2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch meets with Northern Ireland veterans as she urges Keir Starmer to abandon Labour's plans to scrap immunity measures from Troubles laws

The Tory leader and some of her senior MPs spoke with a group of ex-soldiers in Parliament as they protested against Labour's repeal of Northern Ireland legacy laws.

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7 h. ago Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote

Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes will be removed from the legislation under Government proposals.

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23 h. ago Starmer’s ‘keep calm and carry on’ strategy on Trump seeks to protect UK

Prime minister hopes for ‘pragmatic’ solutions, while US president drops one diplomatic bomb after anotherIn his account of Tony Blair’s years in power, the New Machiavelli, Jonathan Powell sets out two opposing strategies for any British prime minister in dealing with their counterpart in the White House.The first, he says, is “cutting a bella figura” by openly criticising the US president, for which he gives the example of the French. The other, and the approach preferred by Powell, is to do diplomacy in private and build a close relationship, in the hope of having greater influence. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Starmer’s ‘keep calm’ Trump diplomacy bets on influence over popularity

Prime minister puts faith in ‘pragmatic’ solutions, while US president drops one diplomatic bomb after anotherIn his account of Tony Blair’s years in power, The New Machiavelli, Jonathan Powell sets out two opposing strategies for any British prime minister in dealing with their counterpart in the White House.The first, he says, is “cutting a bella figura” – parading for show – by openly criticising the US president, for which he gives the example of the French. The other, and the approach preferred by Powell, is to do diplomacy in private and build a close relationship, in the hope of having greater influence. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey piles fresh pressure on Keir Starmer to back a ban on under

Esther Ghey, whose daughter was killed at the age of 16 by two 15-year-olds, urged the Prime Minister to support the introduction of new restrictions.

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57 h. ago Starmer vows to 'do more' to protect children on social media as he faces mounting demands for under

Keir Starmer said 'no options are off the table' after dozens of Labour MPs wrote a letter calling for the UK to emulate Australia's ban on under-16s using sites and apps.

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6 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Badenoch urged to publish ‘irrefutable evidence’ Tory rival was about to defect

Reform leader Nigel Farage says ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

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2 w. ago Starmer’s priority is to protect UK relationship with Trump, Streeting suggests

Wes Streeting also issued a direct warning to the US president, saying now is ‘not the time to destabilise Nato’ after Trump threatened to annex Greenland

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last month Keir Starmer: Protect what’s left of the UK’s funding to end the Aids pandemic

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