Keir Starmer: Putin must ‘pay the price’ for avoiding peace
Piling pressure on the Kremlin is expected to be the focus of discussions at the European Political Community (EPC) on Friday.
Johanna Baxter: ‘There can be no true peace in Ukraine without the return of the children Putin has stolen’
Imagine every seat at the O2 Arena in London filled by a child. Now, imagine an invading force stealing every single one of those children, deporting them from their homeland, sending them to re-education camps, forcing them to live with the very same invading soldiers, and even conscripting them to fight against the country they […]
Nigel Farage claims ‘Russia getting far too much’ from Trump in Ukraine ceasefire talks
Nigel Farage has sought to distance himself from Donald Trump’s approach to ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine, saying he “would not be 100 per cent… where his team is”. The comment comes in a week in which the US appeared to signal an intention to ease sanctions on Russia amid ongoing attempts to secure a ceasefire. […]
UK government urged to publish legal advice on seizing frozen Russian assets
The UK government has been urged to publish the legal advice that is shaping ministers’ decision-making over whether to seize Russian assets to benefit Ukraine. The Liberal Democrats have written to the attorney general, Lord Hermer, as pressure mounts on the government to seize frozen Russian assets and repurpose them to fund support for Ukraine. […]
Ukraine developments leave Nigel Farage and Reform exposed
If there was ever a story that stands taller than Westminster’s towering walls, this would be it: Donald Trump has ordered the US administration to suspend all military aid to Ukraine. In the most troubling development since Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s White House meeting on *checks notes* Friday, it was announced overnight that the US […]
JD Vance accused of ‘erasing’ British history after ‘random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years’ jibe
JD Vance stands accused of “erasing” British history after he appeared to mock the United Kingdom as “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years.” The comment came as the US vice president rejected British and French plans to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine as a “security guarantee”. In an interview with […]
UK must work with US whoever is in office, Rayner says after Trump suspends Ukraine aid
The United Kingdom’s relationship with the United States “will endure” no matter who is in office, the deputy prime minister has said. Angela Rayner said the prime minister remains “laser-focused” on Ukraine and would not be “derailed” by announcements from the White House, following news that Donald Trump has ordered that all military aid be […]
Senior Conservative MP says UK must consider possibility ‘Trump is a Russian asset’
A senior Conservative MP has said it is time to consider the “possibility” that the US president is a Kremlin asset. Graham Stuart, a former Foreign Office minister, issued the comment in response to Donald Trump’s decision to pause all military aid to Ukraine. The extraordinary move comes as the US administration seeks to pressure […]
Will Britain rally against Donald Trump — and around Keir Starmer?
The contrast could not have been sharper, nor the political meaning more profound. Keir Starmer embraced Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the steps of No 10 Downing Street Saturday morning — a sincere signal of solidarity after a hellish 24 hours for the Ukrainian president. The prime minister gestured to the cheering masses huddled beyond Downing Street’s […]
‘Very unwise’: Nigel Farage suggests Zelenskyy was ‘rude’ in White House meeting
Nigel Farage has suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy was “rude” and “very unwise” in his approach to his now-infamous meeting with Donald Trump in the White House. The meeting between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart was convened so the two leaders could discuss the raw materials deal and the US administration’s attempts to end the war in […]
