The Latest Breaking News from David Lammy

UK takes a different view to Trump on Zelensky, says Cabinet minister

Donald Trump repeated his attacks on the Ukrainian leader overnight after a war of words erupted between the two leaders.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025

Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump calls Ukrainian leader ‘a dictator’

A former head of MI6 suggested the dispute between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky would be ’emboldening’ for Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025

Unemployment rate in London is worst in UK, with more than 1.3m adults 'economically inactive'

Revealed: the London MPs with most constituents claiming unemployment benefits

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Lammy warns failure to deal with Russia over Ukraine will cost UK billions

Foreign secretary calls on US president to realise a good ‘deal’ is working with Kyiv

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025

Zelensky calls for ‘army of Europe’ because US might refuse to defend continent

Volodymyr Zelensky said: ‘We can’t rule out the possibility that America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it.’

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025

Arsenal accused of snub to DRC minister over ‘bloodstained’ Visit Rwanda deal

Exclusive: Foreign minister says she sought meeting with the north London Premier League club to discuss sponsorship by country accused of aiding armed rebels

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

Zelensky calls for European army as Trump’s US ‘might not defend continent’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the ‘old days’ when allies could rely on US support were over.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025

West did ‘too little’ when Putin first invaded Ukraine, say Healey and Lammy

The Foreign and Defence Secretaries called on the UK and Europe to ‘do more’ to ‘share the burden’ of regional security

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

The unlikely Trump-Starmer partnership must flourish. Britain – and the rest of Europe – is depending on it

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has broken ranks with US over Ukraine and Nato, as the US president set his sights on VAT – and JD Vance singled out the UK in a bizarre attack on Europe for its attitudes to migration and free speech. Early signs of…

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Lammy to urge European nations to adopt sanctions against people smuggling gangs

The Foreign Secretary added that ‘we must also target the root causes of migration’.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025