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Starmer orders ethics chief to investigate Labour minister over targeting of reporters

Labour Together reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe

The Independent UK

Ethics watchdog to investigate minister Josh Simons over think tank allegations

Labour Together is accused of paying PR firm Apco Worldwide £36,000 to look into the background of journalists in 2023.

Evening Standard

Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on

The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support

The Guardian - UK

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Who are No 10’s new power brokers after Morgan McSweeney’s resignation?

As the PM appoints two acting replacements, here are the five people vying for his ear in the new operation

The Guardian - UK

Euston HS2 back on track, say ministers as final tunnelling begins

First of two 1,600-tonne boring machines drilling the 4.5 miles from Old Oak Common station switched on in London

The Guardian - UK

Euston, here we come! HS2 starts digging tunnels to central London in landmark moment for long-awaited scheme

However, new station - alongside a revamped mainline station - is not due to open for 15 years

Evening Standard

HS2 starts digging Euston tunnel despite station funding doubts

Old Oak Common will be the London terminus for HS2 services when they start because of delays in developing Euston station

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Love, actually? Starmer’s ‘keep calm’ approach to Trump comes under strain

Minister keen to stress politics is not like the movies but PM’s ‘pragmatic’ line is drawing increasing criticism

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s Board of Peace invite ‘concerning’, No 10 says, as Starmer mulls offer

The board is part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to bring a sustained end to the conflict in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s chief secretary reveals plans to bust ‘the sludge’ in Whitehall

Under-performing civil servants will be sacked and taskforces brought in to solve problems, says Darren Jones

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s latest attack on UK ‘not normal’, says top Starmer ally after Chagos U-turn

Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Britain’s plan to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Independent UK

Trump says UK's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius is an act of 'great stupidity'

The US president said the UK's decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take control of Greenland.

Euronews

Minister tells MPs that China mega-embassy will have ‘clear security advantages’ – as it happened

Dan Jarvis answers questions in the Commons over the decision to approve a new ‘super-embassy’

The Guardian - UK

Darren Jones brands reports he is source of Streeting briefing ‘total nonsense’

There have been reports of Cabinet-level infighting over the Health Secretary’s position in recent weeks.

Evening Standard

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UK hits back after Trump slams Starmer for 'great stupidity' on the Chagos Islands deal backed by Marco Rubio

Cabinet minister Darren Jones said the US administration had welcomed the deal on the islands in the Indian Ocean

The Guardian - UK

UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous school

Evening Standard

Family of 21-year-old paramedic who died in ambulance crash honoured by the King

The parents of Alice Clark, who died in a road traffic accident in Kent in January 2022, have been awarded the Elizabeth Emblem.

Evening Standard

New Venezuelan leader invites US to ‘collaborate’ after Maduro’s removal

The former president is due to face a New York court for the first time on Monday.

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Evening Standard

Watch: Maduro wishes US agents ‘Happy New Year’ as he is escorted to jail

An image circulating online shows Maduro smiling and holding his thumbs up while shackled and surrounded by a throng of federal agents

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela

UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary says

Evening Standard

Venezuela transition should be reached ‘quickly’, UK minister says

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones declined to say whether he thought the US strikes on Caracas had been legal.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s communications chief to address cabinet on media strategy overhaul

Exclusive: David Dinsmore to advise ministers as they step up efforts to combat far-right rhetoric online

Evening Standard

Starmer says there was ‘no misleading’ by Chancellor ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has also reportedly been accused of misleading the Cabinet.

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister insists Reeves has ‘full support’ on Budget

Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge ahead of the Budget.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: OBR chief resigns, saying budget leak was ‘technical but serious’ error – as it happened

Richard Hughes says he is stepping down in order to restore confidence in organisation

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