Category: Conservatives

Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live

Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeawaysEuropean Commission president Ursula von...

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Donald Trump greets Keir Starmer at White House – follow live

The two leaders will hold talks, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the...

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White House ‘very pleased’ with UK’s increase in defence spending ahead of Starmer-Trump meeting – live

The two leaders will hold talks later, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European...

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Trump says US won’t give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ ahead of Starmer meeting – UK politics live

Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durableEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday...

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Trump says US will make Europe provide security guarantees to Ukraine ahead of Starmer meeting – UK politics live

Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durableGood morning. Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today he will have his first...

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Starmer refuses to rule out defence budget being used to fund Chagos Islands deal – UK politics live

PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budgetPMQs is about to start.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The threat from the far right is real, but that...

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Badenoch challenges Starmer over defence spending and Chagos deal ahead of his Trump meeting – UK politics live

PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budgetPMQs is about to start.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The threat from the far right is real, but that...

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David Lammy says key projects in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan to be protected as aid spending slashed – UK politics live

The foreign secretary described the decision to cut development aid to fund defence as ‘extremely difficult’Good morning. At Westminster MPs are still absorbing the implications of Keir Starmer’s decision to...

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Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi...

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UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move – UK politics live

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces move in the CommonsThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the...

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Starmer to make surprise announcement on ‘defence and security’ in Commons, ahead of meeting with Trump – UK politics live

Starmer is to give a statement to MPs at 12.30pm the Commons authories have announcedThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall...

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Yvette Cooper says it’s ‘unacceptable’ jailed ex-Labour MP still qualifies for parliamentary salary – UK politics live

Mike Amesbury was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail for assault but is still being paid his Commons salaryGood morning. Today the government is publishing its crime and policing bill. As the home affairs commentator Danny Shaw...

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