Starmer told lawmakers that "we will act decisively to protect our democracy" from outside meddling. "That will include a moratorium on all political donations made through cryptocurrencies," he said during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons...
Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal.
Powell thought progress had been made in Geneva in late February and that the deal proposed by Iran was "surprising", according to sources.
Two days after the talks ended, and after a date had been agreed for a further round of technical talks in Vienna, the US and Israel launched the attack on Iran...
Trump's remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California's market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic...
The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption, amid a "worrying trend" of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists... UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM's trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese market…
UK MPs and veterans condemn US president's comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in Vietnam…
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US…
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data…
Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK's agreements with Donald Trump are "built on sand" after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid drug tariffs has no underlying text beyond limited headline terms.
The "milestone" US-UK deal announced this month on pharmaceuticals, which will mean the NHS pays more for medicines in exchange for a promise of zero tariffs on the industry, still lacks a legal footing beyond top lines contained in two government press releases...
Moscow has said that using the assets is theft and has threatened to seize European private investors' holdings in Russia. Plans under discussion mean the EU would provide an initial €90bn loan for Ukraine – using the cash at Euroclear, but Russia's claim on the funds would remain untouched. Ukraine would only repay the money if and when Russia agreed to pay reparations...
Starmer vowed to "fight" anyone who argued that people who were not white could not be English or British and that families who had lived in the UK for generations should be deported, saying people promoting such views were "an enemy of national renewal".
"If you incite racist violence and hatred, that is not expressing concern: it's criminal. This party – this great party – is proud of our flags, yet if they are painted alongside graffiti, telling a Chinese takeaway owner to 'go home', that's not pride; that's racism," he told activists...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/11/racism-returning-to-uk-politics-says-starmer
Chinese manufacturers are using the electric transition to seize market share, with the UK as their gateway…
Russia is attempting to jam UK military satellites on a regular basis, according to the head of the UK Space Command…
Companies using different technologies for long-duration storage seek funding as country shifts to renewables and requires greater energy security…
Wednesday's planning sessions at the Pentagon are being closely watched for any signs of what the US would be willing to commit. Trump insisted on Tuesday they would not involve American troops on the ground, telling Fox News: "You have my assurance [on that], and I'm president."
But Britain is also planning to use the meetings to spell out to the Trump administration what it is willing to do to protect Ukraine should a peace deal be signed. Officials say British forces could be deployed to help with logistics in protecting Ukrainian airspace and ports, but not into situations that could risk combat with Russia...
Wednesday's planning sessions at the Pentagon are being closely watched for any signs of what the US would be willing to commit. Trump insisted on Tuesday they would not involve American troops on the ground, telling Fox News: "You have my assurance [on that], and I'm president."But Britain is also planning to use the meetings to spell out to the Trump administration what it is willing to do to protect Ukraine should a peace deal be signed. Officials say British forces could be deployed to help with logistics in protecting Ukrainian airspace and ports, but not into situations that could risk combat with Russia.
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China…
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-trade-war-scam/682780/
Exclusive: Campaigners say cryptocurrency payments were offered to UK residents if they daubed anti-Muslim graffiti…
