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Calum Miller

@calummillerld.bsky.social
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MP for Bicester and Woodstock. Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Foreign Affairs. Promoted by North Oxfordshire Lib Dems, 5C Grange Court, OX14 3NB

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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 26m
The security of our military bases is critical. The PM says Iran may be behind the threat to Fairford. If confirmed, the UK should expel all Iranian "diplomats" who have assisted acts of terror on UK soil - up to and including the Iranian Ambassador. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
PM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I welcome this end to Trump's relentless threats to the people of Greenland. But we shouldn't forget that he threatened a NATO ally and tariff retaliation against other EU states. We must strengthen and deepen our ties with our reliable allies in Europe. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats
Trump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." Winston Churchill www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Russia repeatedly shows its reckless intent towards NATO allies. This is a deliberate campaign of harassment and threat. It must strengthen our resolve to back Ukraine and rebuild our own defences. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 11/09/2026
Happy Rosh Hashanah from the Liberal Democrats!
Happy Rosh Hashanah — greeting from the Liberal Democrats, displayed in large red serif type above a plate of ripe apples.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Action on illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must now be robust and enforceable. My full response to the Foreign Secretary’s statement in Parliament this week 👇
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I welcome the Met's decision to investigate Reform's finances after the Lib Dems referred them. We need to keep illegal foreign money out of British politics. Now it's time for full openness from all Reform's MPs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Settlements in the West Bank are illegal and settler violence totally abhorrent. Extremists in the current Israeli cabinet support settlement expansion to prevent a two-state solution. Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to act robustly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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UK expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to impose restrictions on products and services this afternoon - a move opposed by Israel and the US.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is completely unacceptable and cannot go unchecked. Milei has been emboldened by Trump. The Foreign Secretary must urgently summon the Argentinian and US Ambassadors and condemn their threats to sovereign British territory and its citizens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026
Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must cover goods, services and finance. I’ve written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary urging them to turn condemnation into action to protect the prospect of a two-state solution.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thames Water is a busted flush: over-indebted, under-invested and failing bill-payers. If it doesn’t qualify for Special Administration, the regime is broken. If Burnham is now backing away from public control, what’s Plan B? Customers need a credible rescue plan that protects bills and investment.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Andy Burnham is right to emphasise the resolute cross-party support for Ukraine in the face of Putin’s brutal and illegal war. He must use today’s meeting to press the US and other partners to supply Ukraine with the weapons it desperately. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
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Burnham in Ukraine with plans to hand over UK blueprints for long-range missiles - follow live
The prime minister is handing over blueprints so Kyiv can build its own long-range missiles - Moscow says the UK is "participating in this war".
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reports that cyberhackers backed by Iran shut down a UK power plant show the threat posed by hostile foreign powers to our national security. The Government must urgently strengthen plans to secure our energy infrastructure and protect us from attack. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Settlement expansion in E1 is the deliberate policy of extremist Israeli ministers to destroy the chances of a viable Palestinian state. Andy Burnham must commit to sanction any UK business which builds or sustains settlements - and any UK bank which provides finance. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israel opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK's foreign secretary condemned the move as "an unacceptable and destructive act".
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
With elections coming in Israel and Palestine, the UK must stand with those in both communities who want to see peace, security and justice through a two-state solution. I have asked Ed Miliband to act against the extremists who want to destroy that goal.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Violent settlers, encouraged by extremist Israeli ministers, are devastating Palestinian communities in the West Bank and undermining a two-state solution. Burnham's new Government must ban all trade in goods and services with the illegal settlements. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say
The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congratulations on your appointment as Foreign Secretary, @ed-miliband.bsky.social l I look forward to working with you on the issues that confront our nation. Your statement is welcome but there is no time to waste so here are seven immediate areas we could work together: x.com/Ed_Miliband/...
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Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) on X
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Warm words on Gaza and the West Bank are welcome. But as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham must match them with urgent action - before the prospect of two states, Israel and Palestine, disappears altogether.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Labour has torn up its own rules to rip Kidlington and nearby villages out of Cherwell & swallow them into a Greater Oxford authority they did not choose. This is not reform for residents. It is blatant political gerrymandering, and local taxpayers will pay the price. Ministers should be ashamed.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Donald Trump is threatening to commit war crimes against Iranian civilians. He must back down from these reckless plans. He and Tehran must stop holding the world to ransom in the Strait. The only way out of this quagmire is a negotiated settlement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resume
Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Proscribing the IRGC is long overdue. @maxwilkinson.bsky.social and I have written to the Home and Foreign Secretaries demanding swift, coordinated action to ensure its terrorist designation is properly enforced and backed by a coherent sanctions regime.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Finally! The IRGC has been the author of terror plots, abductions and worse on UK soil. It has also terrorised the Iranian people and slaughtered those who stood up for freedom. Lib Dems have campaigned consistently for this while Tory and Labour Governments dragged their feet.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I’ve been told the Government is using the “nationally important and urgent” planning route for asylum accommodation at MOD Bicester. Yet I have written confirmation the MOD was notified of these plans last November. If ministers knew then, why is it urgent now? I’ll raise this in the House today.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I am shocked and horrified to learn about the circumstances of Ann Widdicombe's death. She was a strong, distinctive voice in British politics and campaigned tirelessly for the issues she believed in. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Donald Trump and Iran's leaders must stop this spiralling tit-for-tat. It will drag the whole region back into war, and harm Brits already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. They need to put egos aside and get back around the negotiating table. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump says ceasefire is 'over' after US and Iran trade strikes
Speaking ahead of a Nato summit, the president says US negotiators can keep talking with the Iranians "if they want".
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/07/2026
Score for Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson @maxwilkinson.bsky.social The Government is now letting pubs stay open for this weekend’s game after he raised the issue in Parliament today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Andy Burnham is right: power should be taken out of Whitehall and put closer to communities. But real devolution means national government letting go and empowering local people, not repeating Labour’s mistakes by imposing change without consultation or consent. news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: 'We can't go on like this,' says Burnham in first major speech since leadership bid
Andy Burnham is laying out his vision for Britain in his first major leadership speech. But Kemi Badenoch has warned that Britain is facing a "summer of chaos". Follow for the latest.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Late last night, the Government announced plans to house asylum seekers at MOD Bicester. MOD Bicester is the wrong site for this facility and the Government must not press ahead. Residents deserve urgent answers on numbers, planning, consultation, local services, cost, security and safeguarding.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The documents I have published show why PFAS contamination at RAF Upper Heyford and Heyford Park must be treated with urgency. Residents need rapid, regular testing, full transparency and clear answers from Government and public bodies about what contamination exists and what is being done about it
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
PFAS contamination at RAF Upper Heyford and Heyford Park should be a wake-up call, locally and nationally. Residents deserve clear answers about forever chemicals, historic risks and testing. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MOD papers show chemicals washed down drain at RAF Upper Heyford
Renewed calls for forever chemical investigation following the release of historical site documents.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Ten years on, Brexit has failed. It has made Britain poorer, weaker and less secure. The Conservatives and Farage broke our relationship with Europe. Labour are too timid to fix it. The Liberal Democrats are being honest about the way forward: rebuild trust, grow our economy and keep Britain safe.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Britain’s economy is being held back by low growth and small businesses are paying the price. That’s why the @libdems.org.uk are pushing for a bold new partnership with Europe to cut red tape, back SMEs and grow our economy.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Britain’s economy is being held back by low growth and small businesses are paying the price. That’s why the @libdems.org.uk are pushing for a bold new partnership with Europe to cut red tape, back SMEs and grow our economy.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Deeply alarming reports that Ministers overruled official advice on council reorganisation. Oxfordshire should be worried. Labour must not carve up our county to deliver Oxford City Council’s Greater Oxford dream. One Oxfordshire is the fairest, strongest option. www.thetimes.com/article/8c8a...
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Steve Reed accused of ‘gerrymandering’ in overruling boundaries plan
The MP ignored the concerns of civil servants and lawyers in the biggest local government shake-up in more than half a century
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Labour Govt has stripped Cherwell of planning powers and handed decisions to Whitehall. I want more homes built, but growth without infrastructure is chaos. Ministers should fix failures holding back jobs + homes, not blame local communities & their representatives. I’ve written to ask why.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A two-state solution cannot survive while illegal settlements keep expanding. The UK should cut off the finance enabling settler activity and help ensure free and fair Palestinian elections in 2027.
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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The UK's sanctions on Russia had a hidden loophole exempting refined oil exports, one of Russia's most critical revenue streams. Jeremy Purvis, Lords leader, pushed back and secured a government concession. The loophole will be closed thanks to Lib Dem campaigning.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This peace deal is desperately needed. But it should never have come to this. Trump followed Netanyahu blindly into a war without clear goals and the Iranian regime was willing to attack its innocent neighbours and hold the world hostage over the Strait. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
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Pakistan says US and Iran have reached peace deal as Trump posts 'let the oil flow' - follow live
Pakistan, a key mediator, says both sides have declared an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts".
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
John Healey and Gordon Brown were right to look at options to increase defence spending by working with allies. It would make us all safer. The refusal even to consider this shows the short-sightedness and lack of imagination of the Treasury. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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John Healey wanted UK to join global investment bank to raise defence funds
Allies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to shut down the idea.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We should be tightening all sanctions on Russia to weaken its war machine. This waiver should never have been granted in the first place. I'm glad that Liberal Democrat pressure, spearheaded by Lord Purvis, has secured a guaranteed date for it to be scrapped. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year
The ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
To secure a two-state solution, we need to build bridges between Israeli and Palestinian communities - empowering moderates and eroding extremists. Lib Dems have called for this. It now needs proper funding: not just what can be spared from the slashed ODA budget. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
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UK, Australia and Canada launch $4 million fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
Britain, Australia and Canada on Thursday ​launched a peace fund to ‌complement broader efforts towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian ​conflict, with each country ​contributing £1 mi...
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Liberal Democrats have called for years for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be banned in the UK. We will work with the Government to get this law adopted without further delay to protect our Iranian diaspora and Jewish communities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new law
The government is introducing the National Security (State Threats) Bill which could become law within weeks.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Trump appears finally to have realised what he started. He followed Netanyahu into this war and has pursued it without clear goals and with casual indifference to the consequences. Now he is claiming he can rein in Netanyahu. For once, let’s hope he’s right. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran
US president tells FT that he ‘calls the shots’ after urging the Israeli leader not to retaliate against Tehran
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🧵 Russia is running daily attacks on Britain, from the seabed to cyberspace. GCHQ recently warned that they are "relentlessly targeting" critical infrastructure and democracy in the UK. A year ago, Ministers promised action. A year on, they have delivered delay. news.sky.com/story/russia...
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GCHQ boss reveals how Russia is 'relentlessly targeting' the UK
The spy agency has helped thwart Kremlin-linked plots as director warns risk of wider conflict is "as high as I have ever seen it".
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Healthwatch does vital work in Oxfordshire, giving patients a voice and holding NHS services to account. I pressed the Health Secretary to guarantee that local independence will not be weakened as the Government brings patient scrutiny closer to Ministers.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The UK was right to recognise the State of Palestine. But recognition means little unless Ministers protect the territorial basis of that state. With E1 tenders opening on 1 June, I’ve urged the Foreign Secretary to make clear UK firms must not aid illegal settlement expansion.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war and Iran’s predictable response has devastated the region. Households and businesses here in the UK are bearing the cost at the pumps and in rising prices. It has undermined our allies in Ukraine by paying Putin for oil and gas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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Iran war: Rubio says 'significant progress' made in talks as details of potential deal emerge - follow live
Reports say a current ceasefire could be extended for up to 60 days as US President Donald Trump says a deal has been "largely negotiated".
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Starmer, Burnham or Streeting: Labour has no plan for the UK’s relationship with the EU; they are held back by their red lines. The world has changed since 2024. We need a bigger plan for UK security & to deliver growth and jobs, starting with a customs union. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK pitched single market for goods with EU in pursuit of deeper trade ties
Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffed
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You can’t fight a war without investing in your military. You can’t end a war without investing in diplomacy. Cutting the diplomatic team leading the UK response to Trump’s idiotic war is idiotic. Yet Rachel Reeves “prioritises” de-escalation… www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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UK’s Iran Crisis Team Slashed as Part of Foreign Office Job Cuts
In the midst of two major wars, the UK’s Foreign Office is undertaking job cuts so severe that it’s about to halve the size of its team dealing with the fallout from the conflict with Iran.
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