1 hour ago I deplore Brexit, says German chancellor, as he signs treaty with Starmer

Prime minister and Friedrich Merz sign biggest UK-German treaty since Second World War

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3 h. ago Pay of top No10 advisers soars by almost £1million under Labour as Morgan McSweeney leads parade of Starmer aides with six

The Prime Minister's top special advisers - known in Westminster as spads - are costing the taxpayer almost £4.2million a year, according to official figures released today.

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3 h. ago Murdered MP’s daughter criticises Prevent report and reiterates inquiry calls

Katie Amess said David Anderson KC’s report ‘tells us there were failures but does not say why’.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer says he will not be ‘deflected’ from plans by repeat rebel MPs

The Prime Minister said he had to deal with people who repeatedly break the whip.

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5 h. ago Inside the mysterious pauper's funeral for the son of a prime minister

Julian McMahon grew up privileged in one of Australia's most exclusive suburbs, befitting the high society family he was born into - making his pauper-like funeral all the more shocking.

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7 h. ago Prime Minister says UK will ‘work ever more closely’ with Germany

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

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8 h. ago Israeli attack on church in Gaza injures priest Pope Francis called daily

Italian PM condemns strike on territory’s only Catholic church that injured clergy and childrenIsraeli strikes have hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, injuring several people including the parish priest – who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis – and drawing condemnation from the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.“The Holy Family church in Gaza has been struck by a raid this morning,” the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement. “There are several injuries in the place, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Currently there are no fatalities confirmed. The church sustained damage.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer has asserted his power by suspending the Labour rebels – about time, too

The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent knobheadery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes John Rentoul

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10 h. ago Germany to close loophole to allow police to seize small boats in Starmer migrant deal

It comes a week after the prime minister signed a ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France’s Emmanuel Macron

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11 h. ago Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy a China state visit nears end

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state visit that has cast China as a fellow champion of a global fair trade system under threat from the United States

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11 h. ago Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – Europe live

Alexus Grynkewich says Russia will remain a threat even if a peaceful solution to war in Ukraine can be foundAletha Adu in London and Deborah Cole in BerlinKeir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to Downing Street on Thursday to sign a new bilateral treaty that promises tighter action on smuggling gangs, expanded defence exports and closer industrial ties between the UK and Germany. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago 'Wales and Port Talbot have a bright future under Labour' | Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister writes for WalesOnline about his party's approach to supporting the steel industry in Port Talbot

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15 h. ago Leaders of the UK and Germany to sign a treaty on defense, trade and migration

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are signing a treaty Thursday to strengthen defense ties and combat migrant smuggling across the English Channel

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22 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold major meeting with German Chancellor in UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will welcome Berlin's plans to criminalise facilitating illegal migration to the UK by the end of the year as he meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday

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22 h. ago Starmer to host Merz in chancellor’s first official visit to UK

The Prime Minister has been seeking to strengthen ties with EU countries.

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22 h. ago Starmer to pledge to ‘rebalance power’ at summit with community groups

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a keynote speech when he launches the Government’s civil society covenant.

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27 h. ago Illegal work crackdown: London businesses fined £1m a month as latest raids reveal workers in UK for 16 years

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer said the rollout of eVisas would help tackle illegal working

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27 h. ago Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime

Cambodian authorities have made 1,000 arrests after Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime operators

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28 h. ago A key coalition partner of Netanyahu is quitting, leaving him with minority in Israeli parliament

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority in parliament

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28 h. ago Hungary opposition figures urge Democrats to organize against autocratic takeover by Trump

Forum speakers said Donald Trump’s second term resembles strongman Viktor Orbán’s first years in powerDemocrats must organize urgently for the 2026 midterm elections and avoid a “it can’t happen here” mentality to stop Donald Trump from staging a full-scale autocratic takeover, a Hungarian opposition parliamentarian has said.Katalin Cseh, a critic of Hungary’s strongman prime minister, Viktor Orbán, told a forum on authoritarianism that the central European country’s experience held vital lessons for Trump’s opponents in their attempts to resist his assaults on US institutions and democratic norms since his return to the White House. Continue reading...

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