25 h. ago 'Lazy' Britain can't rely on US 'special relationship' under Trump and needs to strengthen ties elsewhere (including Europe) say ex

A trio of ex-ambassadors told peers that the transatlantic alliance was of decreasing importance and would continue to lose relevance under the new administration.

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3 d. ago Starmer knows Ukraine must avoid a ceasefire in any peace talks – and it will test Trump’s loyalty to his allies

Analysis: Starmer is right to call for peace not a ceasefire in Ukraine and that could set him on a collision with Trump and test the ‘special relationship’, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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3 d. ago Starmer knows Ukraine must avoid a ceasefire in any peace talks

Starmer is right to call for peace not a ceasefire in Ukraine and that could set him on a collision with Trump and test the ‘special relationship’, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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6 d. ago What an unlikely bromance! Donald Trump and Keir Starmer insist Special Relationship is alive and well despite tensions over Ukraine at historic White House summit

In an extraordinary exchange at the White House, the President and Prime Minister lavished each other with praise and played down the vast political gulf between them.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Europe must provide Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington

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9 d. ago Can the ‘special relationship’ survive Donald Trump? – podcast

Keir Starmer is travelling to the White House for a high-stakes meeting. But will he have any influence over the US president? Patrick Wintour reportsIt’s the most important international relationship the UK has, and for decades has been referred to as “special”. Since the second world war, the UK and the US have considered themselves the closest allies, working together for shared values, with any resentments, differences of opinion or cross words kept to private channels.But now Donald Trump is back and he seems keen to throw the usual world order of alliances and enmities into chaos. Keir Starmer’s first meeting with the US president comes at a crucial juncture for Europe, with the future of Ukraine in the balance. “The stakes at the moment could not be higher,” says the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump set to address parliament for the first time after first

This is expected to involve Mr Trump formally addressing MPs and Lords - ahead of his first state visit he had been controversially blocked by former speaker John Bercow .

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1 week ago Macron beats Starmer in race to meet Trump at White House despite 'Special Relationship' and US

The French leader has warned Trump not to be ‘weak’ in talks with Putin

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2 w. ago Elon Musk’s efficiency department pushes to access taxpayer data from IRS, says report

The Washington Post reports ‘Doge’ is requesting access to the system that contains the personal financial records of millions of AmericansWe have a little more on next week’s meeting between UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.PA reports that when asked about comments made by US vice-president JD Vance on free speech in the UK, the prime minister’s spokesman said:There’s going to be a wide range of issues that we’ll be working with the new US administration on.The prime minister looks forward to meeting president Trump shortly to discuss how we can deepen the special relationship across trade, investment and security. Continue reading...

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