China and Britain need to strengthen dialogue and communication, said visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday ...

Keir Starmer has refused to urgently boost military spending amid a defence crisis in Europe. Government sources said he was still planning to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on the Armed Forces ...

Sir Keir Starmer is ready to send British soldiers to Ukraine, he will announce on Monday. Troops could be put on the ground as part of a peacekeeping force in the country if a deal to end the ...

Keir Starmer has been branded a 'danger to the US' as he faces a mounting backlash over his plans to hand over Chagos Islands sovereignty and cosy up to China. The PM was accused of either 'malice ...

clearly to offset the threat from Communist China. Silence now, never mind giveaways of UK territories, is surely a huge blunder. Sir Keir Starmer should be speaking up and, at a minimum ...

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Sir Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put "our own troops on the ground if necessary" in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia. Ahead of an "emergency meeting" of European ...

Keir Starmer has confirmed he could send British troops to Ukraine to keep the peace if a deal is signed - and is "ready and willing" to do so. The announcement is the first time the Prime ...

But one very big step remains in Keir Starmer’s China charm offensive — visiting the ... That is not a good posture to go into a negotiation with the Chinese Communist Party.” Emily Thornberry, the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to overrule his finance minister Rachel Reeves and order more defence spending, after the United States demanded that Europe pays more for its ...