‘Most consequential moment’ for Nato, US representative says, as he insists ‘US isn’t going anywhere’ US permanent representative to Nato Matthew Whittaker is now speaking at the Nato Public Forum. He says the US expectations of this summit “have been pretty clear” with the focus on 5% GDP spending. He says the Hague summit is “a historic moment, probably one …

McFadden defends Liz Kendall’s handling of welfare reform brief Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden has praised Liz Kendall’s handling of her government brief amid a rebellion by Labour MPs over welfare reform plans. Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme how long she could stay in her job if she could not convince Labour MPs to …

Opening summary It has been a dramatic few hours in the Israel-Iran war, with retaliatory attacks from Iran on the largest US military facility in the Middle East, and claims from US president Donald Trump that a ceasefire has been agreed. Here is the latest: US president Donald Trump has announced in a social media post that Iran and Israel …