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Britain must not hitch to the Trump bandwagon on Ukraine

Plus: We look at what's happening with visas for Ukrainians who have fled here since the war began + the councillor who has now resigned following our investigation into unpaid council tax

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The Lead Editors and Zoe Grunewald
Feb 22, 2025
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Keir Starmer in Ukraine with olodymyr Zelenskyy during a recent visit Pic: UK Prime Minister/Flickr

Nobody wants war, not least the UK government. When Labour came to power, they assumed that their job would be a light-touch stabilisation of the economy, the health service and the public mood. Things have been less than simple. The economy has flat-lined…

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