1 hour ago Major changes to Troubles laws would need UK and Irish approval, says minister

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs minister was commenting after Sir Keir Starmer suggested new veterans’ protections may be added to draft legislation.

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5 h. ago Russia brands Keir Starmer 'illiterate' and 'a fool' for vowing to station British troops in Ukraine as Putin attack dog threatens UK with missile strikes

A senior Russian official has branded Sir Keir Starmer as 'illiterate' and 'a fool' after he vowed to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal. 

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5 h. ago Starmer kicks off first PMQs of 2026 with Russia jibe at Reform

Sir Keir Starmer made a jab at Nigel Farage and Reform UK during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (7 January).

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6 h. ago Watch live: Starmer faces claims of ‘Brexit betrayal’ in first PMQs of 2026

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch in the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the year on Wednesday (7 January).

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8 h. ago British troops sent to Ukraine must be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's army, says ex

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have announced that the UK and France will put boots on the ground to keep the peace in Ukraine if the war ends

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10 h. ago Russia brand Keir Starmer 'illiterate and a fool' over plan for British troops in Ukraine

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been called "a fool" by a senior Russian figure after he and French President revealed plans for troops in Ukraine after the peace deal

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10 h. ago Russia slams ‘fool’ Starmer in chilling WW3 threat – ‘See what we will do’

Dmitry Rogozin branded Sir Keir Starmer 'illiterate and a fool' for vowing to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal, and suggested Russia would hit back

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10 h. ago Starmer and Macron hit back at Trump after US said it could use military force to seize Greenland: European leaders insist they will 'not stop defending' Nato borders

A joint statement from leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to defend Greenland's 'territorial integrity'.

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18 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb families say MI5 failed them and must face tougher scrutiny

MANCHESTER Arena bomb families have said MI5 failed them and must be more open to scrutiny in future.  In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, they demanded the security service be fully included in a new law designed to prevent cover-ups in public life.  They said MI5 had shown it could not be trusted. "How...

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19 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset will require the UK to cough up to Brussels

The Prime Minister has said he wants closer alignment with the EU and is preparing to bring a Bill before Parliament as soon as next month.

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21 h. ago British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace reached, Number 10 says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said "military hubs" will be set up across Ukraine once a peace deal has been reached

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22 h. ago Britain and France commit to boots on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached

Sir Keir Starmer made the announcement alongside Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky

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23 h. ago British troops will be sent to Ukraine if peace deal with Russia is agreed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said “military hubs” will be set up across Ukraine once a peace deal has been reached after a meeting of western allies in Paris

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25 h. ago 'Cowardly, craven approach': Labour infighting erupts as MPs attack ministers over Venezuela response

Labour backbenchers have rounded on Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet after their refusals to criticise President Donald Trump for his military intervention in Venezuela

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer issues joint 'stepping up' statement after Trump's Greenland warning

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders from across Europe after US President Donald Trump issued a "very serious" warning over taking Greenland off NATO member Denmark

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33 h. ago PM choosing words ‘wisely’ on Venezuela, says Cabinet minister

Sir Keir Starmer has been reluctant to criticise the US action directly.

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33 h. ago Why managing Trump is far more important than defending international law for Starmer

Political editor David Maddox explains why Sir Keir Starmer could be the pivotal figure in Paris for the conference on Ukraine when European leaders know that they have to ‘manage’ Trump

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36 h. ago Labour hits new record low in London with Tories pushed into fourth place behind Greens and Reform, poll finds

EXCLUSIVE: Just 31% of Londoners now say they would vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party, according to a Savanta survey, down from 43% at the 2024 General Election

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40 h. ago DAN HODGES: From Brexit to Venezuela, this week has proved there's a gaping hole where No 10's foreign policy should be

A couple of months after Sir Keir Starmer was elected I asked a Labour minister what the PM's foreign policy priorities would be. 'It's not about specifics,' he answered. 'It's more about a vision.'

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44 h. ago Starmer's price freezes will do little to ease the cost of living crunch, warns ALEX BRUMMER

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is pledging an assault on the cost of living as the centrepiece of his plan to stay in office.

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