Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Taoiseach Simon Harris, sit down with leaders from the Council's eight Member Administrations for the plenary meeting during the British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh.
Formed in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement, this will be the 42nd meeting of the intergovernmental forum.
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There's a deep, transatlantic contrast between the bombastic billionaire Donald Trump and the bespectacled human rights lawyer Sir Keir Starmer, on a political.. Sky News
Dame Priti Patel urges the government to build upon the "deep and enduring" relationship between the US and the UK and “resume talks over a free trade agreement”. Speaking from Washington DC where she will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration the shadow foreign secretary says the prime minister’s non-attendance “might speak to a lack of a relationship” between the president elect and Sir Keir Starmer. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The UK and France are considering deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, aiming to support a potential peace agreement amidst ongoing conflict. British PM Keir Starmer remains cautious, while French President Emmanuel Macron advocates for a European peacekeeping force. NATO allies and Russia express concerns over escalating tensions.
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Scotland's First Minister John Swinney and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden held a press conference during the British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh, where Pat McFadden defended Labour's record on reducing child poverty.
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