Lol Kirkwood
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Negotiating with our European neighbours as an outsider, instead of as an equal partner around the EU table, inevitably leaves Britain with a weaker hand
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe
Keir Starmer’s bid to reset relations with the EU suffered a major blow on Friday, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.
The UK had been pushing to join the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund, a low-interest loan scheme that is part of the EU’s drive to boost defence spending by €800bn and rearm the continent, in response to the growing threat from Russia and cooling relations between Donald Trump’s US and the EU. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Negotiating with our European neighbours as an outsider, instead of as an equal partner around the EU table, inevitably leaves Britain with a weaker hand
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Court convicts two donors for illegally diverting £100k to Eurosceptic think tank run by Nigel Farage's girlfriend.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Court convicts two donors for illegally diverting £100k to Eurosceptic think tank run by Nigel Farage's girlfriend.
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The unbelievable hypocrisy of the Daily Express. They campaigned for Britain to leave the EU - and now they complain that, post Brexit, we’re left out of EU projects!
December 4, 2024 at 11:47 AM
The unbelievable hypocrisy of the Daily Express. They campaigned for Britain to leave the EU - and now they complain that, post Brexit, we’re left out of EU projects!