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Defence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safe
Ex-Defence Secretary John Healey has said the defence investment plan is "well short of what is required".
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G7 in Evian: Macron uses ‘middle powers’ summit to toughen EU line on China
French president Emmanuel Macron has invited leaders of the world's so-called 'middle powers' to a G7 summit that starts on Monday

Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka might fall to Russia before end of summer (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,569)

Troubles' legacy bill 'unfit for purpose' says ex-minister

EU leaders pretend they need unanimity to ban Israeli settlement products. They don’t

How Orbán misread Hungary: inside the campaign collapse that handed Tisza a two‑thirds victory (60 days post-election)

UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt

Left, right and centre, I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham | Polly Toynbee

UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth

Pro-Palestine activists believe ‘sea change’ coming in Labour’s approach to Middle East

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns resignation letters in full

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

Ukrainians hit four more Crimea bridges, amid reports of empty shelves in food shops (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,568)

Global wars, a depleted military and stubborn Labour MPs: Healey exposes Starmer’s perfect storm

More than one in five pupils in England have special educational needs, figures show

Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door | John Crace
