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Migrant milestone reached faster under Starmer than previous prime ministers

It took 20 months to hit the milestone under Rishi Sunak’s premiership compared with 13 months under Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

More than 50,000 people have crossed Channel in small boats since Labour took power

Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last year

The Guardian - UK

Over 50,000 small boat migrants cross Channel under Labour as Starmer fails to get a grip on crisis

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK

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Concerns for Briton Jimmy Lai’s deteriorating health as landmark trial set to resume in Hong Kong

City court to hear closing arguments in media tycoon’s national security trial from 14 August

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

The Independent UK

Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late’

Pope Leo, who became the first US head of the Catholic Church in May, renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in July.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action terror ban too heavy-handed, former Supreme Court judge warns Starmer

The law that saw hundreds arrested for supporting the group on Saturday should be changed, Lord Sumption says

The Independent UK

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Will Trump's Ukraine Map Redraw New Borders for Peace? Diplomacy Sparks Summit Benefits

Zelenskyy and Europe resist ceding land. Talks risk reshaping borders, with £2.3bn diplomatic push at stake. Will Ukraine's voice be heard

International Business Times UK

Paloma Faith, Lola Young and The Cure urge Starmer to block Rosebank development

The letter urges the Government to follow the science and states ‘any new application to exploit Rosebank’s reserves must be refused’.

Evening Standard

Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex-home secretary

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Pressure grows on Starmer as Channel migrant figures pass 50,000 since Labour’s win – as it happened

Home Office data shows 474 migrants arrived yesterday in eight small boats bringing the total to over 50,000

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy says Putin readying for ‘new offensive’ in Ukraine, not ceasefire

Russian President Putin ‘is definitely not preparing for a ceasefire or an end to the war’ in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says.

Al Jazeera

Starmer set to speak to Trump alongside European leaders ahead of Putin meeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

Evening Standard

Suranne Jones watched Starmer and Sunak ‘battle’ in preparation for new role

Jones discusses her new Netflix drama Hostage in which she plays a British prime minister whose husband is kidnapped.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

How Starmer and Sunak inspired new Netflix drama

Suranne Jones watched Kier Starmer and Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons to prepare for her new role

Evening Standard

Peace cannot be ‘imposed upon’ Ukraine, Starmer says

In a phone call with Canada’s Mark Carney, the leaders agreed Ukraine’s future ‘must be one of freedom, sovereignty and self-determination’.

The Independent UK

Starmer faces furious backlash to ban on Palestine Action

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Evening Standard

Donald Trump says he will ‘try to get some territory back for Ukraine’ ahead of meeting with Vladimir Putin

Ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the US President said there will be ‘some swapping, some changes to land’

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The Guardian - UK

Anger, fear and a total rejection of politics: the Palestine Action protest was a snapshot of Britain today

Keir Starmer’s government is treating voters with contempt. With the arrest of hundreds of protesters in London, for many, the feeling is mutual, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Independent UK

Putin cannot be trusted ‘as far as you could throw him’, Starmer warns

Labour prime minister has warned Ukraine must be involved in any peace deal with Russia ahead of Trump summit in Alaska

Evening Standard

UK backs Trump on Ukraine, but ‘won’t trust Putin as far as you can throw him’

Number 10 said the UK was ‘not going to leave it to trust’ in negotiations over Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes

He is part of a political establishment that is fuelling a crisis way beyond the point that they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loop, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Evening Standard

‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme expanded in drive to remove foreign criminals

The scheme allows the UK to deport offenders who have had a human rights claim against their removal rejected.

The Independent UK

Minister can’t guarantee that murderers or rapists will spend any time in prison under ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme

Scheme allows the UK to deport offenders who have had a human rights claim against their removal rejected, with any appeals heard from abroad over a video link

Evening Standard

Revealed: Britain's Chagos Islands surrender to Mauritius '10 times what Sir Keir Starmer has claimed in public'

Giving away the Indian Ocean archipelago to the east African nation will cost £35 billion, Whitehall estimates suggest

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