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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Labour could be knocked off course as it sticks to £40bn mission

The government’s pact with voters relies on it delivering on its promise of growth but the early omens are unsettling

The Guardian - UK

Simon Harris says ‘entirely possible’ there will be Irish unity in his lifetime

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Evening Standard

Benefits claimants will face sanctions if they refuse to work, minister says

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do not do so.

Evening Standard

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‘Charity tax’ rise will hurt antisemitism fight, Rachel Reeves warned in latest Budget pushback

Labour chancellor told surprise rise in employers national insurance contributions will hit fight against antisemitism, after anti-Jewish hate incidents reached a record high in the first half of this year

The Independent UK

Labour left urges Starmer to speak up for human rights on Saudi Arabia trip

Party figures have voiced concerns that next month’s visit will be dominated by the PM seeking investment

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – November 24

Sunday’s front pages contain a range of political and celebrity stories.

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’

The Prime Minister used an article in the Mail on Sunday to vow to ‘get to grips’ with the cost of welfare.

Evening Standard

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Assisted dying is ‘slippery slope’ to ‘death on demand’, says justice secretary

Labour grandee Lord Falconer has hit back at Shabana Mahmood, saying she was ‘wrong’ to say the safeguards in the proposed new law were not enough

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary says assisted dying ‘slippery slope to death on demand’

Shabana Mahmood said she was ‘profoundly concerned’ by the Bill.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of ‘letting off’ City lawyers while stripping cash from pensioners in Budget

Calls for reform of tax paid by law, accountancy and private equity firms instead of controversial cuts to winter fuel payments

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump ally warns Keir Starmer the US will ‘crush’ the UK economy if it helps arrest Benjamin Netanyahu

Senator Lindsey Graham hit out at US allies warning they should not comply with the warrant for the Israeli leader issued by the ICC

The Independent UK

Voices: Rachel Reeves is standing by her ‘tough decisions’ – but for how long?

COMMENT: The chancellor insists that she is not for turning, writes John Rentoul. But with the current cold snap and discontent among farmers, I predict she will, indeed, retreat

The Independent UK

Pro-Palestine campaigners gather for Glasgow demonstration despite Storm Bert

CAMPAIGNERS have repeated calls for the UK and Scottish governments to stop funding Israeli companies after the International Criminal Court (ICC)…

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Starmer seeks to hire EU negotiator in pursuit of relations reset

Salary of at least £153,000 offered by Cabinet Office for ‘principal adviser’ to prime minister

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott: I stood up to Keir Starmer - and we haven’t spoken in four years

Diane Abbott, Britain’s first Black female MP, tells Nadine White how she and Sir Keir Starmer still do not speak, despite being welcomed back into the Labour Party before the election

The National (Scotland)

Trump, Reform, X: Why supporting The National is more important than ever

AT The National, our newsroom strives daily to report on and highlight major global issues which go by ignored by mainstream media.

The Independent UK

Trump could sanction British lawyer leading Netanyahu ICC prosecution, reports say

Trump could sanction British lawyer leading Netanyahu ICC prosecution

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Evening Standard

Ministers seek EU negotiator to lead reset talks

The Government is looking to hire a new EU negotiator on at least £150k as it attempts to reset relations with Britain’s near neighbours.

The Independent UK

Starmer ramps up post-Brexit reset with recruitment of EU relations ‘sherpa’

The prime minister is ramping up his efforts to rebuild ties with Brussels, recruiting a second permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office focused primarily on the UK’s relationship with the EU

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer warned elderly people ‘going to die’ as he is confronted on radio show over winter fuel cuts

In a BBC interview, Keir Starmer heard from a concerned listener who will struggle to stay warm due to Winter Fuel Payment cuts

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying law

The former prime minister called instead for better end-of-life care.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown comes out against assisted dying in major blow to bill

In an intervention which threatens to derail the assisted dying bill, Gordon Brown called instead for the establishment of a commission to devise an improved strategy for end-of-life care

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers

Chancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impact

The Independent UK

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

The group of northern French mayors are calling for Border Force officers to be sent back to the UK

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