2 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to push for Jimmy Lai’s release as marathon cross

Media tycoon’s son says Lai’s health has been failing in prison

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41 h. ago Key points from Sir Keir Starmer's urgent press conference after Ukraine crisis talks

The Prime Minister said the West is 'at a crossroads in history'

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42 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent press conference on Ukraine after fall out between Donald Tump and Volodymyr Zelensky

The UK Prime Minister is expected to address the nation after holding talks with European partners.

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43 h. ago Keir Starmer to give urgent press conference after crisis talks with European leaders on Ukraine

Keir Starmer will address the nation imminently after holding crisis talks with European leaders on ending the war in Ukraine

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43 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent press conference after crisis talks on Ukraine with European leaders

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43 h. ago Watch live as Keir Starmer gives urgent press conference after crisis talks on Ukraine

Keir Starmer will address the nation after gathering European allies in London to hammer out a way to end the war in Ukraine after Donald Trump's attack on Ukraine's Zelensky

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46 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says UK must 'prepare for the worst' by hiking defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2029

Kemi Badenoch urged Keir Starmer to seek 'peace through strength', saying that was the only thing Russia respected.

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47 h. ago ‘I could have been killed’: Man attacked by Mike Amesbury speaks out after MP walks free from prison

‘Everyone knows one punch can kill,’ Paul Fellows said as he urged Keir Starmer to change rules allowing MPs to continue to receive their pay after their conviction

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61 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to focus on restoring size of army after defence announcement

Prime Minister has faced calls from Liberal Democrats as deputy leader Daisy Cooper said. “It’s vital for the UK to invest in our armed forces so we can lead by example, support Ukraine and boost our collective security.”

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6 d. ago Watch live as Keir Starmer holds urgent press conference amid threats from ‘tyrant’ Putin

Keir Starmer will give a press conference in No10 ahead of his visit to Washington DC to meet Donald Trump as the future of Europe hangs in the balance due to the threat of Vladimir Putin

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent Downing Street press conference today

Keir Starmer will take questions from Downing Street around 5pm after announcing the biggest hike in defence spending since the Cold War in the face of Russian agression

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7 d. ago Boris Johnson urges Keir Starmer to boost UK defence spending to 3% of GDP

Speaking from Kyiv on the third anniversary of the start of the conflict, he demanded a rise to at least three per cent of GDP to help guarantee European security against Russian aggression.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spendingHello and welcome to our rolling coverage of UK politics.The Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said the government must swiftly ramp up defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).I’ve never known a time like this, it is probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence and security since the second world war, with our closest ally changing their position. So we have to debate it, it is going to be difficult.I don’t think there’s an easy solution, but we have put some ideas on the table. One idea we have put is to increase the digital services taxes, a tax on about 20 multinational companies with turnovers of over £500m and we would raise it from the current 2% to 10%.Foreign secretary David Lammy is in South Africa for the second day of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.Scottish Labour leader Anas ...

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2 w. ago US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again.The UK prime minister’s appeal to Trump came after an emergency summit in Paris that heard widespread calls by European leaders for a large boost in defence spending. Continue reading...

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