Keir Starmer heads on holiday after emergency recall of Parliament delays trip

Keir Starmer has headed on holiday after an unpredictable few months since returned to the White House.

The Prime Minister has gone away for a "few days" with his family to recharge after delaying his trip to try . Mr recalled MPs and peers to for a rare Saturday sitting to pass emergency legislation to take control of the site this weekend.

It is the third time a holiday planned by the PM has been cut short or cancelled, after his brother's death and the Southport riots. He is reportedly going on holiday to southern and has paid for his own commercial flights to get there. Mr Starmer will remain in charge during his getaway and will not hand over to Deputy PM , or any other Cabinet minister.

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The PM's first planned trip last summer was cancelled after riots ripped across the country in the wake of the horrific Southport stabbings, which left three girls dead. Swirling misinformation about the identity of the killer led to sickening riots and violence across the country.

He delayed his second planned holiday to Madeira after his brother died on Day. Downing Street confirmed in a statement that Nick Starmer, 60, died on December 26. The Prime Minister had been due to go on holiday with his family that day.

In a heartbreaking tribute the PM said: “My brother Nick was a wonderful man. He met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. We will miss him very much." He later joined his family on holiday.

In the last few months, Mr Starmer has been tackling the challenges of the new Trump administration. The UK - as well as other countries around the - have been slapped with a 10% tariffs on all imports to the US, along with 25% global levies on car exports, steel and aluminium products.

He initially imposed much higher tariffs on other countries but has since announced a 90-day delay to the plans, except for which despite some pauses on tariffs has been slapped with 145% tariffs.

In recent days, the PM however has been focused on domestic issues as he and his team scramble to save British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe. MPs were called back to Parliament for a rare Saturday sitting to pass emergency legislation to try to save Britain's last virgin steelmaking facility and avoid around 2,700 jobs being lost.

is taking control of British Steel to prevent its Chinese owner Jingye shutting down the Scunthorpe site. Ministers are now scrambling to keep the two furnaces, nicknamed Queen Anne and Queen Bess, burning as if they cool too much, it will not be financially viable to save them.

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