37 m. ago 84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar have arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta

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1 hour ago Special episode: Inside the room when Starmer met Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey have a behind-the-scenes look at Keir Starmer’s trip to meet Donald Trump at the White House, after Pippa travelled with the prime minister to Washington DC. So, how was Starmer’s charm offensive received by the president? And has the trip moved the dial on Ukraine and tariffs?Send your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Continue reading...

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2 h. ago British public wants aid spending based on own priorities, not allies – poll

International development minister Anneliese Dodds quit her role on Friday over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid.

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3 h. ago How Trump made Farage look a fool and Starmer a prime minister

The Reform UK leader – who considers himself Britain’s ‘Trump whisperer’ – will have been left crestfallen after hearing the man in the Oval Office describe the prime minister as ‘a very special person’, writes David Maddox

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4 h. ago Fact check: Government plans will see defence spending hit 2.5% of GDP

It is unclear what the Prime Minister is using to claim that the increase would be £13.4 billion per year.

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4 h. ago Starmer faces darkening mood among Labour MPs after aid cuts

Resignation of Anneliese Dodds shows challenges for prime minister as he pursues tough choices

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4 h. ago Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds warned that the move would affect the UK’s support for Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.

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5 h. ago Government departures during first year of prime ministers’ time in office

Rishi Sunak lost eight members of his government during his first 12 months as prime minister.

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5 h. ago Anneliese Dodds quits after Starmer slashes foreign aid budget

US president brushes aside request by prime minister over Ukraine security guarantees

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5 h. ago Development minister resigns in protest at Starmer’s aid cuts

Move by Anneliese Dodds comes after prime minister announces plan to shift resources to defence

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5 h. ago ‘What does that mean?’ Australia unperturbed by Trump’s response to reporter’s Aukus question

Australian officials, including prime minister Anthony Albanese, downplay Trump’s response

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9 h. ago ‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump

The get-together between the UK prime minister and US president barely made a splash across the AtlanticA quick scan of the UK newspaper front pages and you would be forgiven for thinking it was the diplomatic moment of the century, but a glance at the media on the other side of the Atlantic suggests Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s get-together barely made a splash.Instead, much of the scant coverage portrayed the prime minister as a messenger, bringing an invite for something much more glamorous than a former lawyer from Oxted: the royal red carpet. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Angela Rayner to announce 'biggest power shift in a generation'

The Deputy Prime Minister will call her English Devolution programme the 'biggest power shift in a generation'

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history

NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defenceSir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national income since records began, even if he manages to halve the current £4.5bn cost of housing asylum seekers.The extraordinary finding, a complete reversal of Labour manifesto pledges and its historical commitment to helping the world’s poorest, is made by Ian Mitchell, the co-director of the respected London-based thinktank the Centre for Global Development. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Starmer sees value in Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine after meeting with US president

British prime minister says agreement will form ‘at least one element’ of security guarantee for Kyiv

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11 h. ago Starmer’s Ukraine diplomacy continues after Trump White House trip

The Prime Minister will gather European leaders in London on Sunday for discussions on a potential end to the Ukraine war.

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13 h. ago Newspapers welcome ‘warm rapport’ from Starmer’s meeting with Trump

Friday’s papers have a largely, if not unanimously, warm response to the Prime Minister’s trip to the White House.

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16 h. ago Starmer lays the ground for warmer relations between Trump and Zelensky ahead of Friday summit

The British prime minister has been more barn owl than barn stormer in the White House – but it worked, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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17 h. ago Prime Minister says UK guards free speech ‘preciously’ after Vance criticism

The comments came after an earlier exchange with the US vice president.

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18 h. ago What an unlikely bromance! Donald Trump and Keir Starmer insist Special Relationship is alive and well despite tensions over Ukraine at historic White House summit

In an extraordinary exchange at the White House, the President and Prime Minister lavished each other with praise and played down the vast political gulf between them.

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