All news on the topic: G7 summit

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Starmer vows to fight Russian-linked destabilisation after arson attacks on family property
Keir Starmer has said there are “many actors who want to divide our country” after his family’s property was targeted in a series of Russian-linked arson attacks.
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Trump signs Iran ceasefire memorandum to end Strait of Hormuz blockade
This is the historic moment Donald Trump officially signs an agreement to end the war with Iran.
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Hot mic catches Starmer and Modi saying they resolved UK-India trade dispute
A hot microphone caught British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalling they resolved a bilateral trade impasse during the G7 summit in Evian, France.
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Andy Burnham plans private ultimatum to force Starmer departure timetable
Andy Burnham plans to give Sir Keir Starmer one final chance to ’do the decent thing’ and resign before orchestrating a putsch to remove him from Downing Street.
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Wes Streeting urges Starmer to name exit date after Makerfield by-election
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to set the date of his departure from Downing Street on Friday morning in the wake of the Makerfield by-election result.
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Starmer says he was not snubbed by Trump at G7 amid defence and Ukraine pressure
Donald Trump has raised no concerns with me over defense spending, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted, just days after his defense secretary resigned and accused him of being unwilling to put enough resources into Britain’s struggling military.
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EU and UK set July 22 summit date after Starmer-von der Leyen talks
The EU and the UK have agreed that July 22 will be the date for the next summit between their leaders in London and Brussels.
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Starmer hails US-Iran peace deal as Trump reopens Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a “hugely important step forward in ending the war” as he stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain “fully and permanently open”.
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UK and Japan to sign £18bn investment deal as Starmer seeks jobs boost
The UK and Japan are set to agree on £18 billion worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.
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Dan Jarvis appointed Defence Secretary after Healey resignation triggers Starmer crisis
Dan Jarvis has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary following John Healey’s bombshell resignation.
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Armed Forces minister quits after warning UK is failing soldiers on defence investment
Keir Starmer has suffered another setback after his Armed Forces minister resigned, just hours after the Defence Secretary’s departure.
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Healey attacks Starmer’s defence plan as resignation exposes £28bn funding gap
John Healey has dramatically quit as defence secretary, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to provide enough funding for the defence spending plan.
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Healey’s resignation letter leaves Starmer wounded before crucial G7 summit
A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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Blaise Metreveli becomes the first woman to lead Britain’s MI6 intelligence service
Blaise Metreweli is appointed as Britain’s top intelligence officer as the country encounters “threats on an unprecedented scale,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer states.
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Probe launched into whether Joe Biden's life was put in danger on UK visit
An investigation is underway to determine if hazardous materials stored in a hangar at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, UK, including thousands of aerosol cans, posed a potential danger to lives, including President Joe Biden's, during his visit for the G7 Summit
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Tory MP rants about BBC grilling Rishi Sunak over Suella Braverman speeding row
Sir Charles Walker complained that BBC Political Editor Chris Mason had asked the Prime Minister about the scandal at a press conference at the G7 summit in Japan
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'Wake up, it's not the 1980s anymore!' Starmer tells Sunak in bitter clash
The Labour leader urged the Government to do more to boost UK manufacturing, telling the Prime Minister: "We can't afford to be stuck in the changing rooms complaining about how unfair life is"
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Joe Biden declares Vladimir Putin 'will not break resolve' in supporting Ukraine
Joe Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky and other fellow world leaders at the G7 summit that the United States are "not going anywhere" as Vladimir Putin's bloody war continues
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Rishi Sunak gets annoyed at questions from TV reporters about Suella Braverman
The Prime Minister demanded to know if the BBC's Chris Mason had any questions about the G7 summit in Japan as he got frustrated with being asked about a speeding ticket row involving the Home Secretary
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Leaders vow to stop Russia and China holding globe to ransom with cyber attacks
G7 leaders including Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden will promise to work together in the face of aggressive behaviour, such as Vladimir Putin's threat to shut off gas supplies
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Rishi Sunak breaks silence on Meghan and Harry's 'near catastrophic car chase'
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mum Doria Ragland had left the Ms Foundation For Women's 50th-anniversary gala event in New York when the couple say they were pursued by 'aggressive paparazzi'
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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty lose £500,000 a day as wealth drops to £529million
The mega-rich PM and his wife are now worth around £529 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. But it's been a tough year for them, as in 2022 it was estimated they had a fortune of around £730 million
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Russia's diamond industry facing sanctions as G7 targets Putin's war chest
Rishi Sunak is set to announce an import ban on the gems on the first day of the G7 summit in Japan, while the Foreign Office will produce a sanction list of 86 individuals in a bit to hamper Vladimir Putin's invaders
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Rishi Sunak says UK should 'exploit' AI tech behind ChatGPT - if done safely
The Prime Minister said the technology, which powers chatbots like ChatGPT, is 'evolving quickly" and the Government needs to ensure regulations keep pace
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Sunak claims he will still be PM after election - despite Labour's poll leads
The Prime Minister told journalists travelling with him in Japan he was confident he would remain in No10 after voters have had their say at the ballot box
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