Starmer and Macron commit to military guarantee of any peace deal with Russia

The Jewish Board of Deputies has called for the resignation of the chief constable of West Midlands Police over the shock admission

It comes as Labour slip to third place in a Yougov poll, with ongoing questions over whether the prime minister may be ousted by MPs

As world leaders gather in Paris for a summit on Ukraine, the dilemma of how to handle Trump’s ego remains a key problem – one which the PM could have the solution for, writes political editor David Maddox

Peers have backed an amendment, which was led by former military chiefs, which has left Starmer’s controversial Chagos deal in crisis

It comes as former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption said Trump’s capture of the Venezuelan president was ‘illegal’ and former attorney general Dominic Grieve described the US president as ‘a serious and significant danger to world peace’

With rumours swirling about a coup against Starmer, Britain’s leading polling guru told The Independent that he would not be surprised if one of the main party leaders is replaced in 2026