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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Greece hopeful of deal on Parthenon Sculptures as Starmer meets Mitsotakis

    Downing Street reiterates that UK prime minister will not stand in way of deal between Athens and British Museum

  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Britain need not choose between Trump and EU, Starmer says

    UK prime minister vows to strengthen ties with Washington, Brussels and Beijing in set-piece speech

    UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    John Sawers
    Trump offers Britain a challenge on security

    There simply isn’t the depth of partnership even with France and Germany that we have in the Five Eyes network

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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Russian victory in Ukraine would ‘embolden’ Moscow’s allies, says UK spy chief

    Richard Moore warns of impact on Chinese, Iranian and North Korean policies as Donald Trump prepares to take office

    Richard Moore is seen speaking and gesturing with his hands at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Keir Starmer to meet Greek PM amid hope of progress on Parthenon Sculptures

    Meeting comes amid warming bilateral ties as officials in Athens adopt cautious but optimistic stance

    Visitors to the British Museum walk around a selection of items from the collection of ancient Greek sculptures known as the Elgin Marbles
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
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    Intelligence sharing is at the heart of the special relationship - is this now at risk?

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders to discuss European defence

    Significant post-Brexit move comes as Brussels seeks closer ties with UK

    Keir Starmer speaks at a podium, flanked by the UK and EU flags
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    Mauritius raises concerns about UK plan to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands

    Focus of controversy is British efforts to secure key US military base

    Planes at an air strip on Chagos Islands
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Russia expels British diplomat over spying claims

    Moscow’s move adds to growing list of expulsions amid escalating tensions over Ukraine war

    The British Embassy in Moscow.
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Philip Stephens
    Britain’s national security demands more than a defence review

    As the international order cracks, the nation’s capabilities must adjust to a new world

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of Sir Keir Starmer carrying a huge bomb on his back with many pound sign tags hanging off it
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    Money laundering
    UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos in money laundering crackdown

    Africa’s former richest woman and exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash among trio hit by measures

    Isabel dos Santos
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Janan Ganesh
    How Britain squandered the best hand in the world

    Having had three friends in high places — the US, the EU and China — the UK contemplates life with none

    A map of Britain in green with the rest of the world faded into a blue background
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Starmer to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE to try to secure investment

    UK prime minister is seeking billions of pounds of Gulf money to boost British growth

    Keir Starmer and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Starmer refuses to condemn Hong Kong crackdown

    UK premier said he had ‘frank’ discussions with Xi Jinping at G20 but declined to air criticism publicly

    Keir Starmer gives a speech, with Brazil and UK flags on either side of him
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
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    UK should use Farage as ‘bridgehead’ to Trump and Musk, says Mandelson

    Comments by would-be US ambassador are in direct contrast to UK government policy

    Nigel Farage with president-elect Donald Trump
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
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    Russian sanctions busting linked to British Overseas Territories

    Lack of open ownership records complicate efforts to find out who is involved in the trade

    Tortola in the British Virgin Islands
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Starmer declines to rule out allowing Kyiv to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia

    UK premier under increasing scrutiny after Biden authorised deployment of US-supplied long-range weapons

    Keir Starmer places his hand on the shoulder of Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Starmer promises better relations with China after Xi meeting

    UK prime minister proposes further talks about deepening economic and financial ties

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Starmer to urge G20 leaders to ‘double down’ on Ukraine support

    UK PM intent on rallying Kyiv’s allies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president in January

    Keir Starmer reading notes on a plane heading to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday ahead of the G20 summit
  • Sunday, 17 November, 2024
    UK’s Starmer to hold talks with China’s Xi

    Prime minister intent on strengthening relations with Beijing despite tensions over security and human rights

    Xi Jinping
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
    Ask Shrimsley: how do I keep a relationship special?

    If you’re buttering up a US president, neediness and flattery will get you everywhere

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    UK economy
    UK must offer Trump concessions on China to avoid tariffs says senior MP

    Labour’s Liam Byrne argues government needs to address US concerns about economic security

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    Donald Trump, the final facilitator of Brexit

    Britain must relearn the art of the deal or risks being buffeted by big power politics

    Ellie Foreman-Peck illustration of Trump’s hair as a tsunami over Westminster
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Starmer and Macron pledge ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine

    Two leaders show united front after Donald Trump victory in US threatens to upturn western backing for Kyiv

    Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron mark Armistice Day  in Paris on Monday
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