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Starmer needs to tell a better Christmas story about Labour

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If Labour is to avoid catastrophe in the May local elections, the prime minister and his cabinet need to pull together and deliver both action and good news

The Independent UK

Deputy leader Lucy Powell says Labour must ‘stick to manifesto’ over EU customs union, in implicit rebuke to Streeting – as it happened

No 10 has largely played down health secretary’s comments

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Non-crime hate incidents ‘to be scrapped’ in favour of ‘common sense’

The chairman of the College of Policing said that the system would be ‘scrapped and replaced with a completely different system’

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UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds

Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales

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Love Actually’s Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis back Red Cross’s family reunion campaign

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has axed the refugee family reunion visa route - with loved ones only able to come to the UK if the sponsor is on a work or study visas

The Independent UK

UK sex offenders may have to tell police about social media and dating accounts

Exclusive: Shabana Mahmood plans to ‘use full power of the state’ to curb rise in targeted attacks using websites

The Guardian - UK

Starmer calls for police crackdown on antisemitic chants at pro-Palestine marches

The prime minister’s official spokesperson said that while ‘free speech is an important right in this country, that can’t extend to inciting hatred or harassing others’

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UK politics: Polanski claims Green support surging in London as five Labour councillors defect in Brent – as it happened

Party leader says Labour ‘has abandoned any sense of progressive politics’

The Guardian - UK

Extra £19m for domestic abuse survivor safe housing amid ‘national emergency’

£19m will be aimed at giving survivors a ‘fresh start’ in new housing

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham hits back at claims he is plotting to replace Starmer as PM

The Greater Manchester mayor was responding to reports that he plans to run for a parliamentary seat before next May’s local elections to allow him to take over from Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘not going anywhere’, says Mahmood while admitting PM role is on every politician’s mind

Shabana Mahmood has insisted that Sir Keir Starmer is “not going” anywhere – but admitted that she has been tempted by the prime minister role.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood dismisses White House’s ‘civilisational erasure’ claims

Home secretary says UK has managed the challenges of multiculturalism ‘very well’

The Guardian - UK

Mahmood urges Labour figures to ‘focus on day job’ amid Burnham speculation

The Home Secretary said everyone within the party had their ‘role to play’ in backing the Government.

The Independent UK

Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood responds to claims that up to 50% of police officers on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees

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Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women

Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary says

The Independent UK

Every police force to have specialist rape investigation unit – but not until 2029

Campaigners say it is ‘not acceptable’ that victims will be left with an inconsistent response until 2029

Evening Standard

Specialist teams for all police forces under violence against women’s strategy

The Home Secretary announced the changes ahead of the Vawg strategy launch expected next week.

The Independent UK

The government’s ‘crackdown’ on violence against women must be more than words

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Shabana Mahmood promises to deal with a ‘national emergency’, but the home secretary must match her rhetoric with action

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The Independent UK

Small boats migrants should be allowed to live and work in the UK, says Zack Polanski

The Green Party leader has accused Sir Keir Starmer and Labour of matching ‘the racist rhetoric of the far right, from Nigel Farage to Tommy Robinson’

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings resume after longest pause in migrants arriving for seven years

Before this weekend, no one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

The Independent UK

UK set for longest stretch without migrant boat crossings for seven years

The most arrivals ever recorded in the month of December is 3,254, in 2024

Evening Standard

Days without migrant boat crossings nears longest stretch in seven years

December is traditionally one of the quietest months for migrants attempting the journey.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting hits out at ‘technocratic’ Labour leadership weeks after being accused of trying to oust Starmer

The health secretary also appeared to warn his party’s approach left it vulnerable to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The Independent UK

Tony Blair gives Shabana Mahmood stamp of approval amid Labour leadership speculation

The former prime minister praised the home secretary’s ‘radical’ style and the ‘political philosophy’ behind her immigration crackdown, comparing it to his own approach in power

The Independent UK

This citizenship scandal is a chance for Mahmood to show courage and clarity

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The scandal of 200 people being deprived of their right to citizenship at the stroke of a government pen is a moral failure – a country has a duty to those who have rightly called it home

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