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UK must avoid Trump’s tariffs, says Starmer

Donald Trump has threatened to impose wide-ranging tariffs on the first day of his second term as US president.

Evening Standard

Government still does not know how much HS2 will cost, MPs told

The new chief executive of HS2 declined to apologise for the project building a £100 million bat ‘shed’.

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister hints at ‘strong set’ of new Labour peers

Jonathan Reynolds said he would be pleased to see a ‘strong set’ of Labour peers enter the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

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Starmer faces pressure from own party over Waspi decision

A former shadow employment minister is among those urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to ‘reconsider’ the decision.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of betraying Waspi women as he rules out vote on compensation

Downing Street said it had ‘no plans’ for a vote on the issue, adding MPs had had ‘an opportunity to have their say’ on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UK government denies rift with Mauritian PM over Chagos Islands deal

Downing Street says ‘details’ being discussed after newly elected Navinchandra Ramgoolam criticised the agreement

The Guardian - UK

EU ‘makes three major demands of UK’ as Starmer seeks new post-Brexit trade deal

Document reportedly sets out key priorities for Brussels in Brexit reset talks

The Independent UK

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves' terrible stewardship of the economy means Labour need quick wins right now

For the first time today Rachel Reeves “owned” yet another worryingly below par set of economic figures.

Evening Standard

Downing Street urges striking train managers to ‘rethink position’

RMT union members at Avanti West Coast will strike over rest day working.

Evening Standard

Downing Street: We must overhaul planning system in order to hit house targets

The Government has set out plans to build 1.5 million homes and make 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure projects.

Evening Standard

Farmers set for tractor protest as Government says its support is ‘steadfast’

MPs will hear from farming leaders and the Government will publish a report on food security on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests

PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Islamist group that toppled Assad in Syria may be taken off UK terrorism list

Ministers facing calls to reconsider proscription of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with No 10 saying it is ‘evolving situation’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has economy as top priority on Saudi trip amid human rights concerns

Sir Keir Starmer was meeting Mohammad bin Salman on the latest leg of his Middle East trip.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Trump tensions with Starmer increase over Chagos deal amid fears of nuclear weapons ban

Exclusive: Trump team see Chagos deal row as ‘day one issue’ for new administration as it is unclear whether nuclear weapons will still be allowed at the Diego Garcia base

International Business Times

UK Leader Starmer Heads To Gulf To Talk Trade, Mideast

Britain's leader Keir Starmer makes his first trip to the Gulf as prime minister from Sunday, seeking to attract investment from the region's oil-rich states, Downing Street announced.

The Independent UK

Starmer’s ‘historic’ trip to Cyprus overshadowed by fears for UK bases and Turkish Cypriot snub

Keir Starmer is set to be the first UK prime minister to hold a bilateral meeting in Cyprus since Ted Heath 53 years ago but he will arrive with questions over the future of the UK’s bases on the island and tensions over the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Evening Standard

Gregg Wallace faces fresh 'groping and touching' allegations amid furore

It comes after two hour-long MasterChef Christmas specials were pulled from the BBC’s festive schedule

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Evening Standard

Gregg Wallace faces fresh allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour as more women come forward

‘It made me feel gross, it was horrible’ says one woman who has complained about TV star

Evening Standard

Starmer would not stand in the way of an Elgin Marbles deal, No 10 signals

Downing Street would not steer away from suggestions that Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the future of the Marbles.

The Independent UK

Greece claims ‘progress made’ on Elgin Marbles return – but Starmer won’t discuss with Greek PM

Sir Keir Starmer welcomed Kyriakos Mitsotakis to No 10 on Tuesday morning

The National (Scotland)

Elgin Marbles not on agenda as Keir Starmer meets Greek PM, No 10 says

RETURNING the "Elgin Marbles" to Greece is not on the agenda for Keir Starmer as he meets his Greek counterpart, Downing Street has said…

The Independent UK

MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace apologises for saying allegations came from ‘women of a certain age’

Pressure grows on BBC as ex-contestant claims allegations are ‘tip of the iceberg’ on MasterChef

The Guardian - UK

BBC rejects call to cut MasterChef episodes as Gregg Wallace apologises

Presenter says he felt ‘under siege’ when he dismissed his accusers as ‘middle-class women of a certain age’

The Independent UK

No 10 brands Gregg Wallace’s response to claims ‘inappropriate and misogynistic’

The MasterChef presenter said the claims have come from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’ in an Instagram post.

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