Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

Keir Starmer has refused to urgently boost military spending amid a defence crisis in Europe. Government sources said he was still planning to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on the Armed Forces ...

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Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Sir Keir Starmer "very soon" after the prime minister "asked to come" to the US. Mr Trump discussed details of his phone call with Sir Keir while taking ...

Keir Starmer has been branded a 'danger to the US' as he faces a mounting backlash over his plans to hand over Chagos Islands sovereignty and cosy up to China. The PM was accused of either 'malice ...

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump plan to hold talks soon in Washington, the two sides confirmed Friday. “He asked for a meeting, and I agreed,” Trump told ...

Sir Keir Starmer is ready to send British soldiers to Ukraine, he will announce on Monday. Troops could be put on the ground as part of a peacekeeping force in the country if a deal to end the ...

Keir Starmer has confirmed he could send British troops to Ukraine to keep the peace if a deal is signed - and is "ready and willing" to do so. The announcement is the first time the Prime ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put "our own troops on the ground if necessary" in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia. Ahead of an "emergency meeting" of European ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands giveaway was plunged into fresh controversy on Saturday night after the former Mauritian prime minister who masterminded the deal was interrogated in a money ...

More than 25,000 migrants have crossed the Channel since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, A total of 240 people made the journey in four boats on Saturday, taking the provisional total for ...

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