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  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Mandelson slammed as ‘moron’ by Trump adviser after being named US ambassador

    Criticism from Chris LaCivita, the campaign strategist who helped secure former president’s re-election

    Lord Peter Mandelson
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Lord Peter Mandelson to be UK’s next ambassador to US

    Former Labour minister is expected to try to avert a trade war with incoming Trump administration

    Peter Mandelson
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Starmer’s aides held Trump team talks on US trip

    Morgan McSweeney and Jonathan Powell met incoming chief of staff and security adviser

    Montage of Jonathan Powell, left, and Morgan McSweeny
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Reeves to take UK bankers to China as she seeks closer business ties

    Chancellor has been accused by the Tories of ignoring security concerns about Beijing

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the City of London
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Starmer deal over Chagos Islands in turmoil after Mauritius reopens talks

    UK officials say London will refuse to hand over more money as issue flares into major dispute

    The atoll of Diego Garcia
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
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    Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to donating to Reform UK, says Farage

    Party leader meets tech billionaire at Mar-a-Lago as he seeks to boost ties with incoming US administration

    Reform treasurer Nick Candy, Elon Musk and Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Monday
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
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    EU takes UK to court in blow to London’s efforts to ‘reset’ relations

    European Commission brings ECJ cases over treatment of citizens and bilateral investment deals

    The main entrance to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
  • Sunday, 15 December, 2024
    Political espionage
    UK minister defends talks with Beijing despite China spy claims

    Home secretary says Britain will take robust approach to any challenge to national or economic security

    Yvette Cooper
  • Sunday, 15 December, 2024
    UK trade
    Colombia seeks renegotiation of investment treaty with the UK

    Trade minister says current deal favours companies over the state

    Luis Carlos Reyes
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Keir Starmer to hold talks with EU on defence co-operation

    British premier accepts invitation by bloc to discuss security matters in latest sign of improving relations

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with European Council president António Costa at Downing Street on Thursday
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Sadiq Khan warns UK leaders not to be ‘sycophantic’ towards Trump

    London mayor’s comments come as he backs FT seasonal appeal with Magic Breakfast charity

    Sadiq Khan
  • 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

    Montage image of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer  and US president-elect Donald Trump
  • 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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    Can Britain's ties with the US survive a second Trump presidency?

    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
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