13 h. ago Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised the “sacrifice” of British troops who were killed fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq

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13 h. ago Starmer tribute to fallen British troops after Vance’s perceived slight

Sir Keir Starmer’s tribute to personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan came after JD Vance’s comments about troops from a ‘random country’.

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer takes swipe at JD Vance with tribute to UK troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan saying 'we'll never forget their bravery' after Trump VP's jibe

Sir Keir used Prime Minister's Questions to mark the anniversaries this week of two incidents in Afghanistan 13 and 18 years ago in which UK troops were killed.

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer's powerful swipe at JD Vance for attacking British troops

The PM gave paid tribute to British troops who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq after JD Vance suggested the UK was a 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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14 h. ago Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to described Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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15 h. ago Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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40 h. ago JD Vance accused of 'insulting' memories of British soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer says he is 'deeply saddened' by the death of UK

The elderly captive was identified as one of four released by Hamas on Thursday, as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange amid the current ceasefire agreement.

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