In full: Starmer and Scholz take questions after meeting to ‘turn a corner’ on Brexit

Sir Keir Starmer failed to deny that US objections were preventing Ukraine from using Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets inside Russia. The Prime Minister was asked during a press conference in Berlin alongside Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, if it was the case that the US was blocking the use of the missiles by Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces. He replied: “I am not going to get into tactical questions about the use of weapons for very obvious reasons but no new decisions have been taken.” The Telegraph reported last night that the UK backed the use of Storm Shadow missiles by Ukraine in Russia but would not publicly call for the move amid concern it would provoke a row with the US. Mr Zelensky has repeatedly asked to use the weapons, which can avoid enemy radar and hit precise targets up to 190 miles away, to strike deep inside Russia. And while Downing Street is believed to be supportive, the missiles are generally used alongside classified US systems, which requires