4 hours ago Laughs as Tories blasted as 'bunch of snowflakes' over 'bizarre quest'

Bridget Phillipson hit out at free speech advocate Liz Truss after she wrote to Keir Starmer demanding he stops saying she crashed the economy

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17 hours ago Starmer travels to Ukraine to sign partnership deal lasting ‘for generations’

Sir Keir Starmer said the 100 Year Partnership would cement the friendship between the two countries for the next century.

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3 hours ago The Guardian view on Biden’s warning of oligarchy: Trump and the malefactors of wealth | Editorial

The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the tableAristocrats are “the most difficult Animals to manage, of anything in the whole Theory and practice of Government. They will not suffer themselves to be governed,” John Adams warned, writing after his presidency. Banning titles was insufficient; a few would still be distinguished by birth or, especially, wealth. The problem was not just their ability to buy political favours but the grip that their money had on people’s minds.Economic and political power entwine everywhere. Fear of the rich’s outsized influence has existed throughout US history. Yet at times the relationship becomes especially stark and threatening. On Wednesday, Joe Biden evoked the 19th-century Gilded Age and the robber barons – who crushed competitors, exploited workers, bought judges and politicians, and flaunted wealth – in his warning against oligarchs. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Starmer says his favourite book is 'Roy of the Rovers' and 'all my books are about football' as he visits Kyiv school

Keir Starmer chatted with pupils in the Ukraine capital and via videolink with students at a twinned school in Liverpool.

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7 hours ago Starmer considers UK troops in Ukraine in peacekeeper role as he meets Zelensky in Kyiv

Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Kyiv as UK prime minister to offer long term support to Ukraine which could see British troops brought in as peacekeepers

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32 hours ago 'Why are Brits paying to surrender something that's already ours?': Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer over £9bn cost of 'dud' Chagos Islands deal

The Prime Minister was told to abandon his 'dud' deal to handover the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, which will reportedly land taxpayers with a huge bill.

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6 hours ago Keir Starmer tells school children Roy Of The Rovers is his favourite book

The Prime Minister also said his favourite football player is Arsenal star Martin Odegaard.

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8 hours ago Minister defends dropping Troubles law appeal amid Gerry Adams payout fears

Sir Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the Government would look at ‘every conceivable way’ to stop these claimants receiving damages.

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32 hours ago PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall

PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

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5 hours ago Who is Mike Amesbury, the Runcorn MP who admitted assault over street punch?

Amesbury served in a number of frontbench positions between 2018 and 2023 under Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn.

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9 hours ago Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals

Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across countryWhat are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?The Guardian view on chemical pollution: the UK can’t ignore the risks from PFASRaw drinking water sources across England are polluted with toxic forever chemicals, new analysis has revealed, prompting the water sector to demand that ministers ban the substances and polluters pay for the astronomical cleanup costs.The areas covered by Affinity Water and Anglian Water were found to be particularly badly affected, and experts have said they fear “we are drastically underestimating the size of the problem”. Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Starmer hints at spending cuts as he blames 'volatile' global economy for post

Keir Starmer insisted the government will stick to its fiscal rules as he clashed with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs.

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5 hours ago Keir Starmer warns MPs not to leave drinks unattended in parliament amid spiking probe

Police are investigating an alleged spiking incident in a parliamentary bar

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9 hours ago Starmer finds alleged spiking on parliamentary estate ‘incredibly concerning’

Parliamentary authorities have said they are treating the matter extremely seriously.

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34 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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8 hours ago Starmer says UK prepared to play a role in guaranteeing Ukrainian security

But Sir Keir said the current focus was on ensuring Ukraine was in a position of strength rather than any future peacekeeping mission.

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9 hours ago Keir Starmer's new City minister WILL be allowed to make decisions about China despite Emma Reynolds having previously 'lobbied against tougher rules on Beijing'

Emma Reynolds was this week appointed as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to replace Tulip Siddiq, who quit following a sleaze probe.

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35 hours ago Keir Starmer 'pushes for US trade deal with Donald Trump' as he scrambles to get growth back into UK economy

The Prime Minister used yesterday's Cabinet meeting to outline his aim of striking a 'partnership' with America under Mr Trump to 'advance our economic growth'.

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9 hours ago Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv during Sir Keir Starmer's visit to Ukrainian capital

Air raid sirens and explosions rang out minutes after Starmer laid a wreath with President Zelensky at the Wall of Memorial in central Kyiv

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9 hours ago UK should ‘only’ host Trump visit if he ‘delivers’ on Ukraine says Sir Ed Davey

The Liberal Democrat leader described the idea of a state visit as ‘leverage’ the UK would have over the president-elect.

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45 hours ago No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget as fresh inflation figures due: Live

Sir Keir Starmer hit by second ministerial resignation in six months as Tulip Siddiq steps down as anti-corruption minister

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26 hours ago Starmer welcomes ‘overdue’ Gaza ceasefire and mourns Britons lost in conflict

The UK Prime Minister said Britain would join its allies in continuing work to ‘break the cycle of violence and secure long-term peace.’

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9 hours ago The Village People, 8,000 troops, Elon Musk and a snub to Keir Starmer: America braces for Trump's 'peaceful' second inauguration

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history.

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26 hours ago The Guardian view on a ceasefire in Gaza: far too late, but desperately needed | Editorial

As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomedHope has rarely felt so fragile, or so inadequate. A moment long sought and prayed for will nonetheless be met with fear and apprehension as well as joy by Palestinians in the wasteland that is Gaza and among the traumatised families of Israeli hostages.After more than 15 months of war, which has left tens of thousands dead and almost 2 million struggling to survive, US officials and others reported that a ceasefire and hostage-release deal has been reached. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said there were still “unresolved clauses”, though his cabinet was expected to vote on it on Thursday morning. They should back it. The broad outlines of this agreement have long been clear. The cost of the delay is unbearable. Since it was first mooted, thousands more Palestinians and an unknown number of Israeli hostages taken in the Hamas...

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11 hours ago The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell on helping teens choose the right career path

Businessman Tim Campbell tells Lisa Salmon the new T-levels are a great option for young people wanting more vocational qualifications.

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32 hours ago Keir Starmer says he will look at 'every conceivable way' to stop Troubles internees such as Gerry Adams getting compensation

Keir Starmer was grilled on the prospect of the former Sinn Fein leader receiving a payout during PMQs.

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11 hours ago Keir Starmer says Britain will 'never let up' on support for Ukraine as he meet Zelensky in Kyiv days before Trump enters White House

Keir Starmer said he was making a 'statement of intent' by signing a '100-year partnership to deepen security ties' with Volodymyr Zelensky .

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14 hours ago Keir Starmer visits Ukraine to sign major deal just days before Donald Trump enters office

Prime minister’s visit to Kyiv comes amid questions over president-elect’s commitment to continued military assistance of Ukraine

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15 hours ago UK's Starmer arrives in Kyiv for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump is sworn in

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine's capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president

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17 hours ago Keir Starmer hails ‘closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine on Kyiv visit

Two countries to sign deal to deepen existing defence relationship and boost economic links in non-military areasKeir Starmer has travelled to Ukraine to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since he entered Downing Street, hailing a “closer than ever” partnership days before Donald Trump returns to the White House.The two countries will sign a partnership deal to deepen the existing defence relationship, with further military assistance to Kyiv on offer amid concerns the US could start to wind down its support. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Keir Starmer makes first trip to Ukraine as PM as he brands Putin 'strategic failure'

Keir Starmer will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks on strengthening the bond between the UK and Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal onslaught

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20 hours ago Britain 'to put boots on the ground in Ukraine': Keir Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron in talks about peacekeeping tactics

The proposal, which hinges on a peace deal to end the ongoing war, is said to be championed by Mr Macron, who has already discussed the idea with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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21 hours ago Keir Starmer's top legal adviser refuses to clarify whether he approved law change paving the way for Gerry Adams to receive compensation

Lord Hermer KC, right, the Attorney General, was accused by Tory MPs of 'hiding behind' a Whitehall convention as he repeatedly refused to answer questions.

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22 hours ago Scottish Labour MP brands Sir Keir Starmer response over Grangemouth 'underwhelming'

Brian Leishman has repeatedly campaigned to save Grangemouth

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23 hours ago Tories will tell difficult truths, Badenoch to say in bid to regain voter trust

The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for announcing ‘mad and bad ideas’ which the Tories rejected when in power.

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26 hours ago The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes | Editorial

February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world warIn the German city of Karlsruhe, a police investigation has just been launched into the distribution of 30,000 flyers designed to resemble deportation plane tickets, many of which were placed in the letterboxes of immigrants. Organised by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD), the stunt recalled a similar malicious exercise by the neo-Nazi National Democratic party (NDP) in 2013. The difference is that while the NDP – now renamed the Homeland – is a fringe movement that has never crossed the 5% threshold of votes necessary to enter the Bundestag, the AfD is now running second in polls, at about 21%.The booming popularity of a xenophobic party officially suspected of anti-constitutional extremism is just the starkest signal of how much is at stake in next month’s snap election in Germany. A national poll in Europe’s largest economy will always be of deep continental signifi...

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27 hours ago Keir Starmer poised to 'deploy King Charles as secret weapon against Donald Trump'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to 'deploy' King Charles to charm President Trump and strengthen links with the US - in an attempt to avoid an 'economic disaster' for the UK, a new report has claimed

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