26 h. ago Voices: ‘Open goal’: Why readers think Brexit should define the next election

Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity – but only if he tackles its failures head-on rather than playing it safe

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33 h. ago Burnham suggests Labour more likely to lose byelection after blocking him – UK politics live

Minister defends move, saying that a mayoral campaign in Greater Manchester would have ‘a substantial and disproportionate impact’ on party resourcesThere are claims this morning saying Labour MPs opposed to the decision to block Andy Burnham from being a candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection will try to get the issued referred to a full meeting of Labour’s national executive committee, in the hope that the NEC will reverse it. The decision yesterday was taken by the NEC’s 1o-strong officers’ group, which is dominated by leadership loyalists.The NEC as a whole has about 40 members, and it contains people who would vote against Keir Starmer on this issue. But the leadership still has a clear majority on the NEC. In their story in the Times, Max Kendix, Steven Swinford and Oliver Wright say:In private, allies of Burnham in ­Westminster are looking at ways to overturn the decision, including the ­possibility of trying to convene an emergency meeting of the whole ­40-strong NEC,...

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50 h. ago Keir Starmer warned 'do not underestimate the depth of anger people will feel' after Burnham block

MP for Hayes and Harlington John McDonnell has issued a warning to Keir Starmer

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6 d. ago Miliband admits ‘situation has changed’ between UK and US after Trump Greenland dispute

Sir Keir Starmer has called the US president’s approach to Greenland issue ‘completely wrong’

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6 d. ago Donald Trump’s ominous warning on scope of plans for Greenland: ‘You’ll find out’

Trump questioned whether Nato would come to the ‘rescue’ of the US

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7 d. ago UK and allies battle to bring Trump back from brink as he sparks Greenland invasion fears

As tensions spiralled, Donald Trump told Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that his Nobel Peace Prize snub meant he is 'no longer obligated to think of peace'

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8 d. ago Trump warns Denmark a deal for Greenland 'will be done' as Starmer addresses UK over tariff threats: Live updates

US President Donald Trump has warned a deal for Greenland 'will be done' as Prime Minister Keir Starmer began his speech addressing tariff threats.

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8 d. ago LIVE: Keir Starmer press conference as Prime Minister issues Greenland statement

The Prime Minister is expected to respond to Donald Trump's threats to issue tariffs on the UK and European allies until a deal is agreed for the US to buy Greenland

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer press conference as Prime Minister issues Greenland statement

The Prime Minister is expected to respond to Donald Trump's threats to issue tariffs on the UK and European allies until a deal is agreed for the US to buy Greenland

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8 d. ago Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump on the phone about his 'gangster' threats of a trade war over Greenland and told him it's 'wrong' after Europe warned of a 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato

Sir Keir Starmer told US President Donald Trump that 'applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong' in a telephone call this afternoon, No10 has said.

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9 d. ago Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed

Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher actionEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the US as a friend runs deep.Trump’s weekend announcement that eight countries that have supported Greenland would face tariffs unless there was a deal to sell the territory to the US was another hammer to the transatlantic alliance, mocking the notion that the US is Europe’s ally. The eight countries include six EU member states, as well as Norway and the UK, the latter unprotected by the much vaunted “special rela...

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9 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues statement after Donald Trump says he will hit UK with tariffs over Greenland

The US president said the UK will be charged a 10% tariff 'on any and all goods' sent to the US from February 1

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1 week ago Donald Trump 'will cause WW3' as world warned 'it'll be the end as we know it' 

Fears of World War 3 have reached new heights as Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that US President Donald Trump’s aggressive bid to seize Greenland could trigger catastrophic conflict

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1 week ago Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland

President raises pressure on European allies as US envoy says deal to take island ‘should and will be made’Fear in Greenland as threat of invasion loomsDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not “go along” with his plan to annex Greenland, increasing pressure on European allies who have opposed his effort to take over the Arctic territory.After a tense week in which Nato allies deployed troops to the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom, the US president announced he might punish countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland, using force if necessary. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Putin ally warns Trump Greenland plan could spark 'end of world' in nuclear Armageddon'

Putin-backing Russian senator Dmitry Rogozin has warned that Donald Trump's plan to take over Greenland would lead to a nuclear war with Russia and China and 'the beginning of the end of the world'

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1 week ago Donald Trump issues Greenland warning ahead of White House talks

His outburst comes after Greenland’s Prime Minister told reporters 'we choose Denmark'

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1 week ago Donald Trump warned buying Greenland 'could cost over £500 billion'

Donald Trump wants to move 'at high speed' and could take action on Greenland 'within week or months' as the President ups his efforts to bring the nation into the US fold

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2 w. ago More Brits unemployed in '39th straight month of decline' as Keir Starmer issued warning

Jobseekers rose sharply in December as demand for new hires slumped, with permanent staff placements declining for the 39th consecutive month

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2 w. ago DAN HODGES: He's grappling with dangers from Russia, Iran, China AND an increasingly erratic Donald Trump. So in a final bid to keep Labour rebels in check, Starmer is going for the nuclear option

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Keir Starmer has decided to issue one, final despairing plea to Labour MPs preparing to oust him from office. 'Stick with me. Or you'll get nuked.'

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2 w. ago Donald Trump DOES send planes over British Greenland after locals warn President to stay away

The US has sent war planes to John O'Groats airport, just a stone's throw from Greenland in Scotland. Pictures of the aircraft emerged just hours after worried residents warned Trump against invading their village.

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