Starmer says ‘British pragmatism’ helped resolve Greenland crisis as he welcomes Trump U-turn – UK politics live

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Starmer says ‘British pragmatism’ helped resolve Greenland crisis as he welcomes Trump U-turn – UK politics live

PM says he hopes focus will now shift to the ‘hard yards’ of maintaining security in the Arctic

Andy Burnham may have a new route to parliament after the MP Andrew Gwynne reached a settlement with the Commons that would allow him to retire and call a byelection, Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday report.

In her Sky News interview this morning, Kemi Badenoch also said she was opposed to the UK joining President Trump’s board of peace if Vladimir Putin is a member. She said:

We should not be, certainly, on any board with Vladimir Putin. That’s something I’m completely against.

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