Amanda Akass

Awful news about Major Noor Aziz Ahmadzai who has been left with serious brain injuries after being attacked at work in Weymouth. Noor is a truly lovely man I interviewed last year for a story about Afghan military veterans in the UK gofund.me/86243ce24

Apologies for the radio silence on here… it’s been an interesting fortnight for me after tripping over in a playground chasing after my son and breaking my leg. Huge thanks to the amazing teams at @ChelwestFT & @ldn_ambulance for scraping me off the floor and all their help 🙏

The disintegrating relationship between the leaders of the UK and the U.S. has put the 'special relationship' under the microscope. Sky's @amandaakass says while Keir Starmer has faced very public criticism for Donald Trump, it may be working in his favour at home. 🔗 trib.al/uVB4sED

Qatar's prime minister has called for a de-escalation in the conflict engulfing the Middle East. Speaking exclusively to @SkyYaldaHakim, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani called on Iran to stop attacks in the region and for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. 🔗 trib.al/pzDeNzg

Bitter breakup for Trump and Starmer - but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion trib.al/uf95m39

Larry on duty outside No 10 @Number10cat

Analysis: A bitter break up of the Trump/Starmer bromance on Iran- but critical comments from Sir Tony Blair help the PM make the case that he’s learned the lessons of Iraq news.sky.com/story/bitter-b…

"Ed Davey has always been exceedingly critical of Donald Trump." Sky's @amandaakass says it's no surprise the Lib Dems leader has called for Sir Keir Starmer to cancel King Charles' state visit to the U.S. trib.al/SbTGDE6 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233

The call’s understood to have lasted around 20 minutes

Breaking: The PM has spoken to President Trump for the first time since last Saturday- not to mention Trump’s scornful tirade last night against “our once Great Ally” the UK - “we don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”

"Downing Street have made it very clear tonight that their position is unchanged." Sky's @amandaakass analyses the British government's initial response to Donald Trump's Truth Social post on sending aircraft carriers going to the Middle East. trib.al/naSVfQP

No 10 response to the latest broadside from Donald Trump: As Keir Starmer said earlier this week, “President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes, but it is my duty to judge what is in Britain’s national interest. That is what I have done, and I stand by it.”

Analysis: There's no entente cordiale in Westminster politics over the Iran war - with the Tories punching on the bruise of the UK's delayed naval reinforcement for Cyprus - and Labour accusing her of insulting British pilots news.sky.com/story/kemi-bad…

The UK government says it will charter a commercial flight out of the UAE next week to help British nationals return home. Sky's @amandaakass reports. trib.al/FThNezW 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

NEW:

🗣️ 'Are you embarrassed by the British response to the Iran war?' - @KamaliMelbourne 🗣️ 'Absolutely not' - @DavidLammy It follows comments to @AliBunkallSKY by British forces in Cyprus over the UK's inability to deploy HMS Dragon quickly.

Justice Secretary David Lammy tells @KamaliMelbourne he doesn't recognise reports of cabinet division over allowing the US to use British bases for defensive reasons but "it's a travesty" for anyone to leak from National Security Council meetings

Justice Secretary David Lammy tells @KamaliMelbourne he's "absolutely not" embarrassed by the UK military response & "it's not the assessment we are making" that British allies in the region feel let down: "in fact they are grateful for the further support we're giving" @SkyNews

Getting lots of replies on this… to clarify- I wasn’t trying to highlight the fact Badenoch doesn’t want a vote on Iran, that’s up to her- but her casual description of Parliament having too many “silly” MPs to bother

Kemi Badenoch seems to be losing faith in the democratic process as well as international law. She doesn’t want a vote on Iran in Parliament as “there are a lot of silly people sitting there” and we shouldn’t waste time “listening to a lot of speeches written by Chat GPT”

Analysis: Badenoch's withering attacks on "silly" MPs in Parliament and "stupid" international law have a distinctly Trumpian flavour #liveblog-body" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">news.sky.com/story/politics…