55 m. ago Keir Starmer's government has spent £566,000 on foreign visas for civil servants so far this year

EXCLUSIVE: FOI data showed Sir Keir Starmer 's government spent at least £566,000 on visas for foreign nationals in the first eight months after last July's election.

Economics

59 m. ago Trump hails Brexit for making UK trade deal possible: Inside astonishing day that saw President blindside Starmer during Arsenal match and resulted in Tories deriding 'Diet Coke' agreement

The deal, which President Trump said was only possible 'because of Brexit ', will cut US tariffs on cars imported from the UK from 25 per cent to 10 for the first 100,000 vehicles.

Politics

74 m. ago Champion League ambush: Donald Trump called Sir Keir Starmer late at night to discuss sorting a trade deal... while PM's beloved Arsenal was playing

In Downing Street on Wednesday night, not for the first time, Keir Starmer had Europe on his mind.

Sport

93 m. ago Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live

Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Pope Leo XIV’s name choice ‘signals he will continue work of Francis’

Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the footsteps of the late Francis, whose popularity saw him dubbed ‘the people’s pope’.

Politics

1 hour ago Keir Starmer unleashes new sanctions onslaught on Russia to starve Putin's war machine

Keir Starmer is expected to confirm plans to sanction up to 100 oil tankers responsible for carrying more than $24 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024

Politics

1 hour ago UK announces fresh wave of Russia sanctions ahead of military coalition meeting

Officials have said the Government will take action against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo in defiance of sanctions.

Events

2 h. ago Trump’s chief trade adviser says Britons will like chlorinated chicken and hormone

Peter Navarro also says UK and US still negotiating over digital services tax – a policy Trump is deeply opposed to The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago BBC Question Time row as MP says 'we've been shafted' by Trump's trade deal

A member of Thursday's Question Time audience in Hull wanted to know if the UK - US trade deal is a victory for the government, and the panelists didn't hold back

Politics

3 h. ago Voices: David Lammy: Trade deal proves UK does not need to choose between the US and EU

Foreign Secretary David Lammy reflects on his links to America and nn a historic day for the UK and US with a new trade deal

Economics

3 h. ago Trump and new German chancellor speak and agree on need to resolve trade disputes – live

Two leaders spoke shortly after Friedrich Merz warned US politicians to ‘stay out of’ Germany’s politics, according to German spokespersonThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago What Donald Trump's 'major trade deal' with UK will mean as Tories say we've been shafted

Sir Keir Starmer met with the orange manbaby and hailed the trade deal as 'historic' in what it will bring to Britain - but thee opposition party had another word for it

Politics

4 h. ago Labour accuses Badenoch of fighting with ‘top team’ over trade deal

Mrs Badenoch claimed that the UK had been ‘shafted’ by the agreement.

Economics

4 h. ago This historic US trade deal is a personal victory for Keir Starmer

Editorial: In persuading Donald Trump to be fair to Britain, the prime minister has succeeded where Brexiteers failed. He is to be congratulated

Economics

4 h. ago The Latest: UK says trade deal slashes tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum

U.S. President Donald Trump said from the White House on Thursday that his government has reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom

Economics

5 h. ago Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ trade deal with the United Kingdom won’t save him

New trade agreement is more of a way for him to save face than an all-encompassing deal, writes Eric Garcia

Politics

5 h. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Society

5 h. ago Donald Trump says he 'can't wait' to meet Pope Leo as he joins Sir Keir Starmer and world leaders in congratulating the first American pontiff

Donald Trump hailed the election as a 'great honor' for the United States as Pope Leo, 69, becomes the first American pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Politics

5 h. ago Donald Trump gushes over British ambassador’s ‘beautiful accent’ during trade deal announcement

Donald Trump praised British ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson's "beautiful accent" as the pair met in the White House as a UK-US trade deal was announced on Thursday, 8 May.

Politics

5 h. ago Flattery gets Starmer somewhere as The Donald stays awake to toot tariff deal | John Crace

Sycophancy stops Trump from dozing off as PM and co hail victory – or at least getting what they could getThree days ago, Donald Trump promised an announcement that would be very possibly the greatest announcement in the whole history of announcements. Come Thursday morning, he said the US and the UK had reached a full and comprehensive trade deal.I guess a lot depends on what you mean by the words “greatest announcement” and “full and comprehensive”. As details of the deal began to emerge, it rather looked as if the UK had managed to negotiate a worse deal with the US than we had even two months ago. One that was hardly transformative. Just reversing some of the damage that had been done to the UK by the US starting a global trade war. Tariffs as a protection racket. Continue reading...

Economics