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Gathering of conservative politicians marks first time that foreign heads of state attend a US presidential inauguration

Nigel Farage is not the only Brit in Washington DC – although you might not believe it

Keir Starmer didn’t make the cut for the guest list in Washington DC. But given the company, he shouldn’t sweat it, writes Zoe Williams

Despite Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman being among the Trump enthusiasts in the US for his inauguration, neither Lord Mandelson nor Sir Keir Starmer will be attending the ceremony

Earlier this week, Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the support the US has given to Ukraine.

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits hosted the biggest inauguration party in town and plotted a populist future with their US allies

Chancellor faces accusations that her Budget hit economic growth with the £25 billion hike in National Insurance on employers

The Chancellor said she was not going to let her critics “get me down” as she rebuffed their attacks.

Kemi Badenoch says she’s sorry not sorry for the mess left by 14 years of the Tories, but offers no clue of how to dig us out of it

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Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States of America will be a moment of supreme vindication for him. After being convicted in the New York courts and fighting a ferocious election campaign, during which his opponent declared that “we’re not going back”, well, here we are.