‘Stop the excuses’ and recognise state of Palestine, SNP tells UK Government The party called on the UK Government to ‘use the power it has’ to help end the conflict in Gaza. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
Donald Trump ramps up trade war with threats of 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico Three EU officials told Reuters they believed the tariffs were a negotiation ploy by Trump Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
UK lawmakers urge Foreign Secretary Lammy to recognise Palestinian state Labour MPs demand that London act now to halt ‘erasure and annexation’ of Palestinian land before it’s too late. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2025
Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn Exclusive: The warning comes as new survey of Labour members seen by The Independent reveals concerns about Keir Starmer’s wider migration policy The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025
Voices: Keir Starmer has achieved the first half of his impossible mission COMMENT: The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn’t work, the prime minister is doomed, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Kate, Princess of Wales, to present women's singles trophy at Wimbledon Kate, the Princess of Wales, is set to present the trophy to the winner of the women’s singles final at Wimbledon after opting not to attend the match last year while she was recovering from cancer The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Reform UK attack King Charles over small boats comments in UK-France speech REFORM UK have attacked King Charles after his comments about borders and small boat crossings over the Channel ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2025
More migrants cross the channel a day after Macron and Starmer sign deal According to the Home Office, some 353 people made the trip across the channel by small boat on Friday. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
NCaledonia Politicians Agree On Statehood While Remaining French France on Saturday announced a "historic" accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. International Business Times · Jul 12, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to end false claims about wife’s gender hit a legal roadblock Bogus conspiracy theories don't just come from MAGA. We Got This Covered · Jul 12, 2025
New Caledonia’s political leaders sign historic agreement to shape territory’s future New Caledonia’s political leaders have signed what is being described as a “historic” agreement near Paris, outlining a new institutional future for the territory. The deal, reached after ten days of negotiations, establishes an “État de Nouvelle-Calédonie” (State of New Caledonia) to be enshrined in the French Constitution, and introduces… Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2025
Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state Exclusive: MPs say in letter Gaza is being ethnically cleansed as Israeli defence minister plans ‘forcible transfer’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
The Guardian view on Starmer and Macron’s Channel crossings deal: safe routes hold the key to future progress Editorial: The government has hailed its “one in, one out” migrant returns deal as a breakthrough. But awkward questions over its implementation remain The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Trump ‘denied chance to address parliament’ during UK state visit to meet King Unlike Emmanuel Macron, the US president will reportedly not be given the opportunity to address parliament
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Starmer had a chance to thwart the smuggling gangs – with ‘one in, one out’, he has bottled it This messy policy won’t deter desperate asylum seekers. It’s more likely to have been created to appease the likes of Nigel Farage, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025 Badenoch hits out at Macron blaming increased migrant crossings on Brexit The Conservative leader, a supporter of the leave campaign in the 2016 referendum, also said it was time for ‘people to stop blaming Brexit’.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Starmer accused of reducing migrants to ‘commodities to be exchanged’ with ‘one-in-one-out’ deal The criticism comes as the mayor of Calais warned the agreement would only draw more migrants to the north coast of France
International Business Times UK · Jul 11, 2025 Is Brigitte Macron a Man? Paris Court Clears Two Women of Defamation Over Claim France's First Lady Was Born Male A French court ruled two women can claim Brigitte Macron was born male, sparking debate on free speech and privacy. Verify facts and fight disinformation.
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025 Downing Street ‘confident’ UK-France migrant return deal complies with law Brussels said it wanted to know more about the ‘substance and the form’ of the agreement.
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025 How UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal will work – and what the challenges could be After weeks of rising Channel crossing figures, the UK government has agreed on a long-awaited migration deal with France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced a “one in, one out” pilot – and the UK prime minister said the “groundbreaking” scheme could start returning migrants to France within weeks. The…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Digested week: Reeves’s tears and standing room only for Macron’s Westminster speech Crying in the Commons is not unusual – unless the chancellor is doing it – as attention turns to Trump’s state visit
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Macron is right – Brexit is to blame for Britain’s immigration crisis The French president did not hold back on how Brexit had created the small boats crisis – the reverse of the promises made by Farage and other Brexiteers, notes David Maddox
Euronews · Jul 11, 2025 UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings France will accept the returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties in Britain, the leaders of the two countries announced on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025 More migrant small boats head to UK hours after Starmer and Macron agree one-in-one-out deal One Border Force vessel arrived in Dover before 9am, having picked up a group of people after a ‘small boat’ incident in the Channel