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Chris Mason: Starmer wins Trump over - but Ukraine uncertainty lingers

No 10 thinks the talks were a success but questions remain on defence, our political editor writes.

BBC News - 14h

Faisal Islam: Any Starmer deal with Trump is all about avoiding tariffs

A deal to avoid further trade barriers appears very much on the cards, but challenges remain.

BBC News - 6h

With a Letter From King Charles, Starmer Was Welcomed Into Trump’s Court

The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, presented President Trump with a royal invitation and scored several political wins. But his top goal — a security guarantee for Ukraine — remained elusive.

The New York Times - 6h

Trump team raises return of Open golf to Turnberry with Starmer

Ayrshire resort owned by US president dropped from rota for Britain’s premier tournament after January 6 attack on Capitol

Financial Times - 49m

Trump is tearing up the transatlantic alliance. Can Starmer’s US visit change the weather?

As the US president turns on allies and embraces Russia, can the UK prime minister persuade Trump to listen to Europe’s concerns. Europe live – latest updates In November 1940, Winston ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

'Gruesome sell-out or a chance to lead': What will happen when Starmer visits Trump?

What could happen when Sir Keir Starmer visits the White House next Thursday?

BBC News - 6d

What can Keir Starmer say at the White House that Donald Trump might listen to? | Andrew Rawnsley

The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this week. For British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump comments on Tate brothers, King Charles invitation and Ukraine during Starmer meeting

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. Mr. Trump took questions on the Tate brothers returning to the U.S. from Romania, and he commented on the end of the ...

CBS News - 1d

Starmer says UK is prepared to put troops in Ukraine to support peace deal during Trump presser

President Trump held a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House where they discussed the future of Ukraine's security if a peace deal with Russia is reached. ...

CBS News - 23h

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 takeaways European Commission ...

The Guardian - 22h

Trump trusts Putin to 'keep his word' and more takeaways from Starmer meet on Ukraine

President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

ABC News - 19h

U.K.'s Keir Starmer sees 'value' in Trump's pursuit of Ukrainian mineral rights deal

The prime minister made the remarks in an interview with NBC News on the eve of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington.

NBC News - 20h

‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump

The get-together between the UK prime minister and US president barely made a splash across the Atlantic. A quick scan of the UK newspaper front pages and you would be forgiven for thinking it was ...

The Guardian - 12h

Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos deal. Anneliese Dodds , the international development minister, has quit her ...

The Guardian - 8h

The border where Starmer is targeting people-smuggling gangs

UK government boosts resources at key entry point on Sofia’s border with Turkey amid wider EU ‘reset’

Financial Times - 4d

Starmer and Badenoch clash over defence spending

The prime minister announced the UK will reallocate aid funds to boost military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.

BBC News - 2d

The Papers: 'Putin will strike again' and Starmer heads to DC

The prime minister's upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump dominate the front pages on Thursday.

BBC News - 1d

Can Starmer rise to meet his Bismarck moment?

Labour will use the geopolitical crisis to defy its own members about the new priorities for a rearming economy

Financial Times - 1d

Starmer pledges boost in UK defense spending

Ukrainian Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged billions of dollars for defense spending before he met with President Trump at the White House. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more.

CBS News - 1d

Development minister resigns in protest at Starmer’s aid cuts

Move by Anneliese Dodds comes after prime minister announces plan to shift resources to defence

Financial Times - 2h

Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to show “united leadership in support of Ukraine” when they ...

The Guardian - 5d

Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027

ABC News - 3d

Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending

PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned. Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a ...

The Guardian - 3d

U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to meet with President Trump on Thursday, said he would increase British spending on defense to 2.5 percent of G.D.P. by 2027.

The New York Times - 3d

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

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?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...

The Guardian - 2d

Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns

UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’. Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history

NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence. Sir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national ...

The Guardian - 13h

Starmer faces darkening mood among Labour MPs after aid cuts

Resignation of Anneliese Dodds shows challenges for prime minister as he pursues tough choices

Financial Times - 7h

Iain Watson: Dodds exit shows unease over Starmer's tough decisions

Labour MPs have been disciplined in not publicly opposing policies which privately make them queasy, but that may change.

BBC News - 4h

Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget

Exclusive: International development minister warns it will be ‘impossible’ to retain funding in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. Anneliese Dodds: soft left intellectual pushed to resign How much does ...

The Guardian - 2h

Starmer warns cabinet about Blairism — while bringing in New Labour era staff

Prime minister’s note to ministers repudiates older views on globalisation and immigration

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot

The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal. If the Trump project implodes, it might take with it the extreme and far-right European ...

The Guardian - 6d

Fatboy Slim: ‘I was in the same class as Keir Starmer – he’s one up on me now’

The electronic producer and DJ Norman Cook talks about learning the violin with Keir Starmer, his love for his label maker and crossing swords with Moby. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle ...

The Guardian - 6d

Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...

The Guardian - 3d