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Rachel Reeves likens herself to Margaret Thatcher amid speculation about her future

RACHEL Reeves has likened herself to Margaret Thatcher amid a week of economic turbulence as she said there is no alternative to the policies she is…

The National (Scotland)

UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed, a House of Commons spokesperson said

The Independent UK

Defiant Reeves says she won’t resign and welcomes comparison to Iron Lady Thatcher

Reeves has been under pressure over floundering economy with ongoing questions over her fitness for the job

The Independent UK

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Labour faces costs of £50bn to replenish affordable housing after right to buy, report says

Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s policy turbocharged the sale of council homes, contributing to ‘worst housing crisis in living memory’

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney to set out vision for eradicating child poverty in Scotland

John Swinney has said he is “under no illusions” about the time it will take ministers to achieve his goal of ending child poverty – with…

The National (Scotland)

‘She was a fiend!’: how the interview that destroyed Thatcher became an intense TV drama

In 1989, an on-camera head-to-head triggered the then PM’s demise. Harriet Walter, Steve Coogan and James Graham discuss their gripping take on the bombshell broadcast

The Guardian - UK

Harriet Walter’s impressive transformation into Margaret Thatcher revealed in new series

New drama depicts the 45-minute showdown interview between former prime minister and journalist Brian Walden in 1989

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson outsold by Rory Stewart in 2024 book charts

Sales of the former prime minister’s book slumped well below expections

The Independent UK

MP calls for ‘self-determination’ for Chagos on eve of ‘Margaret Thatcher Day’

Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, linked the holiday to the Government’s deal to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

Evening Standard

Labour’s poll lead is fading and the base is weak – it’s time for Starmer to roll the dice

The PM can at least take comfort from the fact that the Tories are struggling just as much as he is

The Guardian - UK

Meet the young families stuck in their starter homes thanks to the UK housing crisis

The arrival of a child is as good a reason as any to upsize, but this is no longer an option for many ‘second steppers’, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

The Guardian - UK

The biggest TV shows to watch in 2025: from The Night Manager to Reacher season 3

There’s a lot to get excited about this year

Evening Standard

Many great prime ministers overcome a shaky start – but Keir Starmer’s window is closing fast

Successful PMs learn on the job, and Labour’s leader needs to start 2025 by showing his party and the country he has done so, writes biographer Anthony Seldon

The Guardian - UK

No 10 Visitors Books released to the National Archives

Signatories include the late Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela and Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

The Independent UK

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Murdoch, Musk, water firms … Here are the ‘winners’ in another torrid year for business

As 2025 dawns, we look back at the star players over the last 12 months of economic drama, mishap and scandal

Evening Standard

Lord too ‘bitchy’ to lead North-South negotiations, records show

Among nine names proposed by Unionists, the Irish side determined that George Thomas, Lord Tonypandy, is ‘widely disliked’ at the House of Commons.

The Guardian - UK

You Can’t Please All: Memoirs 1980-2024 by Tariq Ali review – an exasperating entertainment

The leftwing intellectual may be a master of self-justification, but in this book he is clever, cultured and good company

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The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’

The county of Cumbria in northern England is the battleground for a war raging over plans to build a new coal mine.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s war on sandwiches makes her look even more out of touch

COMMENT: As the Tory leader reveals her aversion to the classic British lunch staple, and how she can’t abide ‘moist’ bread, Sean O’Grady says such gluten intolerance surely means she’s toast at the next election

The Guardian - UK

The Last Days of Liz Truss? review – endgame at No 10 is tip of the iceberg

The former PM’s brief tenure is raked over to seriocomic effect in Greg Wilkinson’s play, which raises major political questions

Evening Standard

Rivalry, ambition and the threat from the Right: Can Kemi Badenoch resuscitate the Tories?

The new Conservative party leader is less than two months into the job, yet reviews are already mixed

The Independent UK

Government considering nationalising British Steel amid rescue efforts

It would mark an end to 36 years of private ownership after Margaret Thatcher passed the British Steel Act in 1988

The Guardian - UK

Sir Kit McMahon obituary

Deputy governor of the Bank of England who helped to rescue the Midland Bank from collapse in the late 1980s

The Guardian - UK

Ministers considering renationalising British Steel if rescue plan fails

Exclusive: Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners

The Independent UK

Five writers on the five books they’d give for Christmas

BOOKS: The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season

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