A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

A U.S. ‘Backstop’ British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived at the White House on Thursday with one overarching message for U.S. President Donald Trump: U.S. military backin

The two leaders are due to discuss the war in Ukraine and a deal that would give the US access to its deposits of rare earth minerals.

The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Thursday.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in

Foreign Secretary David Lammy played the US president as the Prime Minister and his team 'war-gamed' how to handle the high stakes meeting.

President Donald Trump hosted Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House for critical talks on the war in Ukraine.

Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer arrives to hold crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington DC on Thursday (27 February). The UK Prime Minister is visiting Washington to push reluctant Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to prevent Vladimir Putin launching a fresh assault on Ukraine after any peace deal.