Keir Starmer’s UK government faces a backlash after saying it will not compensate the so-called “WASPI women,” who were affected by an unexpected increase in the state pension age, the latest example of the new Labour administration alienating a core constituency of voters.

Three sisters have described the government's decision not to pay compensation in the "Waspi" women pension case as a "slap in the face". The Parliamentary Ombudsman said more than three million women born in the 1950s did not get adequate notice of the changes to the rises in the state pension age and should be compensated.

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer is grilled by senior MPs on the liaison committee on Thursday, 19 December — the first time since he was elected in July. It comes as the prime minister faces backlash as he is accused of breaking a promise in a decision not to compensate Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women.

Prime Minister holds call with president-elect minister reiterating need for allies to stand with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression

Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with Donald Trump on Wednesday, soon after rival Nigel Farage — leader of the right-wing Reform UK party — boasted of his own meeting with the President-elect’s team.

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging President-elect Trump to stand with Ukraine in its war against Russia. Starmer and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday, their second call since Trump won the presidential election last month.