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Gibraltar to remain British as UK and EU hail post-Brexit treaty

A draft treaty published on Thursday would remove all checks for people and goods crossing the Spain-Gibraltar land border.

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office probes Labour group over journalists’ smear campaign as PM backs investigation

Labour Together, which helped the prime minister’s election to become party leader, reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe

The Independent UK

Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.

Evening Standard

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Labour MPs rebel over Chagos Islands deal following Trump criticism

The government has been urged to “pause” a deal which would hand Mauritius sovereignty of the Islands

The Independent UK

Children’s rights must be protected in any Ukraine peace plan, 130 MPs tell Foreign Office

Exclusive: Letter by cross-party group to Stephen Doughty warns of omission in US proposals involving Russia

The Guardian - UK

UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan

Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF

The Guardian - UK

Attack on maternity hospital must be ‘turning point’ in Sudan conflict – Dodds

The UK has called an emergency UN Security Council session on Sudan for later on Thursday.

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MPs support plans to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill follows a treaty signed by the UK Government in May to cede the territory.

Evening Standard

Doughty: ‘Nonsense’ that Mauritius in discussions with China over Chagos Islands

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said foreign forces are prohibited from building bases in the archipelago as part of the treaty.

Evening Standard

MPs give Foreign Office fall guy a mauling over Mandelson

Hapless Stephen Doughty was given the hospital pass of defending the PM over the ex-US ambassador’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson not given in-depth vetting before appointment, says Foreign Office

Letter to MPs says former US ambassador went through process only after his new role was announced to public

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘defended Mandelson after No 10 had received Epstein emails’

PM understood not to have seen messages from former ambassador to sex offender when speaking in Commons

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Cooper lead from the back as junior ministers take the Mandy flak

PM and foreign secretary were nowhere in sight as hapless Stephen Doughty faced the Commons over Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson’s sacking has left one big question – and it has nothing to do with Epstein

NEWS ANALYSIS: Lord Mandelson is part of a long list of key appointees that Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to sack for predictable problems, which poses big questions about his judgment, as David Maddox explains

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The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar defends Keir Starmer's handling of Peter Mandelson saga

ANAS Sarwar has defended Keir Starmer's handling of the row over Peter Mandelson's role.

Latin Times

UK Ambassador to U.S. Fired Over Jeffrey Epstein Links

The decision follows the release of emails this week in which Mandelson encouraged Epstein to "fight for early release" and tell the convicted sex offer "I think the world of you"

Evening Standard

Minister unveils UK crackdown on Kyrgyz finance to ‘keep pressure on’ Putin

Russian leaders are ‘sorely mistaken’ if they thought they could ‘hide’ their efforts to evade sanctions, Stephen Doughty said.

The National (Scotland)

'Spineless': Quarter of Keir Starmer's Cabinet blasted Donald Trump's last UK trip

A QUARTER of Keir Starmer’s “spineless” Cabinet slammed Donald Trump’s first state visit to the UK.

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The Independent UK

After decades of division, can this European country finally find peace?

Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by Athens junta-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece

The Guardian - UK

Anti-corruption champion sent to UK offshore haven amid secrecy concerns

Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crime

Evening Standard

Labour urged to ‘have courage’ to trigger vote on Chagos deal

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

The Independent UK

MPs push for Russian asset seizures as Government targets tech and diamond trade

Sanctions are ‘a powerful tool in our armoury’, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said.

Evening Standard

Government supports ‘controlled’ youth movement schemes, minister says

Ahead of the UK-EU summit next week, backbench Labour MPs pressed the Government to agree a youth mobility scheme.

Tom’s Hardware

Game controller exports to Russia banned by UK gov — hopes to reduce options for enemy drone pilots

The UK's Foreign Office has implemented a ban on game controller exports to Russia.

Evening Standard

Starmer: Kyiv attacks are sign that Russia’s Putin is aggressor in the war

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted progress was being made towards a ceasefire despite apparent splits between European and US positions.

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