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Development minister defends Keir Starmer playing down the prospect of retaliatory tariffs

Members of Parliament are putting pressure on the Prime Minister to back a social media minimum age act, banning users below 16 years of age from creating social media accounts

Starmer delivers press conference as Trump threatens tariffs amid plan to acquire Greenland

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on the UK and seven other European allies unless the US is allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark. Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, will address the issue, asserting that applying tariffs for opposing the Greenland purchase is "wrong"…

In today’s newsletter: The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is growing fast

Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster

Decision expected on Monday or Tuesday, potentially smoothing relations before Keir Starmer’s visit to China

Influential meeting takes place as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats

The prime minister will face questions on the government’s approach to dealing with the increasingly volatile US administration in the wake of Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats

The Prime Minister will set out the UK’s approach to working with allies.

UK needs to have ‘adult debate’ with US, culture secretary says, as EU warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’