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How Britain helped craft Ukraine ceasefire deal behind the scenes

Number 10 fixer helped broker Ukraine ceasefire talks

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Art of a deal: how UK and France led dogged effort to repair US-Ukraine ties – for now

Over 11 days of breakneck diplomacy, Kyiv was convinced of need to pacify Trump, but reconciliation may be all too brief

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025

Number 10 fixer helped broker Ukraine ceasefire talks

Jonathan Powell worked closely with his US counterpart Mike Waltz to get the agreement over the line, government sources said

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Lammy: Number one issue to secure release of jailed pro-democracy activist

British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained since 2019 and his mother has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show

The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Northern Ireland secretary aware of Stormontgate ‘for months’, records reveal

Stormontgate in 2002 led to the suspension of devolution and the reintroduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024

Tony Blair tried to steer speech for Gerry Adams on IRA disarmament

Mr Blair called on the IRA to provide clarity on ‘three questions’ around disarmament.

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

Keir Starmer’s chief of staff met Trump team earlier this month

Morgan McSweeney flew to Florida and Washington for meetings with key members of president-elect’s team

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024

Keir Starmer’s new delivery targets are intended to give an electric jolt to Whitehall

The view in Number 10 is that work on the government’s missions has been too sluggish and now needs to be driven harder and faster

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

Voices: Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

COMMENT: A person close to the former PM said the current government is like a bunch of unimaginative ‘librarians and academics’ but, writes John Rentoul, for some Starmer is not just a librarian or an academic but a funeral director

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024