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Councils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas. It follows the High Court granting a district council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. All 12 councils controlled by Reform UK will “do everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead”, ...

Sir Keir Starmer has called US President Donald Trump’s commitment to security guarantees for Ukraine a breakthrough, as he hailed the movement towards a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. The prime minister joined the leaders’ summit at the White House on Monday, having cut short his family holiday in Scotland. From what Sir Keir said overnight, it seems ...

MPs, members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs), Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and Welsh Senedd (MSs) have urged the prime minister to “act now” and exert pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza. Parties joining in the SDLP-led letter include Sinn Féin, Alliance, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and People Before Profit. The letter calls for Parliament ...

Labour MP Afzal Khan has resigned as the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey following criticism of his visit last week to the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The territory isn’t recognised by the UK government as Turkish troops have occupied Cyprus’ northern third since the 1974 invasion. Mr Khan, the MP for Manchester Rusholme, also met Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he discussed security guarantees with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at their meeting in Downing Street. The pair held talks ahead of a vital summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Sir Keir has said he believes there is ...

The trial of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over corruption allegations has formally begun in Bangladesh. The former minister did not attend the hearing, where investigators from the country’s corruption watchdog set out the case against her and 20 other individuals, including her aunt, her mother, her brother and her sister. She is accused of influencing her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who ...

There is a “viable chance” of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, ahead of Friday’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are meeting in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, who are not ...

British MP and niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tulip Siddiq has said “dirty politics” of Bangladesh has turned her life on its head. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian she also described her indictment in a graft case as a consequence of a wider political feud. “The truth is that I’m collateral damage, because of this feud ...

Hundreds of people have joined an anti-immigration protest outside Nuneaton Town Hall. The demonstration, which included a march through the town centre with people waving flags and chanting, was one of several in a wave of action across England on Saturday. Earlier this week, Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch said two men who had been charged with raping a ...

At least 365 people have been arrested at a demonstration in London in support of proscribed group Palestine Action, police say. Scores of people simultaneously unveiled handwritten signs with the same message “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” at the protest, organised by Defend Our Juries at Westminster’s Parliament Square. The government proscribed the group in July under the ...