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The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the UK Government was 'taking a strong lead in this area'

Downing Street said Vladimir Putin is already conducting ‘a senseless and barbaric attack on civilians across Ukraine’.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has gone to Washington, like Mr Smith in the movie, this time on unscheduled and urgent business. Three days of meetings at the Pentagon and White House will focus on the dramatic turning point in the Ukraine war and the scary possibilities of what Russia might…

The US and Britain need to respond at “pace” to Vladimir Putin’s increasing targeting of civilian infrastructure and areas in Ukraine, a Cabinet minister said on Wednesday.

A study carried out by Strider Technologies found that between 1987 and 2021, 162 Chinese scientists who worked at the top secret Los Alamos National Laboratory have defected to their homeland

Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellor

Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services

Defence secretary Ben Wallace flies to Washington to discuss dangerous new phase in invasion of Ukraine

Spokesperson says it is ‘right to consider all options’ as PM is pushed to reaffirm defence spending plan

The embattled PM has resigned in a brief 90 second statement outside Number 10 after just 44 days in office - her replacement in Downing Street will be announced in a week's time

The future of Ms Truss’s leadership appears precarious - and the bookies agree