Wes Streeting says he won’t yield to what he calls absurd demands by NHS resident doctors, insisting his 4.9% pay offer stands. He accuses the BMA of stalling and warns a proposed six-day strike could cost taxpayers £250m. He says pay would be 35.2% higher on average than four years ago.

The US president threatened to quit Nato, branding it a “paper tiger”, amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. He claimed Tehran had proposed a ceasefire, which it denies, and warned of further military action unless the waterway is reopened to stabilise energy markets.

The US president told Britain to source its own oil, criticising Starmer over an energy crunch he links to tensions in the Gulf. His remarks escalate a dispute over energy security and the UK’s reliance on imports.

With petrol prices surging, campaigners are pressing the PM and chancellor to scrap September’s planned fuel duty rise and introduce relief such as a temporary cut and caps on retailer margins, following moves by several European neighbours to hold down pump prices.