18 h. ago Greenland politicians condemn ‘disrespectful’ Trump takeover claim

Prime minister says country not for sale after laughter in Congress at Trump’s assertion ‘we’re going to get it’Donald Trump’s claim in his address to Congress that the US will acquire Greenland “one way or the other” was widely condemned in Nuuk as “disrespectful” and was said to present an “unacceptable view of humanity”.In his speech on Tuesday night, the US president was met with laughs, including from the vice-president, JD Vance, who was sitting behind him, when he said: “I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Lib Dems mock Badenoch for defending him – UK politics live

Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago People forget what 'dunce' JD Vance looks like as fat toddler mugshots go viral

Social media users have slated the Vice President newly dubbed 'Dunce JD Vance' editing his mugshots with a face full of baby fat calling the VP 'childish' and 'annoying' man-child

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23 h. ago Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Badenoch says she does not approve of ‘Twitter pile

Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago PM seeks to downplay fears of peacekeeping plan risking conflict with Russia

Sir Keir Starmer also paid tribute to British soldiers who have died in conflict in recent years, in an apparent rebuke of US vice-president JD Vance.

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24 h. ago Americans thanks Daily Star for nailing Vice President with 'JD Dunce' moniker

Have your say on 'JD Dunce' in the comment section of this story after military veterans slammed the Vice-President for his 'shameful' comments dismissing British veterans who laid down their lives

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34 h. ago Republican caught on hot mic with J.D. Vance roasting top politician

Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson were caught on a hot mic on Tuesday evening giving their frank assessment of President Donald Trump's upcoming speech to Congress.

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38 h. ago Families of fallen Welsh heroes respond to JD Vance 'abominable' comments

The vice president to US President Donald Trump was accused of "disrespecting" British and French forces by belittling their proposed peace-keeping force in Ukraine

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41 h. ago Furious families of fallen heroes slam 'offensive clown' JD Vance

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest outburst

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42 h. ago 'Offensive clown' JD Vance torn apart by furious families of fallen British army heroes

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops

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43 h. ago Keir Starmer opens up on JD Vance comments slamming UK soldiers

US Vice President JD Vance is under scrutiny from British MP's and former ministers after referring to the UK as 'some random country that hasn't fought in a war in 30 years'

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43 h. ago 'Mortified' Matt Lucas apologises to Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown after she calls him out

Matt Lucas has issued a public apology to the Stranger Things star for comparing her appearance to his iconic Little Britain character Vicky Pollard

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43 h. ago Australian politician apologises for calling US vice president JD Vance a ‘kn*b’

Western Australian premier Roger Cook insulted Vance following his widely-criticised attack on Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky

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44 h. ago Veterans demand JD Vance APOLOGISE for 'disrespecting' British troops' sacrifice as US Vice President swipes at 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

The US Vice President was accused of 'disrespecting' the sacrifice of British troops who fought alongside American servicemen in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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45 h. ago 5 unhinged things Donald Trump and JD Vance did in the last 24 hours as VP disrespects Britain

Donald Trump choked off Ukraine's military aid and announced a supremely ironic crackdown on "illegal protests" - while his edgy Vice President gave short shrift to the 'special relationship'

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45 h. ago Zelensky breaks silence on Donald Trump row and gives a major update on mineral deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became engaged in a huge spat with US President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance during a meeting at the White House

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46 h. ago 'America's Hitler?' What JD Vance previously said about Donald Trump before he became vice president

Vice president accused Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky of being disrespectful - but had previously criticised Trump himself

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46 h. ago Veteran backlash at 'shameful' JD Vance as he denies calling Britain 'a random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years' when asked about Keir Starmer's plan for Ukraine peacekeepers

The US Vice President desperately attempted to clarify his comments after he sparked a furious backlash among military veterans and MPs from all parties.

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47 h. ago Fuming Brits slam JD Vance calling UK 'some random country that hasn't fought in 30 years'

Vice President JD Vance made the 'some random country' comment while speaking to Fox News and it has left a bitter taste in the mouths of Brits across social media - with some branding him 'ignorant'

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47 h. ago Veteran backlash at 'shameful' JD Vance after he dismisses Britain as 'a random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'... even though hundreds of UK troops died in Iraq and Afghanistan

Military veterans and MPs from across the House of Commons led a furious backlash against Mr Vance's 'shameful' comments and called on him to apologise.

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