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What the papers say – January 4

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Reform supporters to gather in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency as ‘gloves are off’

Nigel Farage will host a Reform UK rally at Chelmsford City Racecourse.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’

Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’

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‘Gloves are off’ as Reform UK sets sights on Badenoch’s constituency – Farage

The Tory and Reform leaders have argued over party membership figures.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to announce radical NHS changes to cut waiting times

Patients in England to get direct referrals for tests without seeing consultant, but critics say plan is ‘deluded’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s team hope policy blitz will prove that Labour can deliver change

Those close to PM worry voters are running out of patience and want reforms to directly help public

The Guardian - UK

Which Labour councillors have resigned over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership and why?

A long-running row has resulted in the formation of an independent party comprising former Labour members

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OPINION - Why Kemi Badenoch's showboating on grooming gangs rings hollow

What unites the right like nothing else? Grooming gangs. And the Conservatives have kicked off 2025 by placing it front and centre. “The time is long overdue for a full national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal…No one in authority has joined the dots. 2025 must be the year that…

Evening Standard

Donald Trump hits out at Labour over windfall tax on North Sea oil producers

DONALD TRUMP has hit out at the Labour Government’s energy policy when it comes to the North Sea ..

The National (Scotland)

Majority of Scots believe Anas Sarwar doesn't stand up to Keir Starmer – new poll

THE vast majority of Scots believe Anas Sarwar doesn’t stand up to Keir Starmer for the benefit of Scotland, according to a new poll ...

The National (Scotland)

Nine in 10 Scots don't believe Labour will lower energy bills, poll finds

THE Labour Party will not succeed in its pledge to cut energy bills, the vast majority of Scots have said in a fresh poll ...

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on the Blair-era archives: fateful decisions come in many guises

Editorial: Document releases from 2004 show that the Labour cabinet was deeply divided and badly informed on how to handle migration from Europe

The Guardian - UK

Labour councillors quit with broadside at Starmer

Twenty borough councillors in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire quit in protest at Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership.

Evening Standard

20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership

Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional values

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Poll shows voters think Labour Government 'incompetent' and 'dishonest'

A FRESH poll has showed voters think the UK Labour Government are “incompetent” and “dishonest”.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Have Labour crashed and burned already?

Disastrous policies fraught with unintended consequences, a wrecking ball budget and a total alienation of voters have got Labour off to a woefully bad start

Evening Standard

Elon Musk calls for UK election and release of Tommy Robinson in social media rant

World’s richest man reignites feud with Sir Keir Starmer in latest online outburst

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He’s keen on punishing people for their crimes. It’s not something I believe in’

Can a former police officer and a medical student come to any agreement on prisons?

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The National (Scotland)

Green MSP expecting her first child in July

AN MSP has announced she is expecting her first child...

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch calls for national inquiry into UK’s ‘rape gangs scandal’

The Conservative Party leader made the call in a post to X on Thursday, arguing that ‘2025 must be the year that the victims start to get justice’.

Evening Standard

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said.

The National (Scotland)

Chris McEleny to step down as Alba general secretary when new leader found

CHRIS McEleny is to step down as the general secretary of the Alba Party when a new leader is installed...

The National (Scotland)

Russell Findlay claims Scotland needs a 'MacMusk' to tackle 'public sector waste'

RUSSELL Findlay has suggested Scotland needs its own Elon Musk in order to cut SNP “waste” in the public sector...

The National (Scotland)

Lorna Slater suggests Greens open to new Bute House Agreement after 2026 election

LORNA Slater has suggested the Scottish Greens would be open to working with the SNP in government again after the next Holyrood election...

Radio France Internationale

Migrants crossing Channel to Britain in 2024 soar by 25 percent

The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.

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