What are the prospects of European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine? Leaders remain divided

While the UK’s Keir Starmer reaffirmed heโ€™s ready to consider sending British forces on the Ukrainian ground alongside others, Germany’s Olaf Scholz called the idea ‘premature.’

US โ€˜backstopโ€™ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US โ€œbackstopโ€ to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia fr…

Europeโ€™s leaders find no quick response to Trumpโ€™s bombshell on Ukraine

Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.

US must provide โ€˜backstopโ€™ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, says Starmer โ€“ video

Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, has called on the US to provide a ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again after meeting with European leaders for emergency talks on the war. Starmer said US president Donald Trumpโ€™s comments aski…

The death of NATO? Europe in crisis over Trump-Putin talks

European leaders are meeting in Paris for an emergency summit on Ukraine, following last weekโ€™s call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. With NATOโ€™s most powerful member sidelining its allies in talks with Russia, is the U.S. still a reliable par…

โ€˜Allo โ€˜Allo! Europeโ€™s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet | John Crace

Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and others discuss Trump, Russia and Ukraine at hastily arranged conferenceEmmanuel Macron: Bienvenu รก Paris.Keir Starmer: Bonjour, Monsieur le President. Thank you for organising this โ€œonce-in-a-generationโ€ summit at such…

Germanyโ€™s Scholz: Itโ€™s โ€˜inappropriateโ€™ to discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.

British MPs already want a vote on sending troops to Ukraine

Labour MPs โ€” and opposition lawmakers too โ€” are asking for a parliamentary say on any British escalation.

Irish figures show โ‚ฌ6bn drop in trade with Great Britain

Value of imports and exports is now about โ‚ฌ32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tapeTrade between Great Britain and Ireland dropped more than โ‚ฌ6bn in 2024 as post-Brexit frictions hit shipments across the Irish Sea.The value of impo…

UKโ€™s Starmer to meet Trump next week

Prime minister heads to Washington to meet with US president as European capitals fret over Ukraine’s future.

Europe at โ€˜turning pointโ€™ as leaders meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine crisis

Ursula von der Leyen urges โ€˜emergency mindsetโ€™ in response to US decision to enter bilateral talks with RussiaEurope live โ€“ latest updatesEuropeโ€™s security is โ€œat a turning pointโ€, the president of the European Commission has said, as leaders from majo…

Can Starmer save Ukraine?

Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Although itโ€™s recess, Sam and Anne explain why this week could be a major moment in British politics as they discuss whether the transatlantic alliance has collapsed. Anne shares her insider analysis from the Munich Security [โ€ฆ]

UK marketplace sellers face โ€˜second Brexitโ€™ hit from Trumpโ€™s US import rules

End of โ€˜de minimisโ€™ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and BoohooMany UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes …

As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself โ€“ so is Macronโ€™s nuclear offer the answer? | Simon Tisdall

Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But itโ€™s an idea whose time has comeThe startling contempt for Europeโ€™s intensifying security concerns displayed by Donald Trump and his henchmen has brought an old,…

UK โ€˜readyโ€™ to send peace-keepers to Ukraine, PM Starmer says

Ahead of a crunch meeting in Paris on Monday, the U.K. leader commits to putting British troops in harm’s way to secure lasting peace.

UK PM says ready to send troops to Ukraine if needed as part of peace deal

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he was “ready and willing” to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine, as part of any postwar peacekeeping force, to ensure the security of Britain and Europe. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the UK Prime Mini…

Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached

It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to UkraineKeir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia, acknowledging…

John Major: Trumpโ€™s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns โ€˜hypocriticalโ€™ JD Vance speechDemocracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trumpโ€™s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on…

France confirms emergency European summit Monday in Paris

The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.

UK hopes to be a โ€˜bridgeโ€™ between Europe and Trumpโ€™s US, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join NatoEurope live โ€“ latest updatesThe UK hopes to act as a โ€œbridgeโ€ between Europe and Donald Trumpโ€™s US, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said be…

UKโ€™s Starmer to attend emergency European summit in Paris

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.

Europeans are right to be angry with Donald Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves | Andrew Rawnsley

The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defencesIt was, Sir Keir Starmer told members of his inner circle, one of his most meaningful visits abroad. In the…

Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together | William Keegan

America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act โ€“ and Brexit only hinders this essential responseIn July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a British delegation to China, stopped on his return journey at …

One dies in attempted Channel crossing after small boat sinks off Calais coast

A further 69 people were rescued in what French authorities called a very busy night for crossingsOne person has died trying to cross the Channel in a small boat that sank off the coast of Calais, while 69 were rescued during what French authorities sa…

Europe quietly works on plan to send troops to Ukraine for post-war security

A group of European countries has been quietly working on a plan to send troops into Ukraine to help enforce any future peace settlement with Russia, AP has reported, saying the UK and France are at the forefront of the effort.

Graham: Ukraine should automatically join NATO if Russia invades again

Republican senator says US should continue to send weapons to Ukraine.

Thanks to Trump, it is now in Europeโ€™s self-interest to compensate Africa for slavery | Liliane Umubyeyi

As the US rips up its rules-based order and threatens sovereign nations, this is the time to make allies. Reparations might helpImagine this: a continent scarred by centuries of violence and exploitation, now standing united to demand justice. This wee…

โ€˜Thought crimeโ€™ and cancelled elections: how do JD Vanceโ€™s claims about Europe stand up?

US vice-president told litany of tales of Europeโ€™s rights infringements in speech to leaders at defence gatheringJD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europeโ€™s leadersIn JD Vanceโ€™s confrontational and pugnacious speech at the Munic…

Boris Johnson: Europe acting like โ€˜headless chickensโ€™ on Ukraine

Former prime minister โ€” who has lobbied Donald Trump to back Ukraine โ€” says European nations should ‘man up and step up’ by increasing defense spending.

Musk will face consequences for interfering in German election, says front-runner Merz

The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, center-right leader says in interview.

Ukraine on โ€˜irreversible pathโ€™ to Nato membership, Starmer tells Zelenskyy

Prime minister uses call with Ukraine president to restate UK support in face of Trump interventionsโ€ข Europe live โ€“ latest updatesUkraine remains on โ€œan irreversible pathโ€ towards Nato membership, Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone ca…

Security is the new safety

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย ย The U.K. AISI drops โ€œsafetyโ€ for โ€œsecurityโ€ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โ€”ย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โ€”ย Whatโ€™s happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโ€™ve hidden my wifeโ€™s Valentineโ€™s card. You can get in touch with your news, [โ€ฆ]

Trump has sold Ukraine down the river โ€“ and shown the UK what ‘America first’ means in practice | Gaby Hinsliff

A superpower that once built alliances across the west is dramatically reorienting itself โ€“ and so too must its former alliesWrapped in a flag and clutching a beer, Marc Fogel looked understandably overwhelmed. The 63-year-old teacher from Pennsylvania…

Trump triggers Western anger over โ€˜appeasementโ€™ talks with Putinย 

EU and British politicians warn America against caving to the Kremlin’s demands on Ukraine. ย 

Trumpโ€™s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality

Statements that there can be no negotiations without Kyiv ring hollow when the US president has just sidelined itEurope live โ€“ latest updatesIn the aftermath of Donald Trumpโ€™s incendiary call with Vladimir Putin, UK ministers and officials have had to …

Trumpโ€™s Ukraine bombshell puts British support to the test

Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to be a โ€œsteadfastโ€ backer of Ukraine. But Britain is cash-strapped and struggling to build links.

Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown | John Crace

It was left to the poor junior defence minister Maria Eagle to walk that particular tightrope in the CommonsIn his ghostwritten 1987 bestseller, The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump delivers his own version of the American Dream. Get as much as you can fo…

No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call

Statement from countries including France, Germany and UK comes after US president says he and Putin are ready to begin talksEuropean powers, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they have to be part of any future negotiations on the fate o…

Outcry in Irelandโ€™s parliament as PM slams opposition โ€˜liesโ€™ โ€ฆ in Irish

Prime Minister Micheรกl Martin accuses opposition chief of telling lies โ€” but his use of โ€œbrรฉagaโ€ draws a blank from the Sinn Fรฉin leader. It highlights a parliament struggling with the national language.

Most Europeans see Trumpโ€™s US as more a necessary partner than ally, poll finds

Findings of survey prompt call for more โ€˜realistic, transactionalโ€™ EU approach towards WashingtonEurope live โ€“ latest updatesDonald Trumpโ€™s return to the White House has led to a โ€œremarkable shiftโ€ in Europeansโ€™ view of the US, according to a survey, w…

Heathrowโ€™s long take-off

Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Growth spends another day on the agenda โ€“ as Heathrow gets ready to announce a multibillion-pound expansion plan. How feasible are some of the proposals and the timescale for them? At the same time โ€“ thereโ€™s [โ€ฆ]

Wednesday briefing: Inside the US presidentโ€™s chaos machine

In todayโ€™s newsletter: From the the AI arms race to support for Ukraine to UK diplomatic love bombing, a look at four of the most pressing developments from WashingtonGood morning.Few words can fully capture the first few weeks of Donald Trumpโ€™s presid…

Ukraine prepared to swap territory with Russia in peace negotiations, Zelensky says

Kyiv would be prepared to exchange Russian territory seized in its Kursk offensive last year in return for Ukrainian land under Russian control, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday. He also told the UK’s Guardian newspaper that security guarante…

French investigators say โ€˜all hypotheses remain openโ€™ in deaths of British couple

Prosecutor confirms body of Dawn Searle was found semi-clothed outside with head injuries caused by several blowsFrench police say they are still investigating the deaths of a British couple whose bodies were found in their rural home in Aveyron in the…

US and UK refuse to sign Paris summit declaration on โ€˜inclusiveโ€™ AI

Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europeโ€™s โ€˜excessive regulationโ€™ of technologyThe US and the UK have refused to sign a declaration on โ€œinclusive and sustainableโ€ artificial intelligence at a landmark Paris summit, in a blow to hopes…

Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk textPatti Smith is to perform her classic album Horses in full on a tour to mark the albumโ€™s 50th anniversary.Playing gigs across t…

Starmer vs bats

๐Ÿ‘‰Listen to Politics At Jack And Samโ€™s on your podcast app๐Ÿ‘ˆย ย ย  ย ย  Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today they discuss the sudden major changes to the assisted dying bill from MP Kim Leadbeater which means cases would not need signing off [โ€ฆ]

As Trump torches overseas aid, will Britain step up?

Britain used to lead the world on international development. But in the era of right-wing populists, its Labour government is now treading carefully.

Macron touts Europe and trolls Trump at Paris AI summit

โ€˜Choose Europe and France for AI,โ€™ says president amid speculation US and UK playing hardball over declarationEmmanuel Macron touted Europe and France as artificial intelligence powerhouses, amid speculation that the US and UK are playing hardball over…

Les 9 personnalitรฉs ร  suivre au Sommet pour lโ€™IA ร  Paris

Les universitaires peuvent avoir autant dโ€™influence que les โ€œtech brosโ€ pour inciter les dirigeants politiques ร  investir dans cette technologie puissante et ร  en dรฉfinir les garde-fous.

Muskโ€™s shadow hangs over Macronโ€™s AI summit

The special relationship that the French president tried to nurture with the tech billionaire never really bore fruit.

The 9 AI power players at the Paris AI Action Summit

Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.

5 times politicians were humiliated by WhatsApp leaks

Numerous UK politicos have found their group chats getting two ticks โ€” from the entire British public.

UK could snub Macronโ€™s AI declaration after US criticism

French diplomat plays down importance of declaration as focus shifts to AI sovereignty.

Trump, tariffs and Germany: Do populists rule the world?

Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into America would come into affect โ€œsoonโ€. Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of [โ€ฆ]

Britain ditches AI declaration, pitches for cash

SNEAK PEEK โ€” As the AI Action Summit kicks off, the U.K. is tempted against signing its main declaration. โ€” Peter Kyle takes his investment pitch to Paris. โ€” Back at home, thereโ€™s a backlash against the Home Office over encryption. Good Monday morning, This is Tom in Paris. You can get in touch with [โ€ฆ]

โ€‹โ€‹Justin Trudeauโ€™s not the only Canadian pushing for a UK trade deal

Pierre Poilievre โ€” frontrunner to be the next Canadian PM โ€” is also on board with push to reboot stalled talks amid Trump’s trade war.

Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un vows ongoing support for Russiaโ€™s โ€˜just causeโ€™

North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent peace talks with Russia. What we know on day 1,082See all our Ukraine war coverageNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his ongoing supp…

Hollyoaks actor Callum Kerr issues statement after death of mother and her husband in France

Kerrโ€™s mother, Dawn Searle, and her partner Andrew were found dead at their rural home in south-west France on ThursdayA former Hollyoaks actor has said he is โ€œgrieving the tragic lossโ€ of his mother after she was found dead alongside her husband in Fr…

Bereaved parents launch court challenge over UK benefit โ€˜discriminationโ€™

Widowed parentโ€™s allowance claims for those not married or in civil partnership can only be backdated from 30 August 2018Two bereaved parents have filed a case at the European court of human rights, claiming that the UK governmentโ€™s treatment of them i…

Rediscovered, a young English novelistโ€™s warning of the Nazi threat

Crooked Cross, Sally Carsonโ€™s โ€˜electrifying masterpieceโ€™ from 1934, to be republishedSally Carson was not an oracle or a prophet, just a young woman from Dorset, born in 1901. Yet she foresaw a dark and violent future for Europe and gave voice to those…

Britain’s ‘grooming gangs’ under renewed scrutiny and investigations

Viciously attacked by billionaire Elon Musk for his alleged inaction, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has allocated ยฃ10 million for further investigations into the scandal of sexual assaults on underage girls by men of Pakistani origin.

French police investigating deaths of retired British couple in Aveyron home

Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife, Dawn, found dead in their rural home in south-west FranceFrench police are investigating the deaths of a retired British couple who were found in their renovated rural home in Aveyron, south-west Fra…

Trumpโ€™s foreign aid cuts could be โ€˜big strategic mistakeโ€™, says Lammy

Exclusive: Move allows China to further global influence, UK foreign secretary says on Ukraine visitDonald Trumpโ€™s plans to make dramatic cuts to the United Statesโ€™ international aid budget could be a โ€œbig strategic mistakeโ€ that allows China to step i…

Britainโ€™s Karen Pierce swaps DC embassy for the Balkans

Former British ambassador in Washington will help lead a summit this fall tackling illegal migration.

How to be a UK Ambassador to the US

POLITICOโ€™s weekly podcast lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works. By PATRICK BAKER Send ideas here | View in your browser Peter Mandelson, the new British ambassador to the United States, has finally taken up the daunting challenge of being the U.K.โ€™s Trump whisperer. And itโ€™s clear the man dubbed the prince of darkness [โ€ฆ]

How Peter Mandelson can survive Trumpโ€™s Washington

Top tips for Britainโ€™s new ambassador from people whoโ€™ve done the job and lived to tell the tale.

Germanyโ€™s old-school conservatism is well and truly over

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may well have been sounded.

Britain led the world on AI safety. Now itโ€™s waiting for Trump.

Labour promised tough new rules for the worldโ€™s leading AI developers. But as Trump returns, ministers are thinking again.

Tony Blair picks his Labour rising stars

The former U.K. prime minister has quietly been meeting Labour’s new MPs โ€” and he’s not the only Blairite who’s at it.

How to be a UK Ambassador to the US

Peter Mandelson, the new British ambassador to the United States, has finally taken up the daunting challenge of being the U.K.โ€™s Trump whisperer. And itโ€™s clear the man dubbed the prince of darkness will need to use every trick in his book to ensure the U.K. emerges unscathed โ€“ or even, perhaps, benefits โ€“ from [โ€ฆ]

Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president

With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, Antรณnio Costa says defence and fisheries โ€˜are different thingsโ€™The EU will not let the question of fishing rights derail a pact with the UK on security and defence, the president of the European Counc…

UK expels Russian diplomat in spying row

It’s latest tit-for-tat move after Russia booted out a British diplomat late last year.

UK takes on leadership of Biden-era Ukraine military aid group

Britain will take over Wednesdayโ€™s meeting of Kyivโ€™s allies from the U.S.

UKโ€™s attorney general called Trump an โ€˜orange tyrantโ€™

Richard Hermer said the U.S. president was an โ€œautocratic populistโ€ in the latest uncomfortable comments by British ministers.