64 m. ago Do the deal, Donald: Keir Starmer to meet Trump at G7 to try to get UK/US trade agreement over the line to lower tariffs and save jobs

The Prime Minister said that the agreement will be top of the agenda when he sits down with Trump at the G7 in Canada.

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15 h. ago Australia to hold talks aimed at entering defence pact with EU

Anthony Albanese confirms country could sign on to deal as he arrives in Calgary for G7 summitAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is to hold formal negotiations on joining a new defence agreement with the European Union, with the prime minister preparing to discuss plans for enhanced security cooperation at this week’s G7 summit in Canada.Amid the deteriorating international security landscape, Anthony Albanese will use the talks with EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council president, António Costa, in Alberta to explore a security and defence partnership, proposed at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV in Rome last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer forced to beg Emmanuel Macron to do more to stop the boats as 1,500 migrants cross the Channel in just four days 

The Prime Minister will discuss the growing small boats crisis (pictured) with Emmanuel Macron at the G7 gathering of world leaders in Canada this week.

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30 h. ago Darren Jones refuses to apologise for suggesting most Channel migrants are women and children... after 'clarifying' that he was only talking about passengers on TWO boats

Treasury Chief Secretary Darren Jones insisted there is no need for him to say sorry despite anger at his comments on the BBC's Question Time last week.

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer agrees to national inquiry into grooming gang scandal after months of pressure

The prime minister has bowed to pressure to agree to set up an inquiry into grooming gangs with legal powers to call witnesses

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50 h. ago More migrants arrive in UK after blundering Labour minister claimed majority on small boats were women and children

More people have been spotted arriving in the UK via small boats after making the dangerous crossing of the English Channel from France after a Labour Minister had to issue the clarification.

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56 h. ago More than 900 migrants reach UK in small boats as French police fire tear gas at families trying to board dinghy

At least one family was photographed having been affected by tear gas as French officers tried to disperse hundreds of migrants near Calais

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2 d. ago Labour minister admits he was wrong to claim most small boats migrants are 'babies, children and women'

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones faced mounting criticism after his erroneous comments on BBC Question Time

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3 d. ago Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies and women’.

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3 d. ago Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

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3 d. ago Moment BBC Question Time audience turns on Labour minister for 'outrageous' claim most small boat migrants are women and children

More than 14,800 people have arrived in Britain after making the crossing so far in 2025 - making it the worst start to the year on record.

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3 d. ago Moment BBC Question Time audience turns on Labour minister for 'outrageous' migrant claim

More than 14,800 people have arrived in Britain after making the crossing so far in 2025 - making it the worst start to the year on record.

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3 d. ago Question Time audience skewers Reform UK's Zia Yusuf with 'Blackpool comedy act' jibe

Zia Yusuf, who quit as chairman of Reform UK last week, came under fire on Question Time on BBC One on Thursday night when immigration and his party was discussed

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5 d. ago Starmer's Gibraltar 'surrender' deal: UK agrees to a 'fluid border' between The Rock and Spain as Labour post

Gibraltarian chief minister Fabian Picardo welcomed what he said was a 'historic agreement' that removed a major bottleneck for commuters and trade at the border created after Brexit .

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5 d. ago Jordan’s long road to World Cup qualification took a strange diversion | John Duerden

Improvement of side has been slow and steady since Harry Redknapp and Ray Wilkins had short spells in chargeWould Harry Redknapp have taken Jordan to the World Cup had the 2018 tournament featured 48 teams instead of 32 and Asia had eight spots instead of four? It is an interesting question but the former West Ham manager’s short time in charge in 2016, not long after Ray Wilkins had the job, is not a subject anyone in the capital, Amman, is much focused on at the moment.“Redknapp and Wilkins? Now is not the time to talk about that,” said a smiling Jordan Football Association official on Monday. The reaction given the country has just qualified for a first World Cup and is in serious party mode is understandable. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jordan’s long road to World Cup qualification took a strange diversion

Improvement of side has been slow and steady since Harry Redknapp and Ray Wilkins had short spells in chargeWould Harry Redknapp have taken Jordan to the World Cup had the 2018 tournament featured 48 teams instead of 32 and Asia had eight spots instead of four? It is an interesting question but the former West Ham manager’s short time in charge in 2016, not long after Ray Wilkins had the job, is not a subject anyone in the capital, Amman, is much focused on at the moment.“Redknapp and Wilkins? Now is not the time to talk about that,” said a smiling Jordan Football Association official on Monday. The reaction given the country has just qualified for a first World Cup and is in serious party mode is understandable. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mauritius 'will use cash from Labour's Chagos Islands deal to scrap income tax for 81% of its population and help pay off its national debt'

The Prime Minister last month signed an agreement to cede sovereignty of the stretegically-important Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

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6 d. ago Brits STILL face chaos at Faro airport as huge queues form at passport control despite new post

Faro Airport in Portugal has started the rollout of e-gate access to British arrivals after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed an agreement with EU leaders last month.

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6 d. ago Home Office may be forced to cut police numbers as result of Treasury deal

Sources say cuts to force headcount remain ‘a possibility’ as Yvette Cooper last minister to reach spending agreementThe Home Office could still be forced to cut the overall number of police officers after lengthy spending review negotiations with the Treasury.Whitehall sources said the department had been asked to look at all options including limiting officer recruitment, which would mean an overall cut in the headcount. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agreed a late deal with Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government on Sunday evening, just days before Rachel Reeves publishes the spending review

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