2 h. ago Bridget Phillipson blows hole in Sir Keir Starmer's tough talk on defence

The Education Secretary said Labour 's manifesto pledge of hiking it to 2.5 per cent was an 'ambitious' target and suggested it would not be further increased despite calls to do so.

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3 h. ago Starmer and Macron to discuss ‘united leadership’ supporting Kyiv on Trump visit

The Prime Minister and French president used a phone call on Sunday afternoon to reiterate their support for Ukraine.

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3 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will come together and show a 'united leadership in support of Ukraine' when they each meet Donald Trump in the coming days

Downing Street confirmed in a statement that the pair will show a joint front over their stance on Ukraine when meeting with the US President in the coming days.

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4 h. ago Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this weekKeir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to show “united leadership in support of Ukraine” when they separately meet Donald Trump this week.The UK prime minister and the French president spoke on Sunday afternoon to reiterate the importance of Ukraine being at the centre of any negotiations to end the war, Downing Street said. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Starmer and Macron to urge ‘united leadership’ supporting Kyiv on Trump visit

The Prime Minister and French president used a phone call on Sunday afternoon to reiterate their support for Ukraine.

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8 h. ago Starmer must be ‘as tough as Churchill’ in talks with Trump, says top political biographer

Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer must stand up to Donald Trump and show Europe is strong enough to be ‘challenge and threat’ to US and Russia, says Britain’s leading political biographer Sir Anthony Seldon

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9 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s calls for Nato allies to boost defence spending in stirring speech ahead of US visit

Ahead of a meeting with the US president, Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and Europe ‘have to do more for our defence and security’

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer's 'follow the law' message over NHS Fife transgender doctor Beth Upton row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has responded to questions over the tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie and transgender doctor Beth Upton

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10 h. ago 'I'm not rummaging': Sir Keir Starmer dodges poll question over Scottish Labour election hopes

The Prime Minister defused to address his drop in popularity in the polls putting Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s chances of becoming first minister falling flat.

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12 h. ago Grangemouth: Sir Keir Starmer announces £200m from wealth fund to kickstart Scottish hub's future

The Prime Minister has announced funding for the future of Grangemouth.

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12 h. ago Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence ‘ambitious,’ Cabinet minister says

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson sought to manage expectations ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the US.

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13 h. ago Poll: Sir Keir Starmer's bigger influence over Scottish voters than Anas Sarwar

The poll doesn’t make for good reading for Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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15 h. ago What can Keir Starmer say at the White House that Donald Trump might listen to? | Andrew Rawnsley

The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this weekFor British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the histories of Churchill and Roosevelt, Maggie and Ronnie, and the rest of the folklore about the transatlantic alliance, the prospect of a visit to the White House usually causes tingles of excitement. One of our senior diplomats once offered me an explanation of the allure: “The red carpet is laid out, the national anthems are played, all that stuff is very seductive.” This will be customarily accompanied by ritualistic words about the importance and invincibility of the “special relationship”.Number 10 lobbied hard to get Sir Keir Starmer across the Atlantic early in the second term of Donald Trump and, until recently, Downing Street people were telling themselves that an encounter between the two men needn’t be a disaster and might even turn out to be a success. In the weeks since Trump’s re-e...

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21 h. ago Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week.

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21 h. ago Britain will 'turn the screws' on Putin with new sanctions on Russia, No10 assures Zelensky as Trump demands return on Ukraine aid money

Sir Keir Starmer is set to fly out for meeting with Donald Trump, while Washington and Kyiv haggle over demands President Zelensky hand over mineral reserves for US military support.

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22 h. ago UK hits Russia with fresh sanctions as part of ‘triple whammy’ to tighten the screws on Putin

Sir Keir Starmer is planning a ‘triple whammy’ of measures to support Kyiv, including the fresh sanctions as well as military aid and a crackdown on Russian dirty money in the UK

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22 h. ago Trump expected to invite Prince William to visit Washington during Starmer meet later this week

President Trump is expected to officially invite Prince William to visit Washington when he meets Sir Keir Starmer later this week, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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24 h. ago LORD ASHCROFT: Starmer is so out of touch with ordinary people... they think he'll holiday on a super

When asked where Sir Keir Starmer would holiday, a recent focus group said Mauritius or the Maldives, or a yacht in the Caribbean as Labour already feels out of touch to many voters.

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25 h. ago Donald Trump wants 'to throw Ukraine to the wolves' and Starmer must charm 'angry old man'

President Donald Trump looks hellbent on turning his back on Ukraine and Europe, but is still keeping the UK and France on side - with Sir Keir Starmer set to touch down in Washington on Thursday for talks on Ukraine

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36 h. ago Republicans put the sick in sycophancy as they compete to fawn over Trump

From adding the president’s face to Mount Rushmore to pushing for him to serve a third term, party members are getting inventive in their brown-nosingIf proof were needed that Donald Trump’s cult of personality has never been stronger, it comes in the inventive ways Republican members of Congress have spent his first month in office trying to lionise him. Welcome to the sycophancy stakes.On 23 January the congressman Addison McDowell of North Carolina introduced legislation to rename Washington Dulles international airport as Donald J Trump international airport. Continue reading...

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