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Russia accuses UK and France of ‘heating up’ Ukraine war amid defence push

The accusation comes as the Prime Minister flies to the US to meet Donald Trump after promising a dramatic increase in defence spending.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of defence spend ‘cover-up’ in row over how £9bn Chagos deal is funded

The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using defence cash to fund Chagos deal

The Independent UK

Starmer doesn’t do performative politics. When he faces Trump, that will be an advantage

The PM will try to persuade the US president that what is in Europe’s and Ukraine’s interest is also his best bet, says Keir Starmer’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The Guardian - UK

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No question of paying any paramilitary group to disband, says Hilary Benn

Sir Keir Starmer also told the Commons he is ‘committed to making progress towards ending paramilitaries once and for all’.

Evening Standard

Sunak calls for targeted national screening programme for prostate cancer

The former prime minister said thousands of lives could be saved as a result of targeted measures.

Evening Standard

America's allies adjust to abandonment

A mournful requiem for the great post-war alliance

Salon

Starmer declines to say whether defence spending increase includes Chagos cash

The Prime Minister described the deal being negotiated with Mauritius as ‘extremely important for our security’.

Evening Standard

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Mother of Egypt detainee ready to end hunger strike if UK makes progress

Laila Soueif was hospitalised for low blood sugar this week as she tries to secure release of son Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

Evening Standard

Trump and Europe: US ‘transactionalism on steroids’ is the challenge facing leaders now

Donald Trump has always been an avowed transactionalist rather than a transatlanticist. The author of The Art of the Deal made it clear during his first term as US president that he thought Nato was a bad deal for the US. He publicly berated European allies, notably Germany, for not…

The Conversation

Defence spending numbers defended by Starmer amid ‘silly games’ criticism

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister in the Commons over the spending increase and his plan for Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Starmer announces aid cuts to fund defence – but Britain’s days as an aid superpower are already long over

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will cut foreign aid in order to fund more defence spending seems like smart politics. With the US’s commitment to European security in question, it is clear that European countries, including the UK, need to spend more on defence.

The Conversation

No 10 talking to ex-Boris Johnson aide Munira Mirza about multiculturalism

Contact could unsettle some in Labour given her past record on the issue including criticism of Lammy report

The Guardian - UK

What will Keir Starmer try to achieve during talks with Donald Trump?

British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US president

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The Independent UK

More than 1,000 British staff cut from key Ukraine troop training programme

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

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Britain To Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid Budget

British PM Keir Starmer plans to boost defense spending amid US-Europe rift over Ukraine, cutting foreign aid to fund increase.

The National (Scotland)

'Labour caught lying to the public': Keir Starmer blasted over energy bill hike

KEIR Starmer has been told Labour must own up to its “failure” to keep an election promise to cut energy bills by £300.

The Independent UK

Starmer may need to play his Royal Trump card for difficult White House talks

NEWS ANALYSIS: Starmer will get a ‘respectful’ greeting but is going to face a difficult meeting with Trump as subjects like Ukraine, trade, free speech and Chagos dominate discussions, as David Maddox reports. Could the prospect of a royal visit help the prime minister’s cause?

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The Independent UK

Watch: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs ahead of crunch US talks with Donald Trump

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer faced Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (26 February) ahead of crunch US talks with Donald Trump.

The National (Scotland)

Labour to plunge record number of children into poverty, think tank warns

LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned.

The Independent UK

Europe cannot sustain 100,000-strong Ukraine peacekeeping force, former British army chief warns

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of fiddling the figures on defence spend increase

The defence secretary admitted Sir Keir’s figures were misleading as the Tories demand Labour to be ‘straight about the facts’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?, asks Halima Begum of Oxfam

The National (Scotland)

David Lammy humiliated by Keir Starmer on foreign aid cuts as past comments resurface

DAVID Lammy has been left red-faced after the Prime Minister announced he would raid the foreign aid budget to boost defence spending – despite…

The National (Scotland)

'Must watch': Caroline Lucas demolishes Keir Starmer policy in BBC interview

FORMER Green Party leader Caroline Lucas shredded Keir Starmer’s plans to slash foreign aid during her appearance on BBC Newsnight.

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