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Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz sign UK-Germany friendship and cooperation treaty – UK politics live


UK prime minister and German chancellor sign first bilateral agreement between the UK and Germany since the second world war

While Rushanara Ali is answering the urgent question in the Commons, Keir Starmer is speaking at the event where he is announcing a “civil society covenant”.

There is a live feed here.

Why does this government think a 16-year-old can vote but not be allowed to buy a lottery ticket or an alcoholic drink, marry or go to war, or even stand in the elections they’re voting? It isn’t the government’s position on the age of maturity just hopelessly confused?

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Author : Andrew Sparrow

Publish date : 2025-07-17 11:58:00

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