Keir Starmer says 'dangerous new era' forced decision for 'biggest rise' in defence spending since Cold War
The Prime Minister said ‘extremely difficult and painful choices’ would be needed to reach the spending goal, including a cut to foreign aid ...
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Starmer slashes aid to fund biggest increase in defence spending since cold war
Sir Keir Starmer has slashed the aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending in response to "tyrant" Vladimir ...
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Starmer denies Trump is setting UK policy as defence spending is increased
The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference that he has been ‘arguing for some time’ that Europe and the UK ‘needed to ...
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UK boosts defense budget to 2.5% GDP, cuts foreign aid
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that the defense budget will increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027. In his ...
Isle of Man takes further steps towards assisted dying
Campaigners have hailed a "historic" step on the Isle of Man, as it edged closer to potentially becoming the first part of ...
Ukraine agrees on terms of US minerals deal, reports say
The Trump administration had been pushing Kyiv towards an agreement on accessing rare earth minerals in exchange for aid.
House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push Trump's 'big' agenda forward, but GOP votes are in jeopardy
With almost no votes to spare in Johnson's bare-bones GOP majority, the speaker is fighting on all fronts - against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators.