50 m. ago Trump to be hosted by King at Windsor during unprecedented second state visit

The visit in September will be President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK – an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader.

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9 h. ago Starmer accuses Farage of WANTING his 'migrant merry go round' Channel boats deal to fail

Keir Starmer insisted Nigel Farage would become 'irrelevant' if illegal immigration comes under control as he desperately defended the pact with France.

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11 h. ago PM makes Germany small boat demand as he takes another swipe at Nigel Farage

Keir Starmer will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the UK this week, and will discuss ways to 'go further' on tackling illegal migration following the new returns agreement with France

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11 h. ago Brexit: Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain want UK to rejoin EU, poll finds – but on new terms

Poll results after Labour prime minister Keir Starmer welcomed the French President to the UK for the first state visit from a European Union leader since the UK left the bloc

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13 h. ago Keir Starmer's ratings plunge to new record low after benefits shambles and Reeves' tears... with tax rise fears mounting

Just 18 per cent of Brits have a positive view of Keir Starmer's performance in Downing Street, according to a poll.

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15 h. ago Lord Mandelson says Nigel Farage is 'peaking too soon' to become PM despite admitting that Keir Starmer's election landslide was down to 'anger'

Lord Mandelson - the UK ambassador to the US - said Nigel Farage is a 'highly effective populist' as polls show Reform with a significant lead.

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17 h. ago Child dies of measles in Liverpool fueling warnings virus could spread like 'wildfire' amid plunging vaccine rates

The child, whose identity has not been disclosed, passed away at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and is believed to have been suffering from other health complications.

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23 h. ago Starmer to discuss ‘global problem’ of illegal migration with German Chancellor

According to the Home Office, 353 people crossed the English Channel by small boat on Friday.

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25 h. ago Calais police pose for a selfie after they slash people smugglers' dinghy... before letting the gang saunter away

The officers made no attempt to follow despite the intense focus on their president's new deal with Sir Keir Starmer to stop the boats.

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27 h. ago Baseline US tariffs on most UK goods ‘here to stay’, Lord Mandelson says

The UK ambassador to the US said Donald Trump should expect a ‘warm reception’ when he visits Britain for his second state visit later this year.

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29 h. ago Wales' Labour First Minister backs Wealth Tax and piles pressure on Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan said those with the broadest shoulders pay more as ordinary people were desperately struggling with the cost of living

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33 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer has achieved the first half of his impossible mission

The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn’t work, the prime minister is doomed, says John Rentoul

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35 h. ago More migrants cross the channel a day after Macron and Starmer sign deal

According to the Home Office, some 353 people made the trip across the channel by small boat on Friday.

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38 h. ago Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course?

Labour is being pulled one way by a desire to cut debt and the other by slumping poll ratings. With growth nowhere to be seen, tax rises loomDuring the first televised debate in the run-up to last summer’s general election, Keir Starmer used a phrase that received enthusiastic – and unanticipated – applause from the Salford audience.“I don’t pretend there’s a magic wand that will fix everything overnight,” he told them. Labour strategists were surprised by the clapping, and encouraged him to deploy the line again in future. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago 'We know of the Channel deal, it won't stop us': Migrants in Calais say they're not worried about Keir Starmer's new swap scheme with France

Migrants waiting to cross the Channel yesterday laughed at the notion the Government's new deal with France would stop the boats.

Economics

52 h. ago Keir Starmer deal to return small boats migrants 'is historic breakthrough'

Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the new migrant returns deal with France will help 'replace chaos with control' and she branded the agreement 'historic'

Economics

55 h. ago The Guardian view on Starmer and Macron’s channel crossings deal: safe routes hold the key to future progress | Editorial

The government has hailed its ‘one in, one out’ migrant returns deal as a breakthrough. But awkward questions over its implementation remainTo use a football analogy that he might appreciate, the first year of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership has been a game of two halves. Domestically, grievous strategic mistakes have been made. On the foreign stage, however, an approach that Sir Keir likes to style as “quiet, serious diplomacy” has yielded some tangible results.For the most part, this week’s state visit by Emmanuel Macron further showcased the benefits of leaving behind the blowhard politics of the post-Brexit years. Sir Keir and the French president used the occasion to pledge greater cooperation on security and strengthened their joint commitment to safeguarding Ukraine’s future as a sovereign independent state. But the biggest take-away from Mr Macron’s trip launched the prime minister straight back into toxic domestic terrain.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this a...

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56 h. ago Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s migration deal with France – cartoon

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Economics

56 h. ago More than 500 small boat migrants arrived in Britain on day of Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' deal

The figures are a fresh blow to the Labour leader and the number of crossings over the year so far to 21,690, which is more than a 50 per cent higher than 2024.

Economics

56 h. ago Rupert Lowe cleared of breaching MPs’ rules over grooming gang inquiry donations

Parliament’s standards commissioner found Mr Lowe had not breached the rules governing donations to MPs over a crowdfunder for his grooming inquiry.

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