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An exiled group within Labour is making a comeback – it could hold the key to repelling Farage

Many of Blue Labour’s diagnoses have been proved correct. With Reform targeting Labour’s working-class support, a reappraisal is overdue, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Guardian - UK

Young Britons ‘to be given chance to live and work in Europe’ under Starmer’s plan for post-Brexit reset

No 10 has so far rejected plan, which has proved to be a key sticking point in negotiations

The Independent UK

Starmer facing pressure to be bold with Trump in Washington visit

The Prime Minister will meet US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening feud between Kyiv and Washington.

Evening Standard

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Poland’s Andrzej Duda to meet Donald Trump on Saturday – as it happened

Polish president to fly to Washington, making him the first European leader to be welcomed by Trump in the White House, reports Polish media

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows for Starmer to boost defence spending ahead of Trump showdown

PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030

The Independent UK

Voices: Should British troops be deployed in Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’

The Independent UK

European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles

Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent

The Independent UK

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'NHS will use more private capacity if I am first minister,' Anas Sarwar pledges

ANAS Sarwar has said he will use more private sector services in the Scottish NHS if he becomes first minister ...

The National (Scotland)

Elon Musk attacks 'despised' Zelensky and claims Kyiv 'feeding off dead soldiers' as US-Ukraine rift deepens

Musk accused Kyiv of being a ‘massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers’

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar ‘will declare waiting times emergency’ if he becomes first minister

The Scottish Labour leader said he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to reduce waiting times for patients in the NHS.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – February 21

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s tough stance on Ukraine is necessary for dealing with bullying Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Trump and Starmer each seems to think that the other is a man he can do business with. In the most unpromising of circumstances, there is at least some hope that the ‘special relationship’ could be reborn

The Independent UK

Russia has no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine, says David Lammy

The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.

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The Independent UK

Lammy: Russians have no ‘appetite’ for peace in Ukraine

The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.

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Europe Grapples With American Withdrawal From Ukraine Crisis

European leaders face challenges as US shifts stance on Ukraine, prompting calls for a unified European response amidst uncertainty.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump aide tells Kyiv to ‘tone it down’ as tensions with Zelensky escalate

It comes as US envoy Keith Kellogg cancelled his press conference following a meeting with Mr Zelensky in Kyiv

Evening Standard

World leaders speaking out against Donald Trump after heated exchange with Zelensky

A few people have backed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, including Sir Keir Starmer and President Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence

The Independent UK

Britain needs a Trump-style MAGA movement to save it, Liz Truss claims

Liz Truss – who has blamed her own downfall on ‘the establishment’ – said the ‘deep state’ is making decisions in Britain

The Independent UK

Risk of wider war in Europe has ‘never been so high’, says French prime minister

The UK and France has banded together to propose 30,000 European troops stationed in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Watch: JD Vance, Liz Truss and Nigel Farage address CPAC conference

Watch as speakers JD Vance, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage address the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, 20 February.

Evening Standard

Healey compares Zelensky to Churchill with no wartime elections

John Healey said that he had seen Mr Zelensky’s ‘commitment to his country’.

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