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    Britain plays down rift with US over Ukraine ahead of crunch summit

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The UK has sought to play down talks of a rift with the US over Ukraine ahead of a crucial Nato summit during which Kyiv is seeking assurances over the road to membership […] More

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    Mordaunt urges end to ‘sorry affair’ after Boris rebellion

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Penny Mordaunt has urged an end to the “sorry affair” as MPs approved a report that rebuked the conduct of Boris Johnson’s allies. The Privileges Committee, which investigated the former prime minister’s partygate […] More

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    Peers demand curbs on harmful algorithms introduced to online safety Bill

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Peers have inflicted a defeat on the Government, demanding ministers ensure the algorithms governing social media sites do not cause harm. The House of Lords voted in favour of introducing a series of […] More

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    Major government climbdown on small boats bill ahead of crucial vote

    Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The government is offering concessions on some of the most controversial parts of its small boats bill ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Commons. Peers shredded the Illegal Migration Bill, […] More

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    Biden shakes hands with Sunak outside No 10 ahead of talks on Ukraine

    Joe Biden shook hands with Rishi Sunank as he arrived at 10 Downing Street for a meeting which could include discussions on cluster munitions and Ukraine’s bid to join Nato.The talks kick off a busy day for the president, who is making a layover in London on the way to the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.He will also meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle for tea and talks on the climate crisis.Mr Biden’s trip comes after he defended the “difficult” decision to send cluster munitions to Kyiv. More

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    Watch view of Downing Street as Sunak welcomes Biden for talks

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak welcomes Joe Biden to 10 Downing Street on Monday 10 July. The prime minister and US president will meet for discussions that could touch on cluster munitions and Ukraine’s […] More