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PM’s Washington trip clear impetus for abrupt news of budget switch to meet defence commitment by 2027Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spendingBefore Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday, the prime minister th…
Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cutsKeir Starmer has announced that Britain will “fight for peace in Europe” with a generational increase in defence spending paid for by slashing …
British and French leaders need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with RussiaKeir Starmer, when he visits the White House on Thursday, will have to pick up the many loose threads left by another chaotic …
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than plannedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a major increase in defence sp…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi Badenoch’s big speech on foreign af…
Poverty charity urges Keir Starmer to focus on living standards instead of culture wars and immigrationLabour is losing support fastest among voters who feel economically insecure, according to a report urging Keir Starmer to focus on boosting living s…
Director and peer decries government’s ‘shameful’ copyright rules policy and role of tech investor Matt CliffordBeeban Kidron, the film director who is campaigning against government plans to overhaul copyright rules for AI companies, has become the la…
Starmer’s spokesperson says US intervention ‘could bring lasting peace’ as No 10 treads carefully before White House visitDonald Trump has changed the global conversation around Ukraine “for the better”, Downing Street has said, as the UK imposed furth…
Europe-led show of solidarity on third anniversary of war comes after Donald Trump hit out at Ukrainian presidentRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWorld leaders gathered in Kyiv on Monday to show their continuing support for Ukraine on the third …
Foreign secretary says the UK co-sponsored the motion, voted for it and will support Ukraine but refused to criticise USHere are comments from some of the other UK political parties on the third anniversary of the invastion of Ukraine.From Ed Davey, th…