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Fact check: Government calculations set out three cost estimates for Chagos deal

The measurements vary from simply totalling the agreed estimated payments to calculating the total cost of the 99-year treaty in today’s money.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s success in bringing about Trump’s U-turn shows his strength as prime minister

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After triumph abroad, the PM unfairly maligned as ‘Never-here Keir’ must urgently match his international clout with the kind of domestic successes demanded by the electorate

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage Branded Odds-On To Be Next Prime Minister Despite Growing Party Crisis

Nigel Farage leads betting odds for next PM, but Reform UK's growing roster of Conservative defectors threatens to undermine the party's 'clean break' message from Westminster politics.

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Tories lost Jenrick because of ‘personal ambition’, Badenoch tells party

Ex-shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK on Thursday, describing Britain as ‘broken’.

Evening Standard

How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant

A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Kemi fails to resist the cheap shot as she backs Trump on Chagos Islands

Tory leader tries to score points by siding with out-of-control president hellbent on destroying Nato and Europe

The Guardian - UK

Politicians should take a tip from product managers and treat ‘U-turns’ as iterations

Letter: Forget a rigid approach to planning – opposition leaders and MPs could help the government refine plans, writes Alan Ogilvie

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Voices: ‘The Farage effect is starting to wear off’: Readers say Reform slump is helping Kemi Badenoch

YOUR VIEWS: Our community saw Badenoch’s polling uptick as less a Tory comeback and more a sign that Farage’s appeal may be levelling out, with many arguing the numbers reflect protest fatigue rather than genuine enthusiasm for either leader

The Independent UK

Lords put pressure on Starmer with vote to ban social media for under-16s

Commons will now have to consider Tory-led amendment, which is likely to be supported by Labour MPs

The Guardian - UK

Hardened Starmer changes tack as gentle approach fails to sway Trump

Prime minister surprisingly forceful at PMQs over US president’s volte face on Chagos and refusal to drop tariffs threat on Greenland

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch trade jibes over defections at PMQs

The Prime Minister teased the Conservative leader over Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK last week.

Evening Standard

Starmer toughens rhetoric on Trump and decries pressure over Greenland

PM also accuses Kemi Badenoch of supporting efforts by the US president to ‘undermine the government’s position’

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Grant and Esther Ghey sign letter backing under-16s social media ban in UK

Actor and mother of Brianna Ghey among signatories of letter to three party leaders ahead of Lords vote

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch more popular than Farage for first time in a year after handling of Jenrick’s Reform defection, poll shows

Almost half (45 per cent) of Reform voters say Tory leader handled Jenrick saga well

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Evening Standard

Former Olympic swimmer and women’s campaigner Sharron Davies joins red benches

The silver medallist has been a prominent critic of transgender athletes being able to compete in women’s sport.

Evening Standard

Under-16s social media ban and overnight curfews to be considered – Liz Kendall

The Technology Secretary said she is ‘determined’ to give children the childhood they deserve.

Evening Standard

Starmer to press ahead with Chagos Islands handover despite Trump criticism

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

International Business Times UK

'Total Weakness': Donald Trump Attacks Keir Starmer in Brutal Row Over 'Stupid' UK National Security Plan

Donald Trump launches fierce attack on Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands agreement, warning that handing Diego Garcia to Mauritius is 'total weakness' that endangers UK and NATO security while emboldening China and Russia.

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Euronews

UK approves massive Chinese embassy in central London despite security concerns

Opponents have warned of a potential threat to the UK's national security given the site's proximity to London’s two primary financial districts.

The Independent UK

Tory dismissed from party over Reform defection talks

He has been stripped of the Conservative whip and removed from the shadow cabinet

The Guardian - UK

What are the Chagos Islands – and why is the UK returning them to Mauritius?

Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

The Guardian - UK

Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents

Kemi Badenoch may look like a stronger leader now, but Jenrick is a dangerous rival – he knows where the Conservatives have been going wrong, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

Evening Standard

Government faces 'embarrassing and potentially catastrophic' legal challenge if it approves China super-embassy

Critics argue the controversial embassy near the Tower of London could be used for Chinese espionage

Evening Standard

Trump hits out at Starmer’s ‘great stupidity’ in handing over Chagos Islands

Donald Trump said the decision to hand the islands to Mauritius – which the US had previously welcomed – was an act of ‘total weakness’.

Evening Standard

Badenoch warns Tory MPs against ‘psychodrama’ after defections

The Conservative leader said recent departures from the party were ‘not about policy differences or ideology, they are about character.’

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