6 h. ago Woke RAF is running out of gun pilots! Unlawful diversity drive jeopardises Keir Starmer's pledge to put jets 'in sky over Ukraine'

Candidates previously overlooked are now being urged to re-apply for training as the Air Force frantically tries to fill cockpits with combat-ready flyers, the Mail can reveal.

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61 h. ago UK and Europe could send 120 fighter jets to Ukraine in Operation Sky Shield to fend off Putin

The defence plan, known as Operation Sky Shield, was initially suggested after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, but has emerged again after the US withdrew support for the war-battered nation

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5 d. ago Grim poll shows parents' fear of social media videos after Southport attacks

More than four in five parents would back a personal pledge from Keir Starmer to improve online safety during his time as Prime Minister as threats to children continue to grow

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6 d. ago Inside the falling out of Trump and Zelensky – but what next

Sir Keir Starmer pledges £1.6bn of aid to Ukraine after car-crash conference between Zelensky and Trump

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1 week ago Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer’s ‘beautiful’ accent as he makes special pledge

Donald Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer’s “beautiful” accent as he pledged to continue the “special” relationship between the US and UK.

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1 week ago Andrew Tate and brother flee to Florida but DeSantis says ‘you’re not welcome’

Keir Starmer pledges to raise case with Donald Trump in Oval Office meeting

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1 week ago Wheels up on Starmer's 'mission impossible': Keir jets off to Washington to woo Donald Trump with defence spending pledge... as Rachel Reeves insists trade with America can GROW

The Prime Minister is heading across the Atlantic for crunch talks in the White House , as he attempts to convince the US President not to abandon Europe and Ukraine.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer vows to slash aid spending to pump 2.5% of GDP into defence by 2027 in dramatic statement to MPs ahead of 'mission impossible' trip to meet Trump in White House

In a dramatic Commons statement, Keir Starmer finally laid out a trajectory for boosting the military amid rising alarm about America withdrawing support.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer 'will pledge to boost defence spending' in statement to MPs TODAY amid mounting fears about 'mission impossible' trip to White House

Keir Starmer will make a statement on 'defence and security' amid mounting concerns that he is facing mission impossible at the White House.

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1 week ago Brian Leishman: Grangemouth funding commitment needs to be delivered 'at incredible pace' to save jobs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £200 million to secure the future of Grangemouth.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer pledges £200m in UK Government funding for Grangemouth

The PM told Scottish Labour's conference in Glasgow that the site will receive £200m.

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2 w. ago MPs 'likely to get a vote' on sending British troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers to deter future Putin attacks

Sir Keir Starmer takes lead in pledging to deploy UK forces to Ukraine

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2 w. ago Watch live: UK defence secretary John Healey speaks as Europe split over Starmer pledge to send troops to Ukraine

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey speaks after a split emerged among European nations over whether to match Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to send UK troops to Ukraine.

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2 w. ago MPs 'likely to get a vote' on sending British troops to Ukraine as peace

Sir Keir Starmer has put Britain in a lead in pledging to deploy UK forces to Ukraine

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2 w. ago Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live

Conservative leader of the opposition speaks at right-wing conference in LondonKeir Starmer’s announcement via the Telegraph that he was prepared to put British peacekeeping troops on the ground in Ukraine was also described by Conservative MP and shadow cabinet spokesperson Alicia Kearns as not the right priority. She told viewers of Sky News “his priority should be today talking about defence spending.”It was put to her that by Sky’s Wilfred Frost that “you’re trying to criticise the state of defence spending six months into their government, when this is a long-term issue, after 14 years [of Conservatives being] in power.”I’ve always been very clear. I was critical of my own government. But what I’m saying is, since July, a decision was made to side with the Treasury, to not give the increase in defence spending. We needed to continue to replenish stocks. Replenishing stocks should be the priority so that we are ready if we do need to provide peacekeeping services, if we do need ...

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