What happened at the G7 .. final thoughts from ⁦Ellen Milligan⁩ on the summit where the US floated bringing Russia and China in, the meetings scuppered by Trump’s early departure & how the U.K. did at least get something on trade (🎁 link) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Very excited for this!!

The UK is seeking to persuade Donald Trump not to escalate the conflict between Israel and Iran by directly intervening, even as US officials lay the ground for potential strikes on Iranian nuclear targets: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most heavily secured nuclear facility, and his mindset is that disabling it is necessary because of the risk of weapons being produced in a relatively short period of time, sources say. Trump

Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran— White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s message is that “based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my

David Lammy says he discussed “how a deal could avoid a deepening conflict” with Rubio + Witkoff in DC today + says “a window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution”   He joins talks with Iran, France, Germany + the EU in Geneva tomorrow.

The situation in the Middle East remains perilous. We are determined that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. Meeting with Secretary Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff in the White House today, we discussed how a deal could avoid a deepening conflict. A window now exists within the next two

New: The UK will conduct a full security review of its entire defence estate, following what appears to be a major breach at its largest RAF base

Scoop with Jorge Valero: The UK + EU agreed to give Spain new powers over the issuance of residency permits, visas and asylum in Gibraltar, as part of fresh post-Brexit border arrangements for the British overseas territory. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BREAKING: MPs vote FOR assisted dying at third and final reading. AYE: 314 NO: 291 The most significant social change in a generation now progresses to the Lords.

The standoff between the US and Iran drew a fresh spotlight on a remote Indian Ocean base controlled by the UK that has long provided a key staging point for American bombers and other military assets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“No they didn’t help,” Donald J. Trump says of European Iran talks, dismissing in a sentence the work the E3 put into Geneva talks, including close coordination with Washington.

Why Starmer faces a legal + political mess on Iran, by Ellen Milligan ‘use of Diego Garcia by the US for offensive action would engage the UK’s international law responsibilities’ says Peter Ricketts, but ‘it will be very hard to say no to a US request’ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

B-2s seem to have left Missouri. “Aviation enthusiasts have now confirmed the departure of B-2 Spirits from Whiteman AFB… Their destination has been noted as Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, rather than the Indo-Pacific outpost of Diego Garcia.” theaviationist.com/2025/06/21/b-2…

President Trump announces the U.S. has bombed Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan in Iran. He calls it successful and says U.S. planes are outside Iran airspace. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE,” he writes.

UK latest * Starmer offers tacit backing for US strikes on Iran while calling for diplomatic solution * UK and its military assets were not involved * US didn’t ask to use Diego Garcia, which may have had international law implications for UK * US did inform UK in advance *

Britain may not have been involved in the US strikes on Iran, but they still cause a quadruple massive headache for Starmer’s government: 1. Iranian retaliation: the UK is a key ally of the US and it’s geographically easier to hit us than them. 2. Escalation: if Iran hits back,

'Do you agree escalation seems very real, and are you prepared to offer UK military support if needed?' Sir Keir Starmer: 'My focus is on de-escalation... The UK was not involved in the attacks.' The PM speaks following the US attack on Iran's military nuclear facilities.

US latest Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated and that capabilities at its Fordow site have been destroyed He says it would be a ‘bad idea’ for Iran or its proxies to target US forces in the region Vice-President JD Vance says the