Britain’s prime minister is potentially one of the European leaders best placed to handle the mercurial president US politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump this week comes at a crucial moment for the war in Ukraine and the future of the Nato alliance. Europe is […]
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The US president, Donald Trump, denied calling the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a dictator, despite calling him one on his social media platform, Truth Social. Trump was asked by a reporter if he still held that view in a press conference alongside the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and he […]
Scathing committee report lambasts DfT and HS2 for failing to work together effectively HS2 has become “a casebook example of how not to run a major project”, according to the latest scathing report on the high-speed rail line from MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC). The PAC lambasted the […]
UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’ Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the US provides security guarantees as he arrived for critical talks with Donald Trump at the most precarious […]
Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on Saturday See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire […]
EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against levies Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”. Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, […]
The actor was found at a New York apartment on Wednesday, with the cause of death unknown but not being treated as suspicious Michelle Trachtenberg: a life in pictures The actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her performances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the […]
Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely Parents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit limit under a range of options UK ministers are considering as they try to bring down child poverty numbers without removing the rule altogether. Ministers are […]
Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cuts Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will “fight for peace in Europe” with a generational increase in defence spending paid for by slashing the foreign aid budget. The move, just two days before […]
NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of roles Wes Streeting will axe thousands of jobs at NHS England after his ousting of its chair and chief executive in what health service staff fear is a power grab. The […]