72 m. ago UK suspends aid to Rwanda over role in eastern DR Congo conflict

Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbour

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer warns 'we can't hide from this' as he holds hasty press conference on response to Putin threat

Keir Starmer helf a press conference at No10 on Tuesday night regarding the threat of Vladimir Putin ahead of his trip to the White House.

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3 h. ago This is a hard choice. We believe in foreign aid – but we have to make cuts. We must keep the UK safe | David Lammy

Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it isThere are moments in history when everything turns, but the extent of change is not perceived until later when the fog has cleared. These are hinge points that require clear leadership and bold action. In the late 1940s, my Labour predecessor and hero Ernie Bevin, alongside Clement Attlee, saw through the fog when they led Britain into Nato and the UN, and secured the development of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. In the 1960s, Harold Wilson saw through the paranoia of the cold war, refusing Lyndon Johnson’s request to send British troops to Vietnam. In the 1990s, Tony Blair understood that unless we stopped the president of Serbia, Slobodan Milošević, there would be no peace in the Balkans.Three years into Vladimir Putin’s brutal war, this is again a hinge point for Britain. Keir Starmer’s commitment to dramatically raise defence s...

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5 h. ago PM’s defence plan will not lead to end of working from home – Whitehall chief

Sir Chris Wormald confirmed the current policy on office attendance will remain following Sir Keir Starmer’s warning of major challenges.

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5 h. 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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24 h. ago US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote as Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning

The Prime Minister said on the third anniversary of Russia's bloody invasion that the voices of Ukrainians "echo in my ears" and recalled meeting a patient called Petro in a burns unit."

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26 h. ago Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning as US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote

Keir Starmer recalled meeting a Ukrainian patient in a burns unit who said 'if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next' as he battles to persuade Donald Trump not to sell out Kyiv

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34 h. ago Starmer sends warning to Putin on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer sent a warning to Vladimir Putin on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer warns 'Europe will be next' if Ukraine falls to Russia

The Prime Minister also told world leaders that Donald Trump had "changed the global conversation" about the war.

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58 h. ago Keir Starmer issues grim 'danger' warning over Nigel Farage's Reform UK in major speech

Keir Starmer argued Nigel Farage's Reform UK party is 'not the answer for Britain' and promised to point out their 'bluster' in major speech to the Scottish Labour conference

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61 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump against 'disastrous' Ukraine peace deal that doesn't stop Russia attacking again

The Prime Minister called on Western allies to be 'firm and fair now' in order to prevent the 'disaster' of Russia launching another invasion.

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4 d. ago Voices: Should British troops be deployed in Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’

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7 d. ago 8 major flashpoints as Trump's Ukraine talks spark dire Putin warning from PM

Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin will strike again if the US doesn't provide a security guarantee as part of a Ukraine peace deal after attending an emergency summit

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7 d. ago One misstep away from World War III: Keir Starmer's 'peacekeeping' operation in Ukraine would be fraught with danger and has potential to trigger wider conflict, military experts warn

British spymaster Colonel Philip Ingram fears tyrant Vladimir Putin would never stick to any peace deal and could open fire on British troops acting as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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8 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer gives chilling Vladimir Putin warning as he backs Trump's peace plan

Keir Starmer and European leaders scrambled to Paris for emergency talks after Donald Trump announced he would open peace talks with Russia without European input

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer gives chilling warning to Donald Trump over Putin danger

Keir Starmer said that a US security guarantee is the 'only way' of stopping Vladimir Putin's aggression as he said Europe faces a 'generational moment' over Ukraine

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8 d. ago Donald Trump's former national security adviser brands Chagos Islands deal a 'travesty' and warns about threat from China if Keir Starmer pushes ahead with ceding sovereignty

Herbert McMaster, a retired US Army lieutenant general, said handing the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius would be a 'significant strategic disadvantage'.

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