Politics latest: Starmer to meet Trump after drawing ‘red line’ over Ukraine peace deal

Rare agreement on need to boost defence spending – but there’s an elephant in the room Ukraine is the frontline of Britain, according to Keir Starmer. He was speaking as European leaders gathered in Paris to discuss their response to Donald Trump opening up negotiations with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine. Will the rhetoric match the reality? It certainly sounds like this is a man gearing up to send British troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping effort if a deal is struck to end the war. If Ukraine really is the frontline of Britain, then we’re…