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Keir Starmer wins Joe Biden's backing to act as transatlantic 'knot' as leaders joke about football

New Labour PM signals that Ukraine can fire UK-supplied long-range missiles into Russia

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024

French and British politics experts discuss what their election results mean for the right – podcast

A few days after Labour leader Keir Starmer was elected British prime minister on July 4 with a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative-led rule, a coalition of left-wing parties came out on top in the French legislative elections. It was a good week for the left in this…

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2024

Joe Biden faces TV grilling as more Democrats join George Clooney in urging he pull out

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is less explicit but warns that ‘time is running short’ as the Democrats prepare to convene next month

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024

Joe Biden hints UK should move closer to EU in Starmer meeting

Two leaders meet during Nato summit in Washington as prime minister works on EU-UK security pact

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Thursday briefing: Labour wants a housing revolution – can it build one?

In today’s newsletter: The new government has ambitious plans to quell the housing crisis, but it faces a series of obstacles

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

It was a landslide election but this much is clear: neither Labour nor the Tories stand on solid ground

We know Starmer is in No 10, the Tories in disarray but what lies beneath should worry the entire political class, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Biden Hails 'Best Of Allies' In First Talks With UK's Starmer

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer met President Joe Biden at the White House for the first time Wednesday with the US leader hailing Britain as a key ally on global issues including the war in Ukraine.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024

UK's Starmer makes international debut at NATO summit by offering strong support for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected last week, is making his international debut during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington. The new PM pledged strong support for Ukraine and emphasised his country's "special relationship" with the US.

France 24 · Jul 11, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Path to Nato membership ‘irreversible’

Alliance censures China as Russian war enabler and supplier; F-16 fighter jets flying for Ukraine’s defence this summer. What we know on day 869

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2024

‘So good, so good’: England fans in Germany revel in special night

Fans from Westfalenstadion to Keir Starmer in Washington celebrate hard-won but worthy semi-final win over Netherlands

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024