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Strait of Hormuz blockade comes into effect as Starmer rejects Trump's plan

Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports follows the failure of face-to-face negotiations in Islamabad

Evening Standard

UK ‘will not be involved’ in Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade

Trump has threatened to stop tankers from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer is no Neville Chamberlain

Brief letters: No appeasement in Britain | Donald Trump’s new mantra | Fascinating obituary | The trouble with names | Spellchecker

The Guardian - UK

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US is no longer a reliable ally and the special relationship is over, former national security adviser warns Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with Donald Trump has grown increasingly strained since the outbreak of war in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Starmer risks Trump’s wrath as PM ‘refuses to let US use UK bases’ for strikes on Iran’s infrastructure

Downing Street is expected to reiterate its refusal to allow US military to attack civilian infrastructure from UK bases, exacerbating already fractious relations

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: president’s deadline for Iran and threats against civilian targets loom

Trump claims Iranians welcome US strikes and lower court judges challenge Trump’s ‘war on rule of law’ – key US politics stories from Monday 6 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

UK to host Hormuz planning meeting as Trump deadline looms for Iran

The US president has given Tehran until 8pm on Tuesday Washington time to end its blockade of the strait or be bombed ‘back to the Stone Ages’.

Evening Standard

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Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran

As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement

The Guardian - UK

Trump jabs at Starmer over Iran war: ‘We don’t want Neville Chamberlain’

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The Independent UK

Trump aims ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe at PM during Easter celebration

At an Easter event at the White House on Monday, the US president told reporters the UK had ‘a long way to go’.

Evening Standard

Trump targets Starmer with ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe as strained UK-US relationship rumbles on

Sir Keir has said he will not ‘buckle under pressure’

The Independent UK

From Harold Wilson to Liz Truss – what the fates of former prime ministers can teach Keir Starmer

Despite his name – honouring Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party – Keir Starmer is not known to be a student of political history. This apparent incuriosity helps define an indistinct political identity.

The Conversation

Ukraine peace deal must put people before land, warns key Zelensky ally

Exclusive: Vitaliy Kim, who was handpicked by Zelensky to be governor of the Mykolaiv Oblast region in Ukraine, said Ukrainians were exhausted in an interview with The Independent

The Independent UK

Bacon calls Trump 'the new Chamberlain' over Russia policy - Roll Call

A senior House Republican has escalated his criticism of the Trump administration for suggesting Ukraine trade land for peace with Russia.

Roll Call

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The Guardian - UK

Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather for Geneva summit

US president signals potential room for adjustments after Zelenskyy says proposals force Ukraine to choose between national dignity and losing the US

Evening Standard

Connolly hits back at Humphreys in radio debate over ‘scurrilous’ claim

The two presidential candidates were quizzed about their past records and plans for the presidency during the debate on RTE Radio 1.

The Guardian - US

Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump?

As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power – with disastrous consequences

Euronews

Trump's policy of appeasing Putin is a danger for Europe, historian says

Historian Christian Goeschel tells Euronews that Donald Trump's attempts to appease Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine could prove "catastrophic".

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The Independent UK

Munich 1938 tells us Trump must not give anything away at Putin summit

Ukraine – and Europe – will be hoping that Trump can hold his nerve when he meets Putin in Alaska on Friday

The Conversation

How the Trump-Putin summit could play out

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

The Conversation

Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin

Donald Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 for their first summit of Trump’s second term. Their topic of discussion will be the war in Ukraine. The pair may decide the fate of the country which Putin began to illegally occupy in 2014 and which Russian…

Roll Call

‘Not politicking for it’: Trump goes all in on Nobel push with risky Putin summit - Roll Call

President Trump has made a second-term push for a Nobel Peace Prize, but his Friday summit with Vladimir Putin could dent in his efforts.

The Conversation

This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

A hastily arranged summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is set for Aug. 15, 2025, in Alaska, where the two leaders will discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not attend, barring a last-minute change. The Conversation’s politics editor Naomi…

Reason

Are We Witnessing "Appeasement"? A Reply to Steve Vladeck

A defense to Steve Vladeck's critique and a brief comment on Adrian Vermeule's related op-ed in the New York Times.

The Conversation

History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin

The policy of appeasement – strategic concessions to an aggressor that are designed to avoid war – is generally most closely associated in the UK with the Conservative leader Neville Chamberlain, prime minister between May 1937 and May 1940.

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