76 m. ago Sadiq Khan backs Trump state visit and says protests will show freedom of speech

The King has invited the US president to make a second state visit to the UK.

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78 m. ago BORIS JOHNSON: We must learn from Trump and take the pruning shears to the vast undergrowth of State spending. And do it with all the zealotry of Elon Musk

A momentous week began with Keir Starmer going to the House of Commons and announcing a big boost to defence spending - and the yippees could be heard in every officers' mess in the country.

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93 m. ago Donald Trump's most awkward handshakes with other world leaders

President Trump is well known for his long, steel-gripped, push-and-pull handshakes

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2 h. 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 Keir Starmer loses fourth minister in a year in row over move to cut foreign aid budget

Former Conservative deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell praises Labour MP as a ‘politician of decency and principle’

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3 h. ago How tall is Sir Keir Starmer? PM looks similar size to Donald Trump

See how British and American leaders measure up in physical stature

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4 h. ago Cabinet minister Anneliese Dodds QUITS over Keir Starmer slashing billions from aid budget because she says 'it looks like UK is following in Trump's footsteps'

Development minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned warning that the reduction will only increase the influence of Russia and China.

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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 Blow for Keir Starmer as senior Labour minister quits over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds said she knew there were no “easy paths” to increase defence spending

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5 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 Minister Anneliese Dodds resigns from Government over Keir Starmer's cuts to foreign aid budget

The former chair of the Labour Party said she has resigned as international development minister

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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 resigns from Government over Keir Starmer's cuts to foreign aid budget

Anneliese Dodds has quit as international development minister over Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the international aid budget to increase defence spending.

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5 h. ago Minister Anneliese Dodds resigns over Starmer move to cut foreign aid budget

Minister Anneliese Dodds has dramatically resigned from the government over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the UK’s foreign aid budget.

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5 h. ago Cabinet minister QUITS over Keir Starmer slashing billions of pounds from aid budget to boost defence spending

Development minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned warning that the reduction will only increase the influence of Russia and China.

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5 h. ago Prince Harry appears to take a swipe at Trump, Musk and MAGA hours after Starmer handed President invite for unprecedented second state visit to UK

The Duke of Sussex made a surprise appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles shortly after Keir Starmer's critical meeting with the US president.

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5 h. ago Anneliese Dodds quits cabinet over aid cut in blow to Keir Starmer

Anneliese Dodds walked out as international development minister following the decision to slash the aid budget in order to fund an increase in defence spending

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5 h. ago Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget

Exclusive: International development minister warns it will be ‘impossible’ to retain funding in Gaza, Sudan and UkraineAnneliese Dodds: soft left intellectual pushed to resign over Starmer’s slide rightUK politics live – latest updatesAnneliese Dodds, the international development minister, has quit her post over Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the international aid budget by almost half to pay for a generational increase in defence spending.The senior Labour MP, who attended cabinet, warned that the UK pulling back from development would bolster Russia, which has already been aggressively increasing its presence worldwide, as well as encouraging China’s attempts to rewrite global rules. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Wes Streeting confronted with old tweets opposing ‘sad, odious’ Trump’s last state visit

Wes Streeting was confronted with old tweets he made opposing Donald Trump’s last state visit, after Keir Starmer yesterday (27 February) presented the US president with a royal invitation for a second UK visit.

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7 h. ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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