28 h. ago Keir Starmer, you claim huge and damaging cuts are vital so we can buy arms and defend ourselves. Prove it | Owen Jones

Splurging the cash is not the answer to Europe’s security jitters. Let’s ignore the hyperbole and decide what’s actually neededBritain is now on a “war footing”, we are told. Earlier this year, Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, demanded that European nations start hiking defence spending at the expense of pensions, health and social security. Fail to do so, he warned, and the only recourse would be to “get out your Russian language courses or go to New Zealand”.In this increasingly feverish atmosphere, it becomes ever more difficult to ask for a bit of perspective, but it is necessary. European elites are panic-stricken after Donald Trump hit the accelerator away from US hegemony, a trend already long under way. Meanwhile, Labour figures openly brief that this could be Keir Starmer’s “Falklands moment”, using Ukraine’s agony to transform the government’s calamitous polling, speaking to a grubby political opportunism. Britain’s current trajectory could raise a much graver menace ...

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50 h. ago Britain will not be ‘bounced’ over Ukraine peace, Angela Rayner insists as Europe reels from US aid 'pause'

Deputy PM says Starmer remains ‘laser-focused’ on securing lasting peace for Ukraine as Europe reels from Trump’s move

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68 h. ago Britain will play leading role in securing peace in Europe but must have strong US backing, says Starmer

The PM said Russia was ‘a menace in our waters and our skies’

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3 d. ago It’s time for Europe to take the lead in Ukraine peace talks

Editorial: As Keir Starmer declares a ‘once in a generation’ moment for European security, the promised ‘coalition of the willing’ needs strong leadership to ensure it delivers – and so a Ukrainian peace can endure

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3 d. ago UK's Starmer calls on Europe to step up to secure Ukraine peace

UK's Starmer calls on Europe to step up to secure Ukraine peace  Reuters

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3 d. ago Starmer calls on Europe to ‘step up’ to ensure security for Ukraine

Starmer calls on Europe to ‘step up’ to ensure security for Ukraine  Al Jazeera English

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3 d. ago Europe faces ‘once in a generation’ moment for its security, Starmer says – live

The prime minister opened the summit by saying a good outcome for Ukraine is vital for the security of every nation represented here Kemi Badenoch said she does not agree that the Oval Office clash was part of an orchestrated “ambush”, as some had suggested, as both Kyiv and Washington were representing their “respective national interests”.The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, says there is no difference between Labour and Conservative in terms of British support for Ukraine. When asked about the furious exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House, the Conservative party leader said her “heart went out” to the Ukrainian president while she was watching it.I couldn’t believe what was happening. He was being humiliated. I don’t think we should conduct these sort of difficult conservations in front of the cameras and we have to remember that President Zelenskyy is a hero.He is the person who represents that strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people and whateve...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war latest: Starmer says Europe ‘facing once in a generation moment’ as security summit begins

Ukrainian president will meet with King Charles on Sunday ahead of a defence summit with European leaders

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4 d. ago 'Once in a generation moment for our security': Starmer welcomes European leaders to London for Ukraine summit

'Once in a generation moment for our security': Starmer welcomes European leaders to London for Ukraine summit  LBC

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4 d. ago Starmer says Europe needs US security guarantees as leaders set to meet

Starmer says Europe needs US security guarantees as leaders set to meet  Al Jazeera English

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4 d. ago Europe faces ‘once in a generation’ moment for its security, Starmer says – live

Europe faces ‘once in a generation’ moment for its security, Starmer says – live  The Guardian

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4 d. ago 🔴 Live: Europe must do ‘heavy lifting’ in Ukraine, says Starmer after London security summit

🔴 Live: Europe must do ‘heavy lifting’ in Ukraine, says Starmer after London security summit  FRANCE 24 English

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Europe must provide Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington

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8 d. ago UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces move in the CommonsThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi Badenoch’s big speech on foreign affairs hearing we might get some policy tooTractors’ horns interrupt Badenoch’s speech shortly after she begins speaking. Attendant spinner heard swearing furiously Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Tusk says European leaders heading to London to discuss joint plans on defence – Europe live

Polish prime minister says EU leaders will meet on Sunday and calls for greater defence mobilisation across EuropeThe London summit is understood to be still in planning and would serve as a forum for European leaders to get debriefed on both Macron and Starmer’s conversations with Trump during their respective visits to the White House and to consider implications for European and Ukrainian security.It so happens that Starmer is due to speak in UK parliament in the next half hour, so we could get an official confirmation of what Tusk said.I hope that this greater [defence] mobilisation of Europe, of member states and Europe more broadly, will become a fact.[Before meeting at the next European Council,] we will be in London on Sunday, together with our British friends and a group of leaders, to talk about these joint plans on defence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Only US 'backstop' will stop Russia attacking Ukraine again, says Keir Starmer after Paris summit

Prime Minister pledges that Europe will ‘do more’ to bolster its defence

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2 w. ago Starmer says UK and Europe facing ‘generational challenge’ ahead of crisis talks over Ukraine

PM heads to Paris for talks as US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end war

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