Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – UK politics live

Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ comment ‘mimics scaremongering of far right’ The leftwing Labour MP Nadia Whittome has criticised Keir Starmer for saying this morning Britain risked becoming “an island of strangers” without fair immigration controls. (See 9.53am.) She posted these on Bluesky. The step-up in anti-migrant rhetoric from the government is shameful…

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Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet him for peace talks after Trump and European leaders increase pressure – Europe live

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Putin must ‘get serious’ about peace talks, Britain’s Lammy says Speaking ahead of that meeting in London, Britain’s foreign secretary David Lammy said Russian president Vladimir Putin must “get serious” about engaging in peace talks, PA reported. Britain’s foreign secretary David…

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Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy welcomes Putin calls for talks but says Russia must agree to ‘full, lasting, reliable’ ceasefire

Zelenskyy says it is ‘positive sign’ Russia is considering ending the war Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has just welcomed Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks in Istanbul on Thursday, but said his team is expecting Moscow to agree to a “lasting” ceasefire starting tomorrow. In a post on X, Zelenskyy, without responding explicitly to Putin’s…

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Australia news live: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price confirms she will run for Liberal deputy, days after defecting from Nationals

One of the key considerations for the new Liberal leadership will be how the party reacts to the deep political currents that led to its massive loss in the election. We’ve had a look at one of those trends: the party’s ‘women issue’: Share Krishani Dhanji Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has formally nominated for Liberal deputy…

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Ukraine war live: leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland arrive in Kyiv to push for ceasefire

Macron calls for ‘direct talks’ between Ukraine and Russia French president Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for “direct talks” between Ukraine and Russia in the event of a ceasefire in Moscow’s three-year invasion, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). If there is a 30-day truce, as western countries have floated, “we will look to direct talks between…

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Rümeysa Öztürk, detained Tufts student, released from federal custody – US politics live

Rümeysa Öztürk, detained Tufts student, released from federal custody Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student arrested by federal agents in March for her political speech in favor of Palestinians has been released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in Basile, Louisiana. Öztürk, 30, a Turkish national and PhD student studying child development,…

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