34 h. ago Starmer warns cabinet about Blairism — while bringing in New Labour era staff

Prime minister’s note to ministers repudiates older views on globalisation and immigration

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41 h. ago Voices: Should British troops be deployed in Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’

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4 d. ago 8 major flashpoints as Trump's Ukraine talks spark dire Putin warning from PM

Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin will strike again if the US doesn't provide a security guarantee as part of a Ukraine peace deal after attending an emergency summit

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4 d. ago One misstep away from World War III: Keir Starmer's 'peacekeeping' operation in Ukraine would be fraught with danger and has potential to trigger wider conflict, military experts warn

British spymaster Colonel Philip Ingram fears tyrant Vladimir Putin would never stick to any peace deal and could open fire on British troops acting as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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5 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer gives chilling Vladimir Putin warning as he backs Trump's peace plan

Keir Starmer and European leaders scrambled to Paris for emergency talks after Donald Trump announced he would open peace talks with Russia without European input

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer gives chilling warning to Donald Trump over Putin danger

Keir Starmer said that a US security guarantee is the 'only way' of stopping Vladimir Putin's aggression as he said Europe faces a 'generational moment' over Ukraine

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5 d. ago Donald Trump's former national security adviser brands Chagos Islands deal a 'travesty' and warns about threat from China if Keir Starmer pushes ahead with ceding sovereignty

Herbert McMaster, a retired US Army lieutenant general, said handing the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius would be a 'significant strategic disadvantage'.

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5 d. ago Meeting Ukraine peacekeeping pledge would require tax rises or spending cuts, Starmer warned

Meeting the pressures of an ageing population on the NHS while ramping up defence expenditure would be an ‘epochal challenge’, top economist warns

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5 d. ago Starmer arrives for Paris crisis summit as he warns Putin could 'come again' if Trump makes too many Ukraine concessions... and vows UK troops on ground

Keir Starmer warmly embraced Emmanuel Macron outside the Elysee Palace as leaders gathered to consider their response to Donald Trump's bombshell moves.

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5 d. ago Starmer warns UK faces ‘generational’ threat to security as PM to meet Trump in Washington: UK politics live

Badenoch claimed Western civilisation was in crisis as she spoke to global right-wing leaders on Monday

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5 d. ago Don't let Ukraine become another disaster like Afghanistan: Starmer's warning to Trump as he vows to send in UK troops... and US begins talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia

Keir Starmer made the comparison with the collapse of Kabul in 2021 - which Mr Trump branded 'one of the greatest defeats in American history'.

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5 d. ago Starmer warned of ‘considerable cost’ of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Lord Richard Dannatt said Britain does not have the forces or equipment ‘to put a large force on to the ground for an extended period of time’.

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