Esther Webber

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Esther Webber |Graham Lanktree

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4 days ago | politico.eu | Esther Webber |Graham Lanktree

LONDON — Keir Starmer plans to formally sign the U.K.-India trade deal with Narendra Modi on a visit to India this summer. Starmer has touted the deal as part of his success on the international stage since it was agreed in early May after three years of talks. At the G20 summit late last year, Britain’s leader accepted an invitation from Modi to visit India. Britain’s PM is planning to travel to New Delhi this summer to finalize the pact, two people close to the planning process told POLITICO.

5 days ago | politico.eu | Esther Webber

LONDON — Keir Starmer has made a big play of getting the U.K. “ready for war” — but his spending plans are anything but.

5 days ago | politico.eu | Esther Webber

LONDON — The U.K. must face up to hard truths on defense — just don't ask it to look too closely at the special relationship with America. Westminster is braced for the impact of the government's latest “strategic defense review” — a major piece of work attempting to identify the biggest threats facing the U.K. and how to meet them. The report is expected to devote more than £1 billion to technology for quicker strategic decisions, as well as distilling the military lessons of the war in Ukraine.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Esther Webber |Caroline Hug

LONDON — The EU wants to work more closely with the U.K. on defense. That doesn’t mean the bloc is going to make it easy for the Brits. In London last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appeared alongside a smiling Keir Starmer to unveil a wide-ranging deal as part of the British leader's mission to “reset” relations with the EU.