The prime minister has been changed by the Ukraine crisis, and dominated the House of Commons in his statement this afternoon and in answering the questions about it. He was praised by MPs on both sides of the chamber, including James Cleverly, the Conservative former foreign secretary, who said he found himself in the "strange and rather uncomfortable position of very much agreeing with the prime minister on everything he has said today ... I think this weekend he has not really put a foot wrong". Keir Starmer was blunt in dismissing a question from Nigel Farage about whether a US-Ukraine minerals agreement would be enough of a security guarantee from America. "The minerals deal is not enough on its own," Starmer told him. "Can I just remind him: Russia is the aggressor; Zelensky is a war leader whose country has been invaded; we should all be supporting him, and not fawning over Putin." While the prime minister was speaking, though, he was contradicted by a more important voice from across the Atlantic, as Donald Trump posted, saying that Europe had "stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the US – probably not a great statement to have made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?" Follow the latest here. |
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| | The Reform leader blamed the Ukrainian president for having 'played it very badly' |
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| If you want to know what Donald Trump is really thinking, listen to what the vice president is saying, writes David Maddox |
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| VIPs have queries dealt with eight times faster than the general public |
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What else you need to know today |
- Donald Trump's anger with the Ukrainian president in the White House goes beyond the personal, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley – it shows a shift in US strategy away from Ukraine and towards the Kremlin
- Mike Crofts, a former captain in the British army, says that what the prime minister is offering Ukraine is a "masterstroke"
- The Trump administration is due to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and higher tariffs on China, at midnight tonight, but look out for late changes tonight
- I wrote at the weekend that Keir Starmer's fawning at the court of Donald Trump on Thursday did not look so good after the president's bullying of Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday
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Why Keir Starmer seems to have won battle with the right over Chagos deal |
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Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage have tried to use the treaty against Labour, but it hasn't yet worked out as they hoped... Read more |
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Tomorrow inside the Westminster bubble |
John Rentoul on what to look out for |
It is Shrove Tuesday, pancake day. Keir Starmer is expected to chair cabinet. The House of Commons sits from 11.30am, starting with Treasury questions. After urgent questions and ministerial statements, if any, the only business is the Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill. No idea. Tim Davie, BBC director-general, will give evidence to the culture select committee, 10am. The environment committee will continue its inquiry into preparedness for animal diseases, hearing from farmers' representatives and Christine Middlemiss, the Chief Vet, 10am. The housing committee will question the Competition and Markets Authority and witnesses from the construction industry about the capacity of the sector to deliver the government's pledge to build 1.5m new homes by the end of this parliament, 10am. The Defence Committee will continue its suddenly timely inquiry into the UK's contribution to European security, 10.30am. The Justice Committee will hear from Antonia Romeo, the permanent secretary and other senior officials of the Ministry of Justice, 2.30pm. The Office for Budget Responsibility will send its latest private estimate of the public finances to the Treasury. |
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"A strong peace, a just peace, a lasting peace: that has now to be our goal. It is vital, it is in our interest, and in its pursuit Britain will lead from the front" Keir Starmer in the Commons |
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Quiz answer: Lichfield and Truro (from The Times last week) |
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