Donald Trump has directly addressed the UK, demanding Sir Keir Starmer “go get your own oil,” as he insists the US “won’t be there to help you anymore”.
The President took to Truth Social once again to hammer the Britain’s refusal to join the war in Iran, which he claims has been “decimated”.
“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you,” President Trump wrote on social media.
“No1, buy from the US, we have plenty, and No2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.
“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.
“Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!”
Oil prices have surged since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, with fuel prices still sitting at above $100 (£75).
Meanwhile, Britain’s last known shipment of jet fuel is expected to dock on Thursday from Saudi Arabia.
Last week, jet fuel was $4.24 (£3.21) a gallon. In comparison, before the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, prices sat at $2.50 (£1.89) per gallon, according to the Airlines for America group.
British airlines not running short on fuel, airlines insist
UK airlines are not experiencing disruption to their supply of jet fuel, according to an industry association.
An Airlines UK spokesperson said: “UK airlines are currently not seeing disruption to jet fuel supply and continue to engage with fuel suppliers and Government to monitor the situation.”
Labour slammed for treating Chagossians as ‘an inconvenience’
The Conservatives have accused Sir Keir Starmer of treating Chagossians as “an inconvenience” after a judge quashed a law banning them from living on the outer Chagos Islands.
On Tuesday, the chief justice of the British Indian Ocean Territory Supreme Court, James Lewis KC, ruled that a 2004 law removing the right to live on the outer Chagos Islands was unlawful and should be quashed, adding that Chagossians are “treated worse than tourists”.
The Foreign Office has said that the commissioner is set to challenge the decision.
Following the ruling, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel called on the Prime Minister to abandon the “appalling” deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which she said was a “complete betrayal”.
She continued: “Throughout the process, he has sought to sideline the Chagossian people, treating them as nothing but an inconvenience.
“Chagossians, many of whom have no desire to see the islands handed over to an ally of China, ended up taking matters into their own hands. And now this latest humiliation has further undermined the Government’s case.”
READ IN FULL: Karl Turner statement on suspension
UK extends migrant deal with France
The UK’s migrant deal with France has been extended by two months at a cost of £ 16.2million, while Shabana Mahmood continues to negotiate terms for a new accord with Emmanuel Macron’s Government.
French law enforcement, intelligence, and military reserve officers will remain operational along the Calais coast as part of a push to track down people smugglers and thwart small boat crossings.
Contracts were extended by a further two months to enable Ms Mahmood to thrash out the terms of a new agreement.
Britain to send additional troops to the Middle East
Extra UK troops are being sent to the Middle East to help the UK’s allies defend their skies from Iranian attacks.
On a trip to Gulf nations, Defence Secretary John Healey announced the UK will deploy the Sky Sabre air defence missile system in Saudi Arabia and extend UK Typhoon jets’ action in Qatar.
Additional air defence teams and systems have also arrived in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The Defence Secretary said “Britain’s best” will help protect Gulf partners as he visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain.
Sky Sabre, a Royal Artillery battery and battle space managers who operate the system, will be moved to Saudi Arabia this week.
The defence system, composed of radars, a control node, and missile launchers, can intercept munitions and aircraft. It will be integrated into broader Saudi and regional air defences, according to the Ministry of Defence.
More medics could strike in fresh headache for Keir Starmer
More doctors could join picket lines after senior medics announced they were escalating their disputes with the Government.
Consultants and other senior doctors are to be balloted on industrial action after ministers announced they would be getting a 3.5 per cent pay award.
It comes as crunch talks are to take place between resident doctors and the Government.
Sir Keir Starmer has given the resident doctors committee of the British Medical Association (BMA) a 48-hour deadline to reconsider the deal, which includes an offer of thousands of extra NHS training posts.
It is understood the proposal will be removed from the deal if resident doctors in England press ahead with a six-day strike from April 7 in a row over jobs and pay.
Karl Turner says he has ‘not had any notification’ of Labour suspesnion
Labour MP Karl Turner has said he has yet to receive “any notification” of being suspended from the Labour Party.
GB News understands the Kingston Upon Hull East MP’s whip was removed today.
“I am being told that I have had the whip suspended, but I have not had any notification from the whips about this,” he wrote on X.
“It seems journalists have been told, but I have not.”
Donald Trump reveals date for King’s state visit: ‘It will be TERRIFIC!’
Queen Camilla, King Charles, Donald Trump and Melania Trump pictured in September 2025 | GETTY
Donald Trump has revealed the date for the state visit of King Charles in April, who he “greatly respects”.
Writing on Truth Social, he said: “Melania and I are pleased to announce that Their Majesties, the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, will visit the United States for a historic state visit from 27-30 April, which will include a beautiful banquet dinner at the White House on the evening of 28 April.
“This momentous occasion will be even more special this year, as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of our great country.
“I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect. It will be TERRIFIC!”
The dates had not previously been confirmed by Buckingham Palace.
Britons ‘relieved’ at Reform UK’s tax pledge, says expert
Britons will be “relieved” after Reform UK’s pledge to scrap family holiday tax, announced earlier today, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance.
John O’Connell, chief executive of the think tank, said: “Taxpayers will be relieved at this pledge from Reform to scrap air passenger duty for short-haul family holidays.
“APD punishes travellers and holidaymakers, draining the budgets of hard-working Brits who simply want to enjoy a bit of sun.”
Meanwhile, spokesman for Airlines UK, said: “UK Air Passenger Duty is one of the highest passenger taxes in the world.
“We welcome any policy that would reduce this tax burden on hard working families and help to boost growth, trade and competitiveness for the UK.”
‘Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy’ – US Defence Secretary latest to mock UK
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has become the latest figure to point the finger at the UK for failing to get involved in the war in Iran.
Speaking at a Pentagon news conference, he said: “I think the president was clear this morning in his Truth (Social post) that there are countries around the world who ought to be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well.
“It’s not just the United States navy. Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well.
“He’s pointing out, this is an international waterway that we use less than most. In fact, dramatically less than most.
“So the world ought to pay attention to be prepared to stand up. President Trump has been willing to do the heavy lifting on behalf of the free world to address this threat of Iran.
“It’s not just our problem set going forward, even though we have done lion’s share of preparation to ensure that strait will will be open.”
BREAKING: Labour MP suspended after criticising David Lammy’s plans to scrap jury trials
Karl Turner MP has had the Labour whip suspended, GB News understands.
Mr Turner, MP for Kingston Upon Hull East, was a prominent critic of the Government’s jury trial reforms.
He previously said Justice Secretary David Lammy was “getting it so badly wrong,” in regards to the proposed plans to scrap jury trials.
‘The PM is showing a staggering lack of backbone,’ say Lib Dems
The Lib Dems have accused Sir Keir Starmer of showing a “staggering lack of backbone” in the wake of the news King Charles will make a state visit to the US.
Party leader Sir Ed Davey said: “The Prime Minister is showing a staggering lack of backbone by pushing ahead with this state visit while Donald Trump treats our country with contempt.
“To send the King on a state visit to the US after Trump dismissed our Royal Navy as ‘toys’ is a humiliation, and a sign of a Government too weak to stand up to bullies.
“What appalling thing does Trump have to do next to make the Government see sense and cancel the state visit?”
King officially accepts Donald Trump’s State Visit invite amid tension between President and Keir Starmer
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that King Charles and Queen Camilla will undertake a State Visit to the United States in late April, coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary of independence.
The visit comes at the invitation of the US President and on the advice of the British Government.
Keir Starmer will be hoping the State Visit will help improve the special relationship between the UK and US following a prologued period of tension between the Prime Minister and President Donald Trump.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “Their Majesties’ programme will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence.”
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Wes Streeting speaks out on resident doctor strikes
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has spoken out online against the latest round of resident doctor strikes.
“The BMA seems surprised that if they reject the deal on offer and go on strike their members don’t get what the Government is offering,” he wrote.
“We have time before Easter weekend to resolve this dispute.
“A deal on jobs and pay is on the table.”
Nigel Farage: ‘I have absolutely no faith in grooming gangs inquiry’
Nigel Farage has told reporters he has “absolutely no faith” that the grooming gang inquiry will lead to justice for the victims.
The Reform UK leader said: “I’ve wanted a national grooming gangs inquiry, I’ve done everything I can to try and push the Government into it.
“The problem is any third party inquiry is a waste of space unless you can subpoena police officers, social services, civil servants, who were all part of of turning the collective blind eye, and I think everything this Government has done on this issue is an attempt to literally kick the can down the road, to not fully open this up.
“I’m in touch with quite a few of the victims of this, one or two of them want to be candidates of ours as we go ahead over the course of the next few years, and they’re very, very angry that they’ve never been taken seriously right from the age of 12 or 13 years old up until the present day.
“I have no confidence at all.”
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Holiday tax scrap only applies to families, Reform says
Reform UK have said their plan to bin holiday taxes only apply to families.
Robert Jenrick confirmed: “This will apply to any holiday that is being booked for an adult travelling with those under the age of 18.
“That could be a mum and dad taking their kids on holiday, it could be grandparents, it could be uncles and aunts, and it can be school trips as well.”
He added: “Remember, Rachel Reeves is actually increasing this tax.
“So whilst we’re cutting it at reform on the first of April, April Fool’s Day, of course, Rachel Reeves is hiking this same tax. That’s the difference between reform and this Labour Government.”
Reform leader Nigel Farage later denied that the move would largely benefit the better off who take more flights, saying the move would be “equitable and fair in every way”.
Reform UK announce they will scrap family holiday tax in order to make holidays cheaper
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has just announced the party are aiming to make family holidays cheaper and more viable.
“Only a Chancellor as out of touch as Rachel Reeves would continue to hold to the line that fuel duty should actually be going up later this year, rather than this year,” he says.
Reform’s Treasury spokesman, speaking at Heathrow airport, announces that Reform want to make it cheaper for families to go on holiday. This year, he says, it will be tougher than ever to make the decision to go abroad, given how tight many pockets are.
“A Reform government, in our first budget, will get rid of the family holiday tax,” Mr Jenrick said.
He adds that air passenger duty “will be gone for short haul family trips”. This will, he claims, save a family on average £45 on their flights abroad, or £48 if flights are domestic – around 23 per cent.
“We appreciate that is not a huge amount of money, but it is an important saving, to make it just a bit easier to have that family trip.”
PICTURED: Sir Keir Starmer welcomes President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa at Downing Street
Chagossians given right to live on island in major victory over ‘surrender’ deal
Chagossians have been allowed to remain on their ancestral islands in a major victory for campaigners, following a judicial review.
Following widespread controversy surrounding Sir Keir Starmer’s “surrender deal” of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, the High Court has ruled in favour of the indigenous community and their right to “abode”.
Following the judicial review heard on March 13, 2026, the Court has granted the claim and ruled that the long-standing removal of the Chagossians’ right of abode is “unlawful”, ordering that it be “quashed”.
Misley Mandarin, Interim First Minister of the Chagossian people, said: “Today justice has finally begun to catch up with history. For generations we have lived with exile, with loss, and with the denial of our most basic rights.
ANALYSIS: Today’s grooming gangs announcement offers hope for thousands of victims – and the state cannot hide
The Government’s grooming gangs terms of reference announcement is a major step forward in the progress of the investigation.
This is one of the worst scandals in our country’s history since the Second World War. The Government has to get this right.
But after the release of the draft terms of reference last year, the language and direction suggested that the team behind the probe had not recognised the scale of the crisis ahead of them, nor the hunger for justice and full examination.
To start with, the team said it would not be an “exhaustive” investigation and that it would not look back further than 2000.
‘This is not the time to dodge difficult questions,’ says Labour MP on grooming gangs
James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, insisted now is “not the time to dodge difficult questions” about the grooming gangs scandal.
Speaking to GB News this morning, Mr Murray said: “This is not the time to dodge difficult questions; this is the time to ask any difficult questions, confront difficult issues, and make sure we are getting the answers.”
He was then asked about the sky-high fuel duty, which reportedly could see an additional windfall upwards of £20million per day amid rising fuel prices. He said: “It’s not as straightforward to say there is more money coming in,” because people spend less on other products, ultimately reducing VAT income from elsewhere.
When pushed by GB News’s Mark White on the windfall inevitably increasing revenues for the Treasury, he said: “Higher energy prices, higher fuel prices, would be bad for everyone.”
He added: “Tomorrow, energy price cap is going to fall… because of decisions the Chancellor took in the budget in November, energy prices will fall tomorrow, and they will stay lower for April, May and June.”
Mr Murray was then questioned by Dawn Neesom on whether the 5 per cent pay increase for MPs had come at a good time: “No, no it hasn’t to be honest,” he responded.
“An independent body decides it, but it’s not great that that’s what they decided, to be honest.”
But when asked whether he would refuse it, he confirmed: “No, I don’t think MPs should get into that habit because it may put pressure on those to do so who might need it.”
Grooming gangs inquiry WILL investigate impact of ethnicity, culture and religion
The grooming gangs inquiry has published its terms of reference, confirming it will probe whether ethnicity, culture or religion played a part in the nationwide scandal and the response to it.
The statutory independent inquiry was announced last year by the Prime Minister, a few months after he accused those who called for one of jumping on a “far-right bandwagon”.
The terms of reference will now be laid before Parliament when it returns from recess on April 13.
After that, its full investigation into the group-based sexual exploitation of children in England and Wales will formally begin.
‘The NHS needs to be there for the population!’ Says healthcare chief
Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, has expressed his disappointment with the latest breakdown in talks between the Government and resident doctors, resulting in another six-day walkout next month.
“We were all very disappointed when the decision was made last week to reject it and immediately go to strikes,” Sir Jim told LBC.
“That said it’s not over yet.
“Colleagues will meet today and I really hope that we can reach agreement because it has been very, very disruptive for everybody.
“The NHS needs to be there for the population, so the disconnect with the population has been the big concern over recent years.”
WATCH: Andrew Bowie tells GB News the public will be ‘aghast’ at Rachel Reeves’s ‘profiteering’
Government has ‘shifted the goalposts’ of pay offer ‘at the very last minute,’ says union boss
The Government has been accused of “shifting the goalposts” of its pay offer to resident doctors “at the very last minute,” according to British Medical Association resident doctors’ committee chief Dr Jack Fletcher.
Sir Keir Starmer is said to have issued resident doctors a 48-hour ultimatum yesterday and accused them of “recklessly” walking away from a pay deal after they announced a latest round of strikes, set to last six days in the second week of April.
Dr Fletcher told the BBC: “In the very last minute, the Government has shifted the goal posts of the pay offer that they were discussing, that we were discussing collectively a few months ago. I am very, very happy and willing to sit down and talk constructively once again. We’ve made clear to the Government what it would take to essentially get back to where we were.”
He added: “I think making threats about withholding jobs from doctors and essentially stopping doctors from caring for patients, I don’t think is a realistic way or a credible way of ending this dispute.
“It will end in a negotiating room – I’m very happy to sit down with the Government at any point to try and negotiate a settlement, but I don’t think that’s done by writing in newspapers and issuing threats unilaterally.”
Asked if he was initially in favour of putting the pay offer to members, Dr Fletcher said: “Two weeks ago, the Government took that investment, reduced it, and then stretched it over three years. That is a very, very, very different outcome to the one that we were discussing just two weeks ago.”
He added: “I’ve been really clear to the Health Secretary in person last week that this does not represent a credible offer, and it does not go far enough.”
GDP growth for 2025 REVEALED as ONS confirms UK economy barely grew under Rachel Reeves
The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) rate grew 1.4 per cent over 2025 with the economy “growing a little” last year, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Based on the latest figures from the statistics body, economic growth over the period jumped by unrevised 0.1 per cent in the final quarter of 2025 as Chancellor Rachel Reeves attempts to bolster the economy.
Notably, the ONS kept its forecast for the October to December quarter unchanged, after an unrevised growth of 0.1 per cent in the previous three months.
However, the institution raised its projection for the year as a whole to 1.4 per cent, up from the previous growth of 1.3 per cent recorded for 2025.
What’s on Labour’s agenda today?
The big event for the day will be the emergency Cobra meeting, announced by Sir Keir Starmer yesterday. He said the meeting will “look at the economic impacts of the war.”
The Conservatives are launching a draft “Get Britain Drilling Now Bill,” and GB News will be joined by Shadow Scottish Secretary Andrew Bowie at at around 8.05am to discuss this further.
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick are expected to be in action again. They’ll be drumming up support for new cost-of-living plans.
Today also marks the deadline for the grooming gangs inquiry to publish its final terms of reference. It should mean the start of the three-year national inquiry.
Finally, at midnight last night, Rishi Sunak’s 2023 three-year migrant deal with France expired. Talks are said to have hit a standstill…
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