Laura Kuenssberg

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Royal Marines take control of a Russian shadow fleet tanker

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After all the turmoil this weekend, intriguing to know from Starmer allies that PM has prepared bank account and a company, ready to fight a leadership contest -
will his determination to fight still be there this time next week?

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Our reporter at the Scotland game! @JohnSwinney

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"What a night to be in Boston!”

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney delivers an exclusive message from America after Scotland beat Haiti in their first World Cup match in 28 years

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"We’ve reached a crisis point”

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the UK needs to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 and that his party will try and force a Commons vote to reveal documents about the government’s internal negotiations on the issue

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"I don’t have every aspect of [spending 3% of GDP on defence]”

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge admits his party have not said how they would fund an increase in spending but that they have shown they are "willing to cut welfare"

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"There hasn’t been enough in the way of [social media] regulation”

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the responses to the government’s consultation on social media were “overwhelmingly” in favour of a ban for under-16s

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Nandy suggests govt WILL find more money for defence, even tho John Healey quit because he was told there was no more -
his allies are frustrated, telling me,
"more money is coming, but only as a result of Healey resigning… this is another unbelievable U-turn"

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"Discussions are ongoing”

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says the government is still looking at where it could find further funding for an increase in defence spending, after Defence Secretary John Healey resigned over the amount proposed

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on the #BBCLauraK panel...

Labour MP Al Carns
Crossbench peer Baroness Kidron
Broadcaster Richard Madeley

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Joining #BBCLauraK

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP
Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge MP
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey MP

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NEWSCASTERS! your Saturday serving here - Makerfield special 👇🏼 https://t.co/cp0xRYAjZy

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Very strong words ahead of expected social media ban from @mollyroseorg -
Ian Russell tells us govt is rushing in a blanket ban, rather than more sophisticated controls, under political pressure, in a 'deplorable way'

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Steve, you're a hero!

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Good luck to Scotland ahead of their Group C World Cup opener against Haiti. Sending musical greetings to the Tartan Army.

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- on Tues MOD warned No 10 settlement was too low
'the deal was so bad they didn't know how to present it'
- late night Weds, Healey threatened to quit
- No 10 political team told him on Thurs morn PM wouldn't budge, so he walked
- Starmer ally “perplexed” “No one around the Cabinet table has done more to sort defence spending than Keir
- but probs on defence cash have been long in the making - are the dominoes starting to fall? More here..
https://t.co/acdt4P4Wpc

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Understand Healey was only given full offer on defence cash, £13.5bn, on Monday, even though No 10 wanted to announce it today
- chiefs said only 10bn was real cash
- Healey had told No 10 cash needed in Jan
- No date in PM plan to hit 3pc NATO spending target
- Healey could not accept breaking that vow made to allies and Parliament

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This is very significant - Defence Secretary quits over defence spending saying govt plan 'falls well short' of what is needed - Healey has always been loyal to Labour, but looks like he felt he had to be loyal to his commitments to defence too

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My letter to the Prime Minister

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Suddenly it’s June! 2026 so far …

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"The logical conclusion [of the guidance] is what you saw on the bodycam”

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf says police guidance on race led to mistakes in the response to the 999 call made by Vikram Digwa’s family and in the arrest of Henry Nowak

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"I don’t recognise two-tier policing”

Justice Secretary David Lammy says white people are not treated worse than ethnic minorities by police but also that the UK has “moved on” from institutional racism against minorities in policing

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