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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Donald Trump last night to discuss ‘his forthcoming visit to the US’, Downing Street has said.

Starmer discussed the...

Keir Starmer has said Britain is committed to Ukraine being on an ‘irreversible path’ to joining Nato after the US appeared to rule out membership...

David Lammy is set to meet G7 allies on Friday as the West reels from Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin.

The UK foreign secretary...

A major opportunity to boost inclusive economic growth will be lost unless a looming £8 billion funding gap in council finances is not addressed in...

The UK government faces questions on how it will respond to US President Donald Trump’s latest trade announcement, which threatens to impose tariffs as a...

The Government will ‘wait and see’ whether tariffs announced by Donald Trump on Friday ‘actually come to pass’, a senior minister has said.

The US president...

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in London on Thursday, in the latest sign of improving ties between...

The UK competition watchdog has said it plans to speed up its decisions on deals, amid pressure from the government for the regulator to be...

Britain’s economy unexpectedly eked out growth in the final three months of last year, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘still not satisfied’ as...

UK industrial production was stronger than expected at the end of last year, numbers on Thursday showed, while the trade deficit shrunk.

UK industrial output...