US President Donald Trump has suggested that his second state visit to the UK may take place in September. The suggestion was made after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed him an invitation letter from King Charles in February, marking an unprecedented second-term US president state visit. Discussions are ongoing to find a suitable date and venue for the visit, which would traditionally be hosted at Windsor Castle due to Buckingham Palace's state rooms being out of action.

Labour is facing pressure to reevaluate its stance on gender laws after a Supreme Court ruling stated that transgender women are not legally women. A health minister, Karin Smyth, refused to specify which changing room transgender women should use, despite the unanimous ruling. The president of one of Britain's largest unions, which gives Labour millions annually, stated that the decision does not change its pro-trans policy. Labour MPs and LGBT+ groups criticized the court's findings, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves was evasive about whether Keir Starmer should apologize for criticizing her statement that only women have a cervix.

According to YouGov research, only 24% of Brits believe Labour "cares about ordinary people", the lowest score since 2019, down from 27% two months ago. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer’s personal standings have taken a hit with a net rating of minus 34, while Rachel Reeves' level has plunged to minus 48, with nearly two-thirds viewing her poorly and only 14% having a positive impression.

Sir Keir Starmer has faced questions about his definition of a woman since becoming Labour leader. Initially, he backed gender self-ID and committed to updating the Gender Recognition Act. He wrote on social media that "Trans rights are human rights" and recorded a video message confirming his support for gender self-ID. However, during a phone-in on LBC, Starmer struggled to answer whether "a woman can have a penis", repeatedly refusing to discuss it, saying it wouldn't help anyone in the long run.