9 h. ago Poll bounce for Keir Starmer after 'best week' with Trump visit love

Keir Starmer has seen his net approval score rise by 11 points over the past week, although it still remains deep in negative territory at minus 28.

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9 h. ago Piers Morgan reveals what Donald Trump told him in phone call after Keir Starmer meeting

Piers Morgan has revealed Donald Trump called him following the US president’s White House meeting with Keir Starmer last week (27 February).

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9 h. ago Voices: Should Donald Trump’s state visit with King Charles go ahead? Join The Independent Debate

Plans for the US president's state visit have sparked division. While Lib Dem leader Ed Davey sees it as an opportunity to secure stronger US commitments on Ukraine, SNP leader John Swinney argues that Britain should not reward a president who has undermined a key ally

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16 h. ago Trump administration briefing: Israeli hostage to visit White House; Russia admires US foreign policy

Eli Sharabi expected to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday; Kremlin says US views now ‘largely’ coincide with Moscow’s own foreign policy vision – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceThe freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi has been invited to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington, his brother Sharon has said.When Sharabi and two other hostages, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami, were released on 8 February after nearly 500 days in captivity, their physical condition outraged Israelis, which Trump echoed. Sharabi has since told Israeli media of the severe hunger and violence he endured in captivity. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: The King's sympathies appear clear. I don't think he'll feel the same enthusiasm for Trump's state visit...

Britain is said to be a divided and unhappy country but yesterday evening I felt blessed to be British at the spectacle of the King welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky to Sandringham.

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29 h. ago Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations, after Zelensky’s nightmare Trump visit sparks panic

Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations, after Zelensky’s nightmare Trump visit sparks panic  Local 3 News

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30 h. ago Donald Trump state visit to the UK in jeopardy as 70,000 Brits try to stop it

Donald Trump was handed an invitation to make a second state visit to the UK by British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, on Thursday (February 27) – but many Brits are trying to stop it

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30 h. ago Starmer says Trump's state visit invite 'a matter for the King' as No10 signals unprecedented honour WON'T be withdrawn

Keir Starmer stressed that the invitation was a 'matter for the King' but swiped at people 'trying to ramp up the rhetoric' over the White House chaos.

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32 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after calls to cancel Donald Trump state visit

One UK party leader says the planned visit 'cannot go ahead'

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33 h. ago John Swinney: Donald Trump's state visit invitation should be revoked

There have been repeated calls for Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK to be cancelled after the angry scenes in the Oval Office on Friday night.

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33 h. ago Petition to stop Donald Trump state visit to UK skyrockets to 70,000 signatures

Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump a written letter from King Charles III earlier this week inviting him to on a second state visit, but many Brits are against the idea

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer challenged about Donald Trump state visit amid calls to tear up invite

Keir Starmer was asked by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about calls to rescind Donald Trump's invite for a second state visit - making him the first person ever to receive the honour a second time

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35 h. ago Keir Starmer slaps down John Swinney over call to scrap UK visit by Donald Trump after Zelensky spat

The Prime Minister is trying to act as a mediator between both presidents after they spectacularly clashed last week.

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35 h. ago Trump’s state visit should not happen if US ends support for Ukraine – Swinney

He said it is currently hard to see the visit going ahead given ‘shocking’ events in the Oval Office involving Volodymyr Zelensky.

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39 h. ago ‘I won’t come out to watch him’: scepticism among British public over Trump’s second state visit

On the streets of Windsor even some who don’t like the US president say the UK ‘can’t afford to fall out with America’The pageantry of a state occasion is something Joanna Chin usually enjoys. She stood on Thames Street in Windsor, outside the castle, to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday and Harry and Megan’s wedding. Will she come out for President Trump?“I can’t stand the man,” she said. “It’s difficult to even believe it’s happening – that somebody like that can be president of the United States. He’s dangerous.” Continue reading...

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40 h. ago John Swinney calls for Donald Trump's royal visit to Scotland to be scrapped

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister said Trump should not be welcomed if he does not support Ukraine.

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46 h. ago Calls to cancel Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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46 h. ago Calls to cancel 'bully' Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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49 h. ago Friend or foe? Keir Starmer now walks a tightrope between Europe and US

No sooner had the PM charmed the president in the Oval Office than consensus over Ukraine – and the future of Nato – was starting to fall apartEven as Keir Starmer and his entourage heaved sighs of relief and tried not to grin too broadly as they filed out of the Oval Office after the prime minister’s meeting with Donald Trump, there were some in British circles who were, even then, anxious.The invitation from King Charles for a second state visit had been handed over to Trump in person and opened before the cameras. Trump, for once, had seemed genuinely lost for words. Starmer had at one point put his hand on Trump’s shoulder like a close friend or relative to emphasise their closeness as the UK delegation looked on, stony-faced but amazed. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Ukraine's Zelensky issues statement after Trump row ahead of talks with Keir Starmer

Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the UK a day earlier than expected after a tumultuous visit to the US, which saw him publicly humiliated by Donald Trump

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