4 h. ago Keir Starmer has 'set out his position on Greenland' in a phone call with Trump, Downing Street says

The President has threatened to use the US military to seize the Danish territory, which Mr Trump claims is vital for national security.

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5 h. ago British boots on the ground in Ukraine? The truth is we don't have the manpower, the money, the equipment or the will: GENERAL SIR RICHARD SHIRREFF

Who does Keir Starmer think he's kidding? Not Vladimir Putin, that's for sure.

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer 'sets out position on Greenland' in call with Donald Trump

Thw two also reportedly discussed the seizure of an oil tanker on Wednesday.

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage vows to vote against Brit peacekeepers in Ukraine if ceasefire deal agreed

NIGEL Farage will vote against deploying any British peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire deal. The Reform said Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to station boots on the ground would leave the UK “completely exposed” at home. The PM yesterday promised MPs a say on his commitment to establish military bases with...

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7 h. ago Labour set to hike fuel duty from September as Starmer faces pressure for U

LABOUR’S planned fuel duty rise is to be phased in over six months from September, it has emerged. But Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to perform a U-turn on the move — so he can honour his pledge to make voters feel better off this year. Fuel duty will rise for the first time...

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9 h. ago Government is 'secretly' advertising £81,000 'deputy director' role for controversial digital ID programme

Every working adult in Britain will require the virtual identification card under a 'dystopian' plan announced by Keir Starmer in September.

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: time to move together, faster and further | Editorial

The chaos that Donald Trump is causing in the world makes the case for continental solidarity and explicit repudiation of Brexit divisions Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for 2026 was to talk more about the domestic issues that concern British voters. Donald Trump knocked that plan off course. US intervention in Venezuela inevitably demanded the prime minister’s attention, as did this week’s summit of Ukraine’s allies, the “coalition of the willing”, in Paris. Progress towards agreeing security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia was overshadowed by Mr Trump restating his ambition to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark. The dust had not settled when American special forces boarded a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters, ostensibly to enforce a blockade against Venezuela.Prime ministers have to multitask, but under these circumstances it is understandable if Sir Keir’s mind has been filled with foreign affairs. He should be used to this by now. Mr Trump’...

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12 h. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's latest 'relaunch' has once again flopped spectacularly thanks to Trump's sabre

After his 2025 annus horribilis, in the New Year the Prime Minister would hit the ground running. And he has. Sir Keir has returned from the Christmas break... and run headlong into a brick wall.

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13 h. ago Major changes to Troubles laws would need UK and Irish approval, says minister

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs minister was commenting after Sir Keir Starmer suggested new veterans’ protections may be added to draft legislation.

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14 h. ago Nigel Farage says he would vote AGAINST deploying British troops in Ukraine to back a peace deal

Nigel Farage dismissed Keir Starmer's commitment to back a ceasefire with personnel on the ground, warning the UK did not have the 'manpower nor the equipment'.

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15 h. ago Scottish Labour briefing wars are an act of monumental stupidity

Daily Record Political Editor says Scottish Labour MPs calling for Keir Starmer to be replaced before May are harming Anas Sarwar.

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15 h. ago Anas Sarwar criticises 'idiotic' Scottish Labour MPs for secret briefing against Keir Starmer

The Scottish Labour leader has called on his colleagues briefing against the Prime Minister to come out of the shadows

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16 h. ago Shadow attorney general to recuse himself from advising Tories on Ukraine over links with Abramovich – UK politics live

Tories confirm Lord Wolfson will step back following criticism from Starmer at PMQs over his work with Roman AbramovichFarage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan has said he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of CommonsUK politics live – latest updatesMPs will have a debate and vote before any UK troops are deployed on peacekeeping duties in Ukraine, Keir Starmer has announced at prime minister’s questions.Speaking after Britain and France said they would be willing to send troops if there was a peace deal, following discussions at a wider summit in Paris, Starmer was pressed by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, as to why he was not making a full Commons statement. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Russia brands Keir Starmer 'illiterate' and 'a fool' for vowing to station British troops in Ukraine as Putin attack dog threatens UK with missile strikes

A senior Russian official has branded Sir Keir Starmer as 'illiterate' and 'a fool' after he vowed to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal. 

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17 h. ago Starmer: Number of troops sent to Ukraine will be voted on by MPs

British and French forces will help to train Ukrainian troops and protect stocks of weaponry, aimed at deterring future Russian aggression.

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17 h. ago Anas Sarwar blasts 'idiotic' Scottish Labour MPs who want Keir Starmer to quit

An exasperated Scottish Labour leader hit out at the continued briefings from party MPs about Starmer.

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17 h. ago UK’s peacekeeping force in Ukraine needs ‘serious numbers’ to face down Russia, former Nato chief warns

Sir Richard Shirreff said a ‘government without a sword is useless’ as he hit out at Britain’s defence spending despite Labour prime minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to increase it to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer skewers Tories over shadow cabinet member who represents Roman Abramovich

Keir Starmer lashed out at Kemi Badenoch in a tense PMQs clash after it emerged Tory shadow cabinet member Lord Wolfson is representing Roman Abramovich in a legal case in Jersey

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17 h. ago Starmer kicks off first PMQs of 2026 with Russia jibe at Reform

Sir Keir Starmer made a jab at Nigel Farage and Reform UK during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (7 January).

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