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Prime Minister Keir Starmer waits to welcome European leaders to Lancaster House, London, for a European leaders' summit on the situation in Ukraine, March 2, 2025
IT is no surprise that stock markets are soaring on the news of huge arms spending increases across the Nato states.
It is more surprising that in Britain there has been so little opposition within the left and the trade unions for the budget shift.
Yes, many have condemned the cruel cuts to overseas aid with which Keir Starmer is funding phase one of his martial build-up. But no Labour MP other than Diane Abbott has challenged the principle of spending more on the military.
Our two-tear Chancellor’s woes at PMQs caused a multimillion-pound sinking feeling on the bond market, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Under current policy, welfare cuts are just a small downpayment on future austerity, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Europe is acquiescing in Trump’s manoeuvrings — where Europe takes over the US forever war in Ukraine while Washington gets ready for a future fight with China. And it’s working people who will be left paying the price, says DIANE ABBOTT MP
