60 m. 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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1 hour 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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1 hour ago There will ‘of course’ be people protesting over Trump visit, Streeting says

The King has invited Mr Trump to make a second state visit to the UK, an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader.

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1 hour ago Voices: Starmer had his best day as PM – that doesn’t mean he can trust Trump

Hand-delivering a red-sealed note from King Charles was an undeniable masterstroke of British soft power, says Jon Sopel – but in playing his royal Trump card, Keir Starmer must not believe he has done all he must do to win over the US president for good, says Jon Sopel

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2 h. ago Labour overtakes Reform after Starmer’s defence spending boost, latest poll reveals

Labour retakes the lead in weekly tracker poll during a crucial week form Keir Starmer

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2 h. ago Donald Trump has his lips read as he makes odd 'wife' comment to Keir Starmer

Donald Trump accepted the offer of an unprecedented second State visit to Britain on Thursday during a White House love-in with the PM, but a lip reader has revealed what he said to Sir Keir when he arrived

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer's tactic of sucking up to Trump paid off handsomely... after an unlikely Labour stand

Keir Starmer was in buoyant mood as he arrived at Washington's Andrews Air Base last night to fly home from a crunch trip to the White House which had gone far better than feared.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer, Trump Charmer... Behind the scenes of PM's surprise 'bromance' with US president after they bonded over his 'impressive' wife and 'beautiful' accent

Images released by Downing Street give a glimpse of the interactions between the two leaders during their first talks at the White House .

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Putin will 'go again' in Ukraine without proper deterrent after Trump talks

The US President has resisted calls to fully commit American troops to peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine

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3 h. ago ‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump

The get-together between the UK prime minister and US president barely made a splash across the AtlanticA quick scan of the UK newspaper front pages and you would be forgiven for thinking it was the diplomatic moment of the century, but a glance at the media on the other side of the Atlantic suggests Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s get-together barely made a splash.Instead, much of the scant coverage portrayed the prime minister as a messenger, bringing an invite for something much more glamorous than a former lawyer from Oxted: the royal red carpet. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Independent’s White House correspondent tells what it’s like to tangle with Trump in Oval Office lion’s den

Andrew Feinberg goes at it over tariffs and Canada as Trump meets with Keir Starmer

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history

NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defenceSir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national income since records began, even if he manages to halve the current £4.5bn cost of housing asylum seekers.The extraordinary finding, a complete reversal of Labour manifesto pledges and its historical commitment to helping the world’s poorest, is made by Ian Mitchell, the co-director of the respected London-based thinktank the Centre for Global Development. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer says he thinks Putin will 'go again' in Ukraine as Trump fails to give security backstop

The US President has resisted calls to fully commit American troops to peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer's tactic of sucking up to Donald Trump at every turn paid off handsomely. But, JASON GROVES reveals, it was far from mission accomplished 

Keir Starmer was in buoyant mood as he arrived at Washington's Andrews Air Base last night to fly home from a crunch trip to the White House which had gone far better than feared.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump says 'real' UK trade deal could mean no tariffs as King Charles invites US President for ‘historic’ second state visit

Sir Keir Starmer and Trump held crunch White House talks on Ukraine and trade

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5 h. ago King Charles invites Donald Trump for ‘historic’ second state visit as US president raises UK trade deal hopes

Sir Keir Starmer and Trump held crunch White House talks on Ukraine and trade

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6 h. ago Starmer’s Ukraine diplomacy continues after Trump White House trip

The Prime Minister will gather European leaders in London on Sunday for discussions on a potential end to the Ukraine war.

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer ramps up diplomatic blitz to end Ukraine war with major London summit

Buoyed by his talks with Donald Trump on Thursday, Keir Starmer will continue his diplomatic blitz with a summit of European leaders in central London on Sunday

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6 h. ago Inside Donald Trump and Keir Starmer's gift swap during crunch White House visit

World leaders traditionally exchange gifts at top level meetings - and Keir Starmer and Donald Trump were no different when the PM visited the White House for key talks

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7 h. ago Newspapers welcome ‘warm rapport’ from Starmer’s meeting with Trump

Friday’s papers have a largely, if not unanimously, warm response to the Prime Minister’s trip to the White House.

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