UK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculation
EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be next month but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlockedJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be next month but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlockedJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Johnson tells BBC documentary he played tennis in early 2016 with then prime minister to discuss EU referendumBen Quinn (the Guardian)
Emily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaPatrick Wintour (the Guardian)
Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detailPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Agreement affecting meat, plants and packaging promises to end paperwork ‘hell’ and border delays from 2027Lisa O’Carroll (the Guardian)
Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and IsraelPaul Lewis (the Guardian)
Robert Kenyon castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project on rugby league forum in 2016Peter Walker (the Guardian)
Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy rulePatrick Wintour (the Guardian)
Ex-foreign secretary urges reset at ‘higher dosage’ after officials revealed to have pitched single market for goodsDonna Ferguson (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Top official presented idea in Brussels, but sources say EU rebuffed itJennifer Rankin (the Guardian)
Growing backlash among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’Caroline Davies (the Guardian)
Charles conferred LVO after his US visit on James Roscoe who had been standing in for Peter MandelsonDonna Ferguson (the Guardian)
Abrupt exit for charge d’affaires who stood in after Peter Mandelson’s removal as US ambassadorGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingFiona Harvey (the Guardian)
Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special dealsJennifer Rankin (the Guardian)
Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media postsPatrick Wintour (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Britain expected to be allowed to keep ban on live animal exports, sources say, in fillip for Keir StarmerKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Co-chair Vula Tsetsi says it is time to trigger debate, as statement is agreed at annual leadership meeting in BrusselsJennifer Rankin (the Guardian)
Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exportsPatrick Wintour (the Guardian)
US president says Americans ‘have had no closer friends than the British’ amid recent tensions between both nationsJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran warDan Sabbagh (the Guardian)
Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsRowena Mason (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Officials warn department will lose access to database of 26,000 verified cases by cutting fundingPatrick Wintour (the Guardian)
Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new £660m deal with FrenchRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Ex-civil servant says he was asked to find diplomatic role for Matthew Doyle, who was later suspended from LabourKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
PM says in Commons statement he has ordered inquiry into any security concerns relating to Mandelson’s tenure in USPeter Walker (the Guardian)
PM to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’Pippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Documents also show PM’s choice for US ambassador was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalisedJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbsPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on IranPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensionsMark Townsend (the Guardian)
Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at decision to attack Iran ‘without being clear what the objectives are’Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Health secretary says failure of peace talks ‘disappointing’ and that UK-US relations have undoubtedly been strainedAlexandra Topping (the Guardian)
Officials accept that time has run out to pass law after US dropped its support for planGeneva Abdul (the Guardian)
PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran warPeter Walker (the Guardian)
PM appears to draw comparison between Russian and US leaders and calls for plan to restore shipping through strait of HormuzRaphael Boyd (the Guardian)
In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK securityPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Government allocated 0.43% of national income to aid in 2025, with total spend down £1bn on previous yearJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
Former diplomats say ministers must threaten action against any companies bidding to build E1 settlement of 3,400 houses in West BankCaroline Davies (the Guardian)
It is clear among top officials in the Trump administration that the Israeli president overpromised in his pitch to the USPeter Beaumont (the Guardian)