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Keir Starmer will welcome Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street this weekend as he follows up his visit to see Donald Trump with efforts to bridge...

US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in the Ukraine are ‘very noble’, the Irish premier has said after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Some 35,840 new home loans in the UK were handed out to older borrowers in the fourth quarter of last year, marking a 28.2% annual...

Rachel Reeves will not make ‘big’ decisions on tax and spending next month, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said despite mounting expectations the budget watchdog...

A minister has met with EU officials to discuss Brexit ‘red tape’, which some artists including Elton John have warned makes it harder for UK...

The Irish premier has cancelled a visit to meet political leaders in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

Micheal Martin was due to travel to Belfast to hold...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to come to the UK this weekend, the PA news agency understands.

It is thought that Zelensky is planning to...

Peter Mandelson hailed Donald Trump as a ‘very consequential president’ as the UK sought to avoid battles on tariffs with the White House.

The newly installed...

The UK and France are ‘heating up the conflict’ in Ukraine rather than seeking peace, Russia has suggested as Keir Starmer travels to the US...

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris is to meet Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn in Dublin on Wednesday evening.

The meeting, their first to be held in...