21 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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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 Keir Starmer's powerful swipe at JD Vance for attacking British troops

The PM gave paid tribute to British troops who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq after JD Vance suggested the UK was a 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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24 h. ago Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to described Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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24 h. ago When are VE Day and VJ Day 2025? Meaning, UK celebrations and why we observe them

These annual events typically see people gather for street parties, parades and community activities to honour those who fought during the Second World War

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25 h. ago Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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40 h. ago 'Dunce' JD Vance dubbed 'clown' after branding UK 'random country who hasn't fought wars'

JD Vance oddly claimed that an American stake in Ukraine’s economy was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years"

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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 Prince Harry's war hero friend who lost two limbs in Afghanistan demands apology from JD Vance after 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years' remark

Ben McBean, 37, from Plymouth, lost an arm and a leg after stepping on a landmine while patrolling in Afghanistan's notorious Helmand Province in 2008. He said JD Vance's comments were an insult..

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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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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 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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48 h. ago Iraq veteran MP condemns JD Vance over claim Britain ‘hasn’t fought a war in 40 years’

Keir Starmer hit back as vice president accused of ‘erasing experience’ of UK armed forces personnel who served alongside US in Iraq and Afghanistan

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50 h. ago UK labelled 'some random country that hasn't fought war in 30 years' by JD Vance

The Vice President said the only way to secure lasting peace in the region is to grant the US an "economic upside in the future of Ukraine".

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50 h. ago JD Vance accused of 'insulting' memories of British soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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50 h. ago JD Vance dismisses Keir Starmer's 'coalition of the willing' to secure Ukraine as '20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years'

JD Vance jibed that a force with UK and French boots on the ground amounted to '20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years'.

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57 h. ago Trump administration briefing: Vance defends US position on Ukraine; tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China

China and Canada retaliate after tariffs come into effect – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceDonald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, last week, according to US media reports.Vance told Fox News in an interview recorded before the announcement on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. “If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview. “That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years,” he added. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘It’s important we saved our sport’: Ukraine’s footballers play on in conflict’s shadow

Three years after Russia’s invasion, UPL teams dream of a seat at Uefa’s top table to avoid an uncertain financial futureLast Friday, Kolos Kovalivka opened the second half of this Ukrainian Premier League season with a home match against a struggling Chornomorets Odesa. The match was kicked off by Dmytro Orel, a soldier who has fought for his country on the frontlines in the war-ravaged east. Orel took in the appreciation of a sparse crowd and saw Kolos score within two minutes. The cheers ended there: a fightback from the visitors brought a 2-1 win and dragged Kolos towards the relegation fight.The previous day, an infinitely worse piece of news had broken. It was reported that Mykyta Kalin, a former Kolos youth-team player, had been killed during a combat mission in the Kharkiv region. Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life must continue where possible and football is back on its feet. But its proximity to unimaginable violence, grief and destruction has ...

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince demanded Ukraine to have a seat at the table for peace talks

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly felt Ukraine should have been represented in Tuesday's negotiations in Riyadh, given the war is being fought on its territory.

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