, 10-day European tour including the G7 Summit. He was greeted by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and other officials. He plans to hold a cabinet meeting tomorrow to address domestic issues such as natural disaster preparedness and the election committee reform.
President Lee Jae-myung will convene a virtual cabinet meeting on May 14th (local time) while on a state visit to Italy. The meeting will cover the investigation into the election ballot shortage, the joint investigation headquarters' progress, and foreign exchange market trends. An additional meeting is scheduled for May 19th upon his return to discuss disaster response.
Several Indian Union ministers carpooled to a cabinet meeting, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion to reduce vehicle fleets. This move emphasizes sustainability and leads by example amid global energy concerns.
DK Shivakumar is poised to make populist announcements after the first Cabinet meeting following his oath-taking ceremony. Discussions on ministry composition have concluded, with a select group of important individuals set to take the oath. Remaining vacancies will be filled later after detailed deliberations. Religious leaders have been invited to the event.
President Trump will host a Cabinet meeting at Camp David amid deteriorating Iran peace talks and rising tensions with Congress over funding priorities, including a controversial $1.776 billion slush fund and ICE enforcement funding.
Malaysia's unity government will remain intact until the end of its term, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil stated, aiming to quell speculation of snap elections. He cited commitments from coalition partners Barisan Nasional, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, and Gabungan Parti Sarawak.
UK Government ministers, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting, faced questions on PM Keir Starmer's future after a cabinet meeting, amid calls from over 80 Labour MPs for his resignation or a departure timetable.
Prime minister tells crunch cabinet meeting a leadership challenge has not been triggered and he wants to ‘get on with governing’Minister resigns from Starmer government with call for PM to quitLabour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand asideHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.) Continue reading...
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesLong-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell, as investors braced for a potential change of leadership, with cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to quit.Starmer is consulting colleagues before a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning that comes after ministerial aides quit and more than 70 MPs publicly called for him to go. Continue reading...
Miatta Fahnbulleh – minister for devolution, faith and communities – has become the first minister to goStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.) Continue reading...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsPolitics Live: Minister says Starmer is ‘listening’ but refuses to say if PM will stay on ahead of critical cabinet meetingStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitThe UK’s long-term cost of borrowing has hit its highest level since early in Tony Blair’s first term as prime minister, as speculation swirls over Keir Starmer’s future.Reuters are reporting that the yield (or interest rate) on both 20 and 30-year bonds is the highest since 1998, rising over the highs seen early this month.UK 20-YEAR GILT YIELD RISES TO HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JULY 1998 AT 5.734%, UP 12 BPS ON DAY - LSEG DATAUK 30-YEAR GILT YIELD RISES TO HIGHEST SINCE MAY 1998 AT 5.794%, UP 11 BPS ON DAY - LSEG DATAI spoke to the prime minister last night, as you would expect, and he is talking to colleagues who have raised issues yesterday.But he was also very clear, as I’m sure all of my colleagues are, that coming into the office this morning, as we all are doing, we’re absolutely focussed on our jobs, on delivering the things that we’ve promised to deliver for the public. Continue reading...
Will today’s cabinet showdown push Sir Keir Starmer to make a final decision on his future? And will that mean Wes Streeting starts a leadership campaign? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy go over the dynamics of the cabinet meeting and who of the 32 is thinking what – with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood the most […]
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitNewsflash: UK government borrowing costs have risen at the start of bond market trading.Political uncertainty is gripping the markets, after Keir Starmer was urged to set out an orderly timetable for his departure ahead of this morning’s cabinet meeting.The market’s main concern here, and the reason for this Gilt underperformance, is twofold – firstly, that a new PM would shift to the left, and loosen/scrap the UK’s current fiscal rules; and, secondly, that doing so would exacerbate the UK’s inflation problem.With political uncertainty likely to persist for a while, and the fiscal rhetoric only set to ramp up, those considering buying the dip in Gilts may be minded to wait a while. Continue reading...
Darren Jones says the prime minister is ‘listening to colleagues’, and does not rule out PM announcing resignation timetableStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitThere will be huge interest in what happens to UK government borrowing costs today. Graeme Wearden is covering this on his business live blog.Yesterday gilt yields (the cost of borrowing for the Treasury) edged up, in a move attributed to the political uncertainty at Westminster. Continue reading...
Darren Jones says the prime minister is ‘listening to colleagues’, and does not rule out PM announcing resignation timetableStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitDarren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is the minister doing the broadcast interview round this morning.Yesterday Peter Kyle, the business secretary, was the government spokesperson speaking in this slot. He was bullish in support of Keir Starmer.He’s listening to colleagues and he’s talking to colleagues. I can’t get get ahead of any decision he might take.I spoke to the prime minister last night, as you would expect, and he is talking to colleagues who have raised issues yesterday. But he was also very clear, as I’m sure all of my colleagues are, that coming into the office this morning, as we all are doing, we’re absolutely focussed on our jobs, on delivering the things that we’ve promised to deliver for the public.I’m not going to get ahead of any decision that the prime minister may or may not take.Obviously colleagues are asking the prime minister to consider different options in the future. And, as I say, he rightfully is listening to them. It’d be wrong if he wasn’t listening to them.[Starmer’s] got an important job to do as prime minister of our country … He’s got an important job as leader of the Labour party. and if the prime minister, decides to say anything further to his speech yesterday, I’m sure he’ll come and do that on on Sky news very shortly. Continue reading...
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a crunch cabinet meeting this morning, after failing to quell a growing party rebellion.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Another UK political crisis is looming over the City of London today, as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer faces more calls to set out a timetable for his departure.With a Cabinet meeting expected this morning, today could be a big day in determining Starmer’s future.In response to the uncertainty, 10-year UK gilt yields rose +8.6bps to 5.00% yesterday, whilst the 30-year yield rose +9.3bps to 5.67%, given expectations that a new Labour leader may face pressure to ease the fiscal rules and raise gilt issuance. Continue reading...
PM on the brink with Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those urging him to set out a timetable for departureStarmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quitGood morning. “Stories beat spreadsheets,” Keir Starmer declared in his speech yesterday. But yesterday was a day when the spreadsheets had the upper hand. Most news organisations were using them to keep a track of Labour MPs who were coming out and calling for Starmer’s resignation and, after his speech in the morning, the numbers started to escalate. Here is the LabourList one; by the end of last night they were on 77.The sort of names on the spreadsheets changed too. Initially it was mostly leftwingers calling for the PM to go, with the Andy Burnham supporters stressing the need for a timetable for an orderly transition (ie – a slow process, allowing Burnham to win a byelection before a leadership contest). But in the afternoon government loyalists, and some prominent Wes Streeting supporters, started speaking out. And by early evening parliamentary private secretaries (technically, people on the government “payroll”) were joining in too.The Guardian understands that two senior cabinet ministers – Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, and Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary – told the prime minister he should oversee an orderly transition of power after crushing election defeats risked ringing the death knell on his premiership.At least two others – believed to be John Healey and David Lammy – discussed with Starmer how they should take a “responsible, dignified, orderly” approach to what might follow. Several others – including Richard Hermer and Steve Reed – were defiant, urging him to fight on. Continue reading...
West Bengal's new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari chaired his first cabinet meeting, approving six key decisions to end state-Centre deadlock. These include facilitating land for BSF border fencing, rolling out central schemes like Ayushman Bharat, and aligning IAS/IPS officers with central training.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a fuel security package will be unveiled following today's meeting of National Cabinet. Follow live.
The PM Modi-chaired Cabinet meeting approved the proposal for introducing The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament to amend The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 for increasing the number. The Constitution leaves the size of the Supreme Court open-ended. Article 124(1) provides for a Chief Justice of India and permits Parliament to determine the number of other judges through legislation.
Robert Fico noted that the next Slovak-Ukrainian intergovernmental consultations as a joint cabinet meeting are set for the end of June
Seoul High Court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for obstruction of justice and bypassing a legally mandated Cabinet meeting before his December 2024 martial law declaration. The ruling reverses a lower court's partial acquittal, finding him guilty on all counts including falsifying documents and deploying security forces to resist arrest. He now faces this sentence on top of a previously imposed life sentence for rebellion charges.
