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England's top judge condemns Starmer and Badenoch comments on Gaza family coming to UK on Ukraine scheme

Sky News Tuesday, 18 February 2025
England's most senior judge says she is "deeply troubled" by Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch's exchange about a Gazan family coming to the UK under the Ukraine scheme.
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News video: Starmer wants UK and Europe to 'step up' on Ukraine response

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants the UK and Europe "to step up" in the response to the war in Ukraine, ahead of a meeting of European leaders in Paris to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war. Starmer's comments come after he wrote in a British daily newspaper that he was ready...

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