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British woman left stranded in Hungary after the Home Office refuse to let her bring 13-year-old niece to the UK.

The girl, who was abandoned by her parents, could now end up in state care, following the Home Office's decision

https://t.co/Em2rFQraOW

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🔴Keir Starmer Says ‘All Options Are on the Table’ to Stop Elon Musk’s Grok Creating Deep Fakes of Children

PM's spokesman told Byline Times that X creating sexual deep fakes “completely unacceptable” but did not commit to taking any direct action
https://t.co/WodlRtP3qj

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Kemi Badenoch's spokesman tells me Shadow Attorney General Lord Wolfson has recused himself from advising her on Ukraine due to his other role representing Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in his fight against sanctions

Says she is delighted to have him in her team

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Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.

Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's matter for Ofcom, not Government

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Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked to respond to Donald Trump’s aide Stephen Miller saying the US plans to seize Greenland, replies that they “won’t give a running commentary on every remark on foreign policy” and “the Prime Minister is a world leader, not a commentator”

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Very good from Simon Nixon on how Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" poses a grave threat to Europe that its leaders urgently need to wake up to

https://t.co/oMnkRd62JS

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Keir Starmer now tells PA: "Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are to decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark."

Unclear why ministers and Downing Street wouldn't say this earlier

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Not commenting on Venezuela is one thing, but Starmer's ministers not even being willing to say "no of course the US shouldn't invade a peaceful sovereign democratic NATO country, which is one of our closest allies" is quite another.

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Farage caveated his comments by suggesting Trump's actions broke international law. No such comment from Starmer

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Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.

Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".

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Starmer asked to respond to Trump breaking international law and seizing a leader of another sovereign nation replies that it is his "responsibility" to have a good relationship with the US President.

"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump"

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So not even trying to hide what this is all about

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"We are going to run [Venezuela] until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition" to another Government, Trump says.

"As everyone knows the oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust for a long period of time".

Says he will run it better.

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🔴Trump's Illegal Assault on Venezuela Opens the Door to Even Darker Foreign Adventures

It's time for the President's apologists to admit that those of us warning about the grave global threat he poses were right

https://t.co/IX1OXogDv6

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After spending years insisting Trump is a "global peacemaker" Nigel Farage now switches to suggesting his illegal assault on Venezuela, followed by the kidnapping of its President, is "a good thing".

Trump's British cheerleaders not wasting any time

https://t.co/IX1OXogDv6

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Trump's actions in Venezuela show why it was wrong to dismiss his threats to Greenland. If he's willing to do this, he will be willing to do anything

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Nigel Farage called Trump a “global peacemaker” who would prevent “endless series of foreign wars”

Boris Johnson said he would make the world "safe and stable"

Why Trump's apologists were wrong and those warning about the grave threat he poses were right https://t.co/IX1OXogDv6

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🔴Trump's Illegal Assault on Venezuela Opens the Door to Even Darker Foreign Adventures

It's time for the President's apologists to admit that those of us warning about the grave global threat he poses were right

https://t.co/IX1OXogDv6

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

Trump's actions in Venezuela show why it was wrong to dismiss his threats to Greenland. If he's willing to do this, he will be willing to do anything

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A mere one month from Trump winning the inaugural Fifa peace prize for his "exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace"

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NEW: Trump administration launches direct military strikes on Venezuela. Explosions reported in Caracas. Aircraft reported flying over the city.