Vladimir Putin’s attack dogs have turned on Britain after Sir Keir Starmer vowed to increase annual defence spending to a level last seen after the Cold War. On the eve of his departure to meet Donald Trump in Washington,

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Russia has a weak hand in talks to end the Ukraine war and could be pushed into making concessions.

Keir Starmer helf a press conference at No10 on Tuesday night regarding the threat of Vladimir Putin ahead of his trip to the White House.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of “fawning over Putin” because Reform MPs failed to appear at a Commons debate about Ukraine. He said: “ Nigel Farage didn’t turn up to the debate in Parliament today. Nigel Farage is fawning over Putin. That’s not patriotism."

Keir Starmer will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and MPs at PMQs before he jets to Washington DC for his first face-to-face meeting Donald Trump since White House return

He repeated calls for Ukraine to have a seat at the table for any peace talks and for a US ‘backstop’ to any peace agreement

Sir Keir Starmer is travelling to Washington this week armed having freshly announced plans to slash the foreign aid budget in order to fund a boost to Britain’s defence spending, which he hopes will help the UK avoid any conflict with US president Donald Trump.

Keir Starmer will address the Commons after issuing a worrying 'Europe will be next' warning amid fears Donald Trump is siding with Vladimir Putin

Sir Keir Starmer has imposed further sanctions on Russia in an attempt to force Vladimir Putin “not just to talk, but to make concessions”.