13 h. ago Will JD Vance or Elon Musk meet King Charles on Donald Trump's state visit?

The US President will be joined by at least his wife Melania for second state visit to the UK

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26 h. ago Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable

The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing

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39 h. ago JD Vance allies claim he doesn’t see Elon Musk as a threat despite billionaire’s constant presence in White House

Associates of Vance’s insist that he has ‘no issue with the attention Musk receives’

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43 h. ago Republicans love ... Keir Starmer: UK's Labour PM is US party's favourite world leader after he wooed president Trump with royal invite at White House

The Prime Minister's visited the White House last month, buttering up Donald Trump with an invite to visit the King.

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2 d. ago Which moronic member of Trump's government would you be? Are you more Elon Musk or JD Vance?

Donald Trump's merry cohort of cretins have done a hell of a job of trying to ruin the world recently so we've asked the question you've always wanted to know - which of them are you most like?

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3 d. ago US remains ‘indispensable partner at time of great peril’, says Irish premier

Micheal Martin was speaking as he travelled to the US for a visit which will include a bilateral meeting with the president Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan says he expects Brits to stage mass protests when Donald Trump returns for second state visit

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has reignited his long-standing feud with US President Donald Trump by calling on Londoners and the wider British population to stage mass protests over his UK visit.

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6 d. ago Voices: Independent readers give verdict on Donald Trump’s state visit – and if it should be cancelled

While some called for a no-fuss, low-key state visit, others were outraged at the idea of Trump meeting King Charles following his Oval Office showdown with Ukrainian leader Zelensky

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7 d. ago Advice to Keir Starmer: stop the fawning over Trump. Then help plan for a better world without him | John McDonnell

We need a ‘coalition of the willing’ capable of bringing together those in Europe and the global south. Britain should facilitate thatThere are only so many times Donald Trump can be offered a state and royal visit to temper his political tantrums. With his latest attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the halting of aid to Ukraine, it’s already clear that not even the offer of a bed for the night at Balmoral has worked.The silver lining of the Trump experience over the past fortnight is hopefully that it leads to a more realistic appraisal not just of the implications of the re-election of this narcissistic, bullying, corporate thug, but an understanding of the role the US has played over generations. Trump and his gang members JD Vance and Elon Musk are just the ugliest of faces of the US global policy pursued for a century at least.John McDonnell is MP for Hayes and Harlington. He was Labour’s shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020 Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Poll shows Britons’ fury with Trump’s state visit as petition demands invitation be axed

Pressure builds on Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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7 d. ago Watch in full: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Sir Keir Starmer faced his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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7 d. ago Almost half of Britons want Trump’s state visit cancelled, poll shows

Pressure builds on Sir Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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7 d. ago Watch live: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, his first since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump's visit to Scotland is uncertain amid Ukraine controversy

'We need to give peace a chance.'

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8 d. ago When is Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK? Details and controversy

An online petition calling for Starmer to ‘immediately cancel the offer of a second state visit for Donald Trump’ has gained more than 170,000 signatures

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8 d. ago John Swinney: Donald Trump state visit 'unthinkable' unless he changes Ukraine stance

The First Minister said he was ‘very disturbed’ by last week’s Oval Office meeting

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8 d. ago Donald Trump state visit to UK 'unthinkable' unless Ukraine stance changed, says John Swinney

The SNP leader told MSPs: "Here in Scotland, we will forever stand with Ukraine".

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9 d. ago Voices: Should Donald Trump’s state visit with King Charles go ahead? Join The Independent Debate

Plans for the US president's state visit have sparked division. While Lib Dem leader Ed Davey sees it as an opportunity to secure stronger US commitments on Ukraine, SNP leader John Swinney argues that Britain should not reward a president who has undermined a key ally

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9 d. ago Protests against Elon Musk and JD Vance spread across America after Trump's bitter row with Zelensky

Crowds assembled outside Tesla stores in NYC, Los Angeles and Boston to slam Elon Musk for firing thousands of federal employees, terminating aid contracts and federal leases.

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9 d. ago Volodymyr Zelensky meets King Charles as European leaders back Ukraine defence

King greeted Ukrainian leader at Sandringham after summit on Ukraine’s defence

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