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### Early evening summary
* **Keir Starmer has told MPs that he “fundamentally” disagrees with anyone arguing that the UK should start to loosen security links with the US.**
  * During a two-hour statement in the Commons, several MPs suggested Britain can no longer trust America, particularly because of the way President Trump treated President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday. When the Lib Dem leader **Ed Davey** put it to him that the US was no longer a reliable ally on matters relating to Russia, **Starmer** said he disagreed. (See , 4.19pm.)
  * **Starmer** also restated his call for a peace deal in Ukraine to backed up by a robust US security guarantee. (See , 4.41pm.)
  * But, as Starmer was speaking, **President Trump** issued a new statement mocking the European “show of strength against Russia” – boosting fears that the transatlantic alliance is being tested as never before. (See , 5.30pm.)

### Plaid Cymru calls for government's fiscal rules to be revised as alternative to aid cuts
* **In the Commons** **Liz Saville Roberts**, the **Plaid Cymru** leader, suggested that, instead of slashing the aid budget to fund higher defence spending, the government should revisise its fiscal rules. “Boosting defence spending shouldn’t be at the expense of international aid or public services starved of resources,” she said.
* In response, **Starmer** said:
  * On the fiscal rules, he does think economic stability is vitally important. If we lose that we will lose far more than our budgets.
  * He will work across the house on whatever ways we can to increase development aid notwithstanding the budgetary constraints and that’s why he spoke to the president of the World Bank on Friday to have that very discussion.

### Trump criticises European leaders for saying at Starmer's Lancaster House summit they need US support to deter Russia
* **Donald Trump** has again attacked **Volodymyr Zelenskyy**, after the Ukrainian president said an end to his country’s war with Russia “is still very, very far away”.
* **In a post on Truth Social**, the US president also criticised European leaders – including, by implication, **Keir Starmer** – for admitting that they needed US support to deter Russia. He said:
  * This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer! It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. – Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?

### David Lammy updates Marco Rubio on Ukraine talks in London
* **David Lammy**, the foreign secretary, and his US counterpart **Marco Rubio** have spoken about the “push for peace” in **Ukraine**, PA Media reports.
* Lammy used the call to update the US secretary of state on the summit held in London on Sunday.
* In the US State Department spokesperson **Tammy Bruce**, Rubio “thanked Foreign Secretary Lammy for the UK’s role in encouraging  to provide for its own defence and push for peace in Ukraine”.
* Rubio “confirmed the United States is ready to negotiate to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict and will continue working with the UK towards peace in Ukraine”, the spokesperson added.

### Starmer accuses SNP's Stephen Flynn of being keyboard warrior on Ukraine
* **James Frith** (Lab) asks he wants to add his voice to the many people who have said that Starmer’s conduct in this matter have made them proud to be British.
* **Starmer** replies:
  * Discussions are still taking place (about a potential peace deal), but he suggests he shares Whittingdale’s feelings. And he says he spoke to the leaders of the Baltic countries yesterday. They feel the threat, he says. He suggests they should be included in future meetings.

### Starmer says peace plan needs security guarantees 'that are worthy of the name'
* **Andrew Murrison** (Con) says it would be “utter folly” to send troops into **Ukraine** without security guarantees from the US.
* **Starmer** agrees:
  * I do agree with him, and that’s why I’m working so hard on security guarantees that are worthy of the name. That is a forward leaning European element, but with a US backstop, which is vital if it’s to act as a guarantee.
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