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The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Downing Street on Thursday (17 July).

The prime minister is facing a fight to salvage his much-vaunted ‘one in, one out’ deal with France to return illegal migrants

Exhausted from a long campaign but buoyed by an extraordinary victory, Keir Starmer stood on the steps of Downing Street just over one year ago to deliver his victory speech. “Your government,” the new prime minister said, “should treat every single person in this country with respect.”

Downing Street insists the deal is not dead, but admitted the picture is ‘complex’ as Britain is on course for a new record in illegal crossings

Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer are due to discuss measures to tackle small boats crossings when they meet for a head-to-head summit this week.

Our expert examines what went well for Sir Keir in his first year... and more often, what went wrong

Starmer welcomed a host of F1 personalities to 10 Downing Street on Wednesday in celebration of the sport’s 75th anniversary year

The arrests included ‘a man who blocked the gates of Downing Street with his mobility scooter’