Ukraine’s air defense systems shot down a drone near the presidential palace Thursday during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first visit to the wartorn country. Starmer said the drone threat was “a reminder of what Ukraine is facing every day” and that the war was brought about by “Russian aggression,

Air defences were engaged in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Thursday to repel a Russian drone attack, officials said, and Reuters witness reported explosions in the city while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was visiting.

Vladimir Putin timed the latest bombardment on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv for Sir Keir Starmer’s visit. The British prime minister arrived in the city for a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky this morning when air raid sirens blasted,

Kemi Badenoch blasted Sir Keir Starmer as "what is wrong with politics" in a major speech today. The Tory leader declared her party as "under new leadership" and pledged to tell the truth to voters "even when it is difficult to hear".

Badenoch goes on to say the Tories left him the fastest growing economy in the G7 and says jobs and growth are down, mortgage rates up and business confidence down. She asks if the country can afford four more years of Starmer's "terrible" judgement.