92 m. ago Trump’s admiration for our royal family has given Starmer a unique playing card – he must use it well

Editorial: It is all too easy to dismiss Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain as an exercise in vacuous flummery. But it is a mark of the prime minister’s seriousness of purpose that he is able to put aside their differences to engage with the US president in the national interest

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2 h. ago Starmer's UK's 'one in, one out' small boats migrant deal with France is struggling, but is far from sunk

Keir Starmer’s government fell at the first hurdle with its France ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal. A rocky legal battle awaits

Economics

3 h. ago Keir Starmer's future as Prime Minister now depends on Wales

The May elections in Wales are being seen as a major test for the beleagured Prime Minister

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4 h. ago I know many are deeply opposed to Trump’s visit. But Keir Starmer doesn’t have that luxury | Martin Kettle

The choice for governments around the world is clear: engage, or fall beneath the US president’s wheel. For now, Britain must do the formerHas any visiting leader ever seen so little of Britain or the British as Donald Trump is doing this week? The absurdly unrepresentative version of the country offered up to the US president on his second state visit on Wednesday was a Windsor parody, a Potemkin version of this country, glistening with protocol and polish, amid a lavish reenactment of the British monarchy’s invented traditions. Just about the only thing that was authentic was the rain.But here’s the unalterable and underlying thing. None of that really matters. What matters is that Trump is the most powerful leader in the world. Despite all the Trumpian shocks, the US and Britain remain allies. Business can and should be done between them. So the opportunity for face-time with Trump, in circumstances designed to soften him up with flattery and engage him over this country’s own pr...

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4 h. ago Nearly half of British people say Trump’s second state visit is wrong – poll

Some 45% of Britons said it was wrong, the latest polling by YouGov shows, as Donald Trump visits Windsor Castle for a banquet with the royal family.

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4 h. ago Another TWO Home Office flights take off with no migrants aboard as Keir Starmer's 'one

Scheduled Air France flights to Paris from London Heathrow - one this morning and one this afternoon - departed with no Channel migrants aboard.

Society

5 h. ago King and senior royals host Donald Trump in Windsor for US president’s second state visit – UK politics live

On the first full day of his state visit to the UK, the US president will attend various events in Windsor before a state banquetLucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men, Aletha Adu reports.Most of Donald Trump’s policies horrify progressives and leftwingers in Britain, including Labour party members and supporters, but Keir Starmer has said almost nothing critical about the Trump administration because he has taken a view that maintaining good relations with the White House is in the national interest.I understand the UK government’s position of being pragmatic on the international stage and wanting to maintain a good relationship with the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Faced with a revanchist Russia, Europe’s security feels less certain now than at any time since the second world war. And the threat of even higher US ...

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6 h. ago UK steel industry ‘disappointed’ after plans for 0% US tariff shelved

The failure to secure 0% tariffs on UK steel entering America has been met with a muted response from industry figures.

Politics

6 h. ago What Trump and Starmer want from the historic UK state visit

Donald Trump has begun his second state visit to the UK at the invitation of King Charles III and prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Politics

7 h. ago I left the Tommy Robinson rally with the worrying realisation: this movement is only going to get bigger | Helen Pidd

Some in Whitehall were aggressive, some openly racist – but more still felt this far-right gathering was the only place they could be heardOn the ground with Tommy Robinson’s new supporters – podcastDetermined to get a good spot on Whitehall, the woman from Liverpool had woken her nieces at 3am to travel to London. Her dedication paid off. By the time the march reached her on Saturday afternoon, she was sitting on a wall outside Downing Street, the little girls in camping chairs at her feet, engrossed in their iPads.She had unfurled two banners. One said “Keir Starmer is a wanker” and the other read: “We’re not far right, we are England’s mothers and we will not stay silent. Stop the rape of our children, mothers across Britain are taking a stand.”Helen Pidd is a presenter of Today in Focus, the Guardian’s award-winning daily podcast Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Labour councillor who once cited Barack Obama as a role model and championed gay rights becomes party's first direct defector to Reform in England with blast at Keir Starmer

Councillor Mason Humberstone said Labour was 'lost' and had forgotten about 'ordinary, hardworking people' as he crossed the floor on Stevenage Borough Council.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump greeted by the king, William and Kate after landing in Windsor – UK politics live

On the first full day of his state visit to the UK, the US president will attend various events in Windsor before a state banquetLucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men, Aletha Adu reports.Most of Donald Trump’s policies horrify progressives and leftwingers in Britain, including Labour party members and supporters, but Keir Starmer has said almost nothing critical about the Trump administration because he has taken a view that maintaining good relations with the White House is in the national interest.I understand the UK government’s position of being pragmatic on the international stage and wanting to maintain a good relationship with the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Faced with a revanchist Russia, Europe’s security feels less certain now than at any time since the second world war. And the threat of even higher US ...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump greeted by William and Kate after landing in Windsor – UK politics live

On the first full day of his state visit to the UK, the US president will attend various events in Windsor before a state banquetLucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men, Aletha Adu reports.Most of Donald Trump’s policies horrify progressives and leftwingers in Britain, including Labour party members and supporters, but Keir Starmer has said almost nothing critical about the Trump administration because he has taken a view that maintaining good relations with the White House is in the national interest.I understand the UK government’s position of being pragmatic on the international stage and wanting to maintain a good relationship with the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Faced with a revanchist Russia, Europe’s security feels less certain now than at any time since the second world war. And the threat of even higher US ...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump and Melania keep William and Kate waiting as pair late to Windsor

Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for his historic second state visit where he will rub shoulders with members of the Royal Family before meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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9 h. ago Labour councillor, 28, is charged with blackmail after 'unsolicited messages sent to MPs and parliamentary workers'

Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five counts of improper use of a public electronic communications network.

Politics

9 h. ago Man who 'flew drone near Windsor Castle' as Trump state visit begins arrested

Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit where he will be wooed by members of the Royal Family and meeting up with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Events

10 h. ago Will Keir Starmer get ANYTHING out of Donald Trump's visit? Steel industry misery as deal to slash US tariffs is abandoned despite PM's boasts

Little more than four months on from the Prime Minister boasting of his 'fantastic' deal with Donald Trump, it was revealed that punitive levies on British steel will remain.

Economics

10 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain interrupted for breaking Keir Starmer 'bad news'

Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins delivered a disappointing update regarding the latest inflation data

Politics

11 h. ago Lucy Powell says Labour’s ‘unforced errors’ have cost the party support

The deputy leadership candidate said the Government needs to be ‘clearer’ about wanting to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

Politics

11 h. ago UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France

A British judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum-seeker back to France

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