Month: May 2025
After boasting he would end the war within 24 hours, the question now is whether US president has disengaged
The noises in Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday morning went like this. First was the staccato sound of the air defences booming on the edge of the city. As those guns stopped, the sound of drone motors approaching was audible, getting quickly louder before the briefest moment of silence and then a sudden detonation.
But, after two days of heavy Russian air raids that hit civilian buildings across Ukraine, there has been only silence from Donald Trump.
Deputy prime minister is grassroots’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer but says she does not want to run for leader
Angela Rayner has ruled out running for leader of the Labour party, saying she would “never” consider putting herself forward as prime minister.
Rayner, who is the Labour grassroots’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer, has faced internal criticism after the leaking of a memo where she set out proposals on taxing the wealthy and clamping down on benefits for migrants. Sources close to the deputy prime minister have denied she was behind the leak or was challenging Starmer’s leadership.
