10 h. ago Trump dismisses parliamentary recall idea and praises Starmer’s Brexit efforts

US president says he likes PM ‘even though he’s a liberal’, lauding his handling of trade deal and progress since exit from EUUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he does not want parliament to be recalled for his state visit to the UK, praising Keir Starmer, and saying that, despite being a liberal, the prime minister was straightening out a “sloppy” Brexit.Speaking in a rare interview with the BBC, the president said he had made trade agreements to lower tariffs on the UK specifically because of his affinity with Britain, saying he believed in its special relationship with the US. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Donald Trump hits out at 'sloppy' Brexit but says it is getting 'straightened out'

Donald Trump is a long-time critic of the EU and championed the idea of the UK leaving the bloc during his first White House campaign in 2016.

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12 h. ago Starmer is fixing Tories ‘sloppy’ implementation of Brexit, says Trump

The US president said Brexit is ‘getting straightened out’ and praised UK PM Sir Keir Starmer

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25 h. ago Kyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trump’s sanctions threat

US president says he will send Ukraine Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles paid for by EU alliesTrump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctionsPoliticians in Kyiv have welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement that billions of dollars worth of US military equipment will be sent to Ukraine, while officials in Moscow dismissed his threat of sanctions against Russia as hot air.In a meeting with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, at the White House, Trump said the US would send Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles, paid for by European allies. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump defends attorney general as Maga base furious over justice department’s handling of Epstein files – live

Trump signals backing for Pam Bondi amid calls from Maga world for her dismissalWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Rosie O’Donnell dismisses Trump’s threat to revoke her US citizenship

Actor says she is latest in long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by US presidentRosie O’Donnell has shrugged off a threat from Donald Trump to revoke her US citizenship on the grounds that she is “a threat to humanity”.The New York-born actor and comedian said on Sunday that she was the latest in a long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by the US president. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Macron is right – Brexit is to blame for Britain’s immigration crisis

The French president did not hold back on how Brexit had created the small boats crisis - the reverse of the promises made by Farage and other Brexiteers, notes David Maddox

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4 d. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to criticise Macron’s Brexit swipe after more migrants arrive in Dover

Several migrants, wearing life jackets, were brought ashore by Border Force to Dover, Kent, on Friday

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4 d. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to say how many migrants will be sent to France under new Macron deal

The ‘one in, one out’ scheme will start next week after it was agreed by Macron and Starmer on Thursday

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4 d. ago Macron blames Brexit for rise in migrant crossings as Starmer hails ‘breakthrough’ small boats deal: Latest

French president says Britons ‘sold a lie’ as plan to tackle small boat Channel crossings unveiled

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5 d. ago Emmanuel Macron blames Brexit for migrant crisis as Starmer agrees deal

Brexit made it harder to tackle illegal migration across the Channel, Emmanuel Macron said as he and Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a "one in, one out" migrant returns scheme on Thursday (10 July).

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5 d. ago Macron tells UK it was stronger when it was part of European Union in Brexit swipe

French president Emmanuel Macron took a swipe at Brexit during his state banquet address at London's Guildhall on Wednesday (9 July).

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6 d. ago Macron and Starmer talk Trump, boats and Ukraine – but Brexit is the ghost at the banquet | Rafael Behr

The prime minister has repaired broken relations with France, but Britain still looks perilously isolated in a world of shifting alliancesGilded carriages and royal banquets are not essential tools of modern diplomacy, but nor are they obsolete. In a digital age, when intergovernmental business could easily be conducted online, the analogue grandeur of a state visit feels potent as a bestowal of favour.This week Emmanuel Macron is the beneficiary. In September it will be Donald Trump. The sequence is not meant to indicate preference. Both relationships are special, say officials. There are enough champagne receptions and sleepovers at Windsor Castle to go around.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and more On 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Raf Behr, Frances O’Grady and Salma Shah as they look back at one year of the Labour government, its current policies and plans for the next four years Continue reading...

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6 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Ten minutes in, Macron's accent was becoming a touch 'Allo 'Allo. By the end we were in Inspector Clouseau territory

Quel sac de vent. Macron gave a long, sticky speech to parliament in which he waggled his hips at the front row's Sir Keir Starmer - 'deer Keer!' - and ticked us off about 'deeply regrettable' Brexit.

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6 d. ago Starmer and Macron to meet at No 10 amid push for French help on small boats

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Tuesday for the first state visit by an EU head of state since Brexit.

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6 d. ago Trump assassination plot suspect requests hearing to dismiss legal defence team

Ryan Wesley Routh, who allegedly staked out Trump for 12 hours on his golf course, has tonight been indicted on an attempted assassination charge

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7 d. ago The Daily T: Macron arrives in London for Starmer’s Brexit surrender

The Daily T: Macron arrives in London for Starmer’s Brexit surrender  The Telegraph

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2 w. ago Supreme Court justices brawl over birthright ruling as Amy Coney Barrett rips Ketanji Brown Jackson for dissent

The conservative Trump appointee dismissed her liberal colleague’s dissent as an ‘extreme’ argument not based in logic or the Constitution

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2 w. ago DHS secretary praises Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' plan as agency expands immigration detention

The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration detainees in a facility being built in a Florida swamp

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2 w. ago Trade strategy will protect UK firms from ‘harm’ amid global shift – ministers

The Department for Business and Trade said it was the UK’s first Trade Strategy to be published since Brexit.

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