8 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Trump's broken the logjam by having the balls to offer Ukraine something priceless

It would be fair to say that the mood among my Ukrainian friends yesterday morning was positively bubbling - the most optimistic I have heard them for ages.

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9 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Trump's had the balls to offer Ukraine something priceless and peace is now closer . but I know exactly what crazy Putin will do next and now Europe needs to step up

It would be fair to say that the mood among my Ukrainian friends yesterday morning was positively bubbling - the most optimistic I have heard them for ages.

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54 h. ago Zelenskyy says territorial swaps not possible under Ukrainian constitution ahead of White House meeting – live

Steve Witkoff says Russian president agreed to allow US and European allies to offer Ukraine security guarantee and also unspecified concessions on five Ukrainian regionsGermany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will also be travelling to Washington tomorrow for the Trump-Zelenskyy talks, according to the federal government.The chancellor’s spokesperson has been quoted by BBC News as having said:The trip will serve as an exchange of information with US President Donald Trump following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.Chancellor Merz will discuss the status of peace efforts with the heads of state and government and underscore Germany’s interest in a swift peace agreement in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I got kicked out of Parliament for my brutal takedown of Boris Johnson'

Dawn Butler has said there’s no point in being an MP if it’s not to 'speak truth to power' as she recounted being kicked out of Parliament for insulting Boris Johnson

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson strips off for 'great day' taking a dip at the beach with Carrie and family

Prime Minister Boris Johnson donned his beachwear as his sunned himself in Greece with his wife Carrie and his children, as the ex-Conservative leader treated himself on his holiday

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson splashes out on Greek holiday cocktails with Carrie and kids

The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps

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3 d. ago Putin stuns Trump as he breaks into English to make surprise Moscow offer after leaders announced 'no deal' on ending Ukraine war

Trump didn't appeared to have been caught off guard by his Russian counterpart, but winged an answer that was both encouraging and non-committal.

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5 d. ago Boris Johnson named as potential witness in Nuked Blood Scandal crimes against troops

In office, Boris Johnson was told of allegations about crimes by the British state in withholding information about blood testing of nuclear troops. Now he has been identified as a potential witness in a criminal investigation

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7 d. ago UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-BrexitEurope live – latest updatesThe UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows.The country was frozen out of Horizon Europe for three years in a tit-for-tat row with the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, over the Northern Ireland trading arrangements. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: The Rushanara Ali scandal exposes Starmer’s double standards on sleaze

The prime minister was elected on a pledge to end the abuse of power by Boris Johnson and the Tories – but his feeble response to the hypocrisy of his homelessness minister suggests he has failed to do so, says Simon Walters

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1 week ago UK politics live: Gordon Brown calls for extra defence spending to be exempt from fiscal rules

Former PM says ‘exceptional’ aim to spend 5% of GDP should be a joint Nato and European initiative financed via bonds or a defence fundGood morning. In every era in politics there are claims that the current generation of politicians aren’t as impressive as the ones that came before. A lot of this is just false memory warped by nostalgia, but in the UK at the moment there are eight former prime ministers and they provide a sub-set that does, sort of, stand up the theory.Five of them were in office after 2010 – David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – and their contribution to public life at the moment is, frankly, minimal, or negative. But the three who were in office before 2010 – John Major, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown – remain serious voices. Major is 82, he does not speak out much, but when he does, he is always worth hearing. Blair is running a thinktank actively trying to shape policy in the UK and around the world. And Brown is perpetually engag...

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1 week ago Boris Johnson hails US plan to deport hundreds of illegal migrants to Rwanda

Washington has already sent an initial list of ten people to be vetted as part of President Donald Trump 's bid to tackle illegal immigration.

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2 w. ago Brexit has been a resounding disaster. Starmer must find the courage to change course | Ed Davey

Poll after poll shows most voters think leaving the EU has been a failure. Closer ties with Europe would bring huge rewardsBrexit isn’t working, and the British people know it. Poll after poll, including that unveiled this weekend by More In Common for the Sunday Times, shows that people are feeling the terrible damage caused by the deal forced upon us by Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch and the rest of the Conservative party, and want something different. The latest shows less than a third of Britons would vote to leave the EU if a referendum were repeated. There’s no doubt that fundamental change is needed. There’s no doubt the public will is there to make it happen. The question is: will Keir Starmer seize the moment and deliver it?There are big prizes on offer if he does. Giving our economy the boost it desperately needs, pulling it out of the cycle of low growth and high debt that the Conservatives plunged us into. Helping to raise more funding to lift our NHS and other public serv...

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2 w. ago Who is James Whale? Broadcaster 'relaxed' over terminal cancer

Veteran broadcaster James Whale given 12 weeks to live following terminal cancer diagnosis

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