Raphael Stevens

The West will not be bullied by Vladimir Putin’s threat of all-out war with Nato if Ukraine is given permission to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, David Lammy said.The Foreign Secretary said talks were continuing with the US and allies about giving Kyiv permission to use UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to hit Russian airbases and military sites which are being used to launch attacks on Ukraine.Mr Lammy told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme (15 September) : “Putin said ‘don’t send tanks’. We sent them.“Putin said ‘don’t send any missiles’. We sent them.“Putin threatens every few months to use nuclear weapons.“What he should now do is cease his aggression and leave Ukraine.” More

Kamala Harris is not among the “brilliant American women in politics”, former UK prime minister Liz Truss said.Ms Truss, who served as prime minister for six weeks before stepping down following a disastrous mini-budget, joined Fox News on Tuesday (23 July) to share her thoughts on Ms Harris running for president.Ms Truss said: “I think there have been some brilliant American women in politics but I don’t think Kamala Harris is one of them.”She also claimed the Democrat will not change inflation and immigration problems in the US.Ms Truss said. “She’s been there the last four years. She’s responsible for those policies.” More

Donald Trump has been advised to study Winston Churchill in a bid to win over the public in the presidential election race.Former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly made the revelation during an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday (23 July).O’Reilly said: “Trump is a guy who is out there who is larger than life and he’s got a lot of energy. That’s his personality, he’s very pugnacious, a lot like Winston Churchill.“When I spoke to Trump when he was making his decision this time around to run, I said ‘You ought to read Winston Churchill’s comeback papers on how he did when the British threw him out after World War Two’.” More

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appeared visibly frustrated as she was seen rolling her eyes and gesturing at an imaginary watch while waiting for US president Joe Biden’s arrival at the Nato summit.This video, filmed at the summit on Thursday (11 July), shows Meloni looking up at the ceiling before waving her wrist.Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is standing next to her, is also seen looking at his phone to check the time. Meloni then rolls her eyes, before noticing the cameras are focused on her and awkwardly smiling. More

A consultant psychiatrist has shared his analysis of President Joe Biden’s mistakes at the Nato summit.The US president mistakenly called Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky ‘Putin’ when introducing him on stage on Thursday (11 July), and also referred to his vice president Kamla Harris as ‘vice president Trump’.In an interview with LBC on Friday, consultant psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud said: “He looked like he had to concentrate really hard to say some basic things.”Dr Persaud added: “Sometimes it’s not what you say, but the way you say it that would make people worry about cognitive decline.” More