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Call for ministers to overrule ‘two-tier’ sentencing changes 39 minutes ago Sam Francis and Becky Morton Political reporters Dominic Casciani PA Media The Conservatives have called for the government to overrule planned changes which would make the ethnicity or faith of an offender a bigger factor when deciding whether to jail them. The Sentencing Council,… Continue reading Call for ministers to overrule ‘two-tier’ sentencing changes

PM pays tribute to British troops after Vance comments 20 minutes ago Becky Morton Political reporter EPA Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to British veterans who fought in Iraq, after US Vice-President JD Vance was accused of disrespecting UK troops. Without directly referring to Vance’s comments, Sir Keir opened Prime Minister’s Questions by remembering… Continue reading PM pays tribute to British troops after Vance comments

Anger over Vance ‘random country’ peacekeeping remark Becky Morton Political reporter The US vice-president has sparked a row with his comments about a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine. UK opposition politicians accused JD Vance of disrespecting British forces after he said a US stake in Ukraine’s economy was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops… Continue reading Anger over Vance ‘random country’ peacekeeping remark

Tough talks on Ukraine to come, minister says Agreeing a deal to end the war in Ukraine will involve “difficult diplomatic conversations” with allies, a UK defence minister has said. Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said options were on the table but insisted nothing had been agreed, after a summit of western leaders in London.… Continue reading Tough talks on Ukraine to come, minister says

Starmer announces ‘coalition of the willing’ to guarantee Ukraine peace 2 hours ago Vicky Wong BBC News EPA UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and to defend it from Russia. The UK, France and other countries in a “coalition of the willing” would… Continue reading Starmer announces ‘coalition of the willing’ to guarantee Ukraine peace

Starmer and Zelensky set to meet at Downing Street Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Downing Street on Saturday afternoon, No 10 has said. Zelensky arrived at Stansted Airport at approximately 11:20 local time, after his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Friday descended into… Continue reading Starmer and Zelensky set to meet at Downing Street

Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row about US support for Ukraine. Zelensky was welcomed to the White House by Trump, but… Continue reading Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row

UK-US trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’, says Trump A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s visit to the White House, Trump envisaged “a real trade deal” which could see the… Continue reading UK-US trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’, says Trump