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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Cutting foreign aid will play into Putin’s hands, former minister warns Starmer

PM accused of abandoning ‘soft power’, four years after he spoke in its defence, by former deputy foreign secretary

The Independent UK

Labour minister squirms in BBC interview on 'Trump Gaza' ethnic cleansing video

A LABOUR Cabinet Secretary has repeatedly refused to criticise an AI video shared by Donald Trump showing the US president and Benjamin Netanyahu…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer ‘considering relaxing two-child benefit cap’ amid warnings over child poverty

Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty, parents of under-fives could reportedly be exempted from the limit

The Independent UK

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Putin says US-Russia contacts give ‘hope’ amid talks in Turkey on restoring ties – as it happened

Russian president claims to FSB security service that ‘some western elites will try to undermine our dialogue’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer-Trump meeting LIVE: PM hands King’s state visit invite to US President as he pushes for Ukraine peace deal

The PM will use Thursday’s meeting to push Trump to guarantee a US backstop for Ukraine to deter Vladimir Putin from further aggression

Evening Standard

The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US?

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Richard Madeley Shuts Down GMB Over Disturbing Donald Trump Video That Left Viewers Stunned

Richard Madeley Shuts Down GMB Over Shocking Donald Trump Video That Left Viewers Stunned

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Thursday briefing: What’s on the line as Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump in Washington

In today’s newsletter: Will Keir Starmer even have time to put his concerns to Donald Trump or will he spend it keeping an eye on the US president’s variable moods

The Guardian - UK

US 'backstop' needed to stop Putin reinvading Ukraine after the war, Starmer to tell Trump as PM arrives in Washington

The Prime Minister has arrived in Washington for talks with the US President with the future of Ukraine on a knife edge

Evening Standard

Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blocked, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end war

The Guardian - US

Mandelson tells US: ‘We don’t need to fight over trade’

The UK’s ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addressed a reception in Washington.

Evening Standard

What the papers say – February 27

Here are the stories making headlines this Thursday.

Evening Standard

Starmer faces up to Trump over Ukraine role in peace talks

PM flies into critical one-on-one meeting with US president and doubles down on declaration there can be ‘no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine’ – as he banks on special relationship to secure $400bn in trade

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Starmer visits Washington for Trump talks with US-Europe ties under strain

Sir Keir Starmer hopes he can act as a bridge between the US and Europe after Donald Trump put the Western alliance in jeopardy.

The Independent UK

The prime minister must stick to his guns and his principles when dealing with Donald Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer can tell the president he was right about Europe paying more for its own defence, but he should not trade away his principles

Evening Standard

UK wind turbines painted black to stop deadly bird strikes ‘in concession to Donald Trump’

Trump said to have spoken to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘windmills in the North Sea’ killing avian wildlife

The Guardian - UK

Ministers and Labour MPs raise concerns over overseas aid cut decision

Ed Miliband thought to have expressed unease at cabinet meeting while MPs across party have condemned idea

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The Independent UK

Zelensky will sign ‘very big’ minerals deal at White House on Friday, says Trump

After their visits to Washington, Keir Starmer is expected to host the Ukrainian president in Britain this weekend

The Independent UK

Rory Stewart says Starmer and Trump have inflicted ‘unimaginable damage’ over foreign aid cuts

Labour prime minister and US president accused of harming international security and the climate

The Independent UK

Lammy admits Trump can veto Chagos deal ahead of White House confrontation over islands

Foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered the President has been handed a second legal dossier on why the deal should not go ahead

Evening Standard

Chagos deal will not go ahead if Trump rejects it, Lammy says

The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius was the ‘best deal’.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Starmer in Washington: don’t compromise on the truth

Editorial: The prime minister must handle Donald Trump with tact, but without flinching from a duty to confront falsehoods in the president’s worldview

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit UK this weekend

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to come to the UK this weekend, the PA news agency has reported ...

The Guardian - UK

Cutting aid to buy arms won’t make the UK safer

Letters: Readers express dismay at the government’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to pay for increased spending on defence

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