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Starmer to co-chair Ukraine meeting after call with Trump and European leaders

The call on Wednesday will include Sir Keir, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, who will later be joined by the US President.

Evening Standard

If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that…

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s feelgood economy: it’s not for everyone – especially the poorest

Editorial: Ministers boast of rising wages. But for low earners, the cost of living crisis endures – with food and rent inflation erasing any pay gains

The Guardian - UK

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We feel duped and insulted by this Labour government

Letters: Sue Borges responds to comments by Lord Falconer on the government’s missteps and public perception of the party. Plus a letter from Paula Jones

The Guardian - UK

Fringe benefits from Miriam Margolyes for the Cambridge Footlights

Brief letters: Edinburgh memories | Starmer’s X-factor | Good Friday | Japanese walking | Corbyn’s new party

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accused of ‘abject failure’ as people smuggling arrests fall under Labour

Exclusive: Prime minister is warned ‘it’s never been easier to be a people smuggler’ after arrests fall despite his vow to ‘smash the gangs’

The Independent UK

Voices: No, Kemi Badenoch – housing asylum seekers in tents won’t solve our immigration problem

COMMENT: The leader of the Conservative Party ought to be addressing the issue of how to prevent more small boats from arriving in the UK, instead of talking vaguely of ‘camps’, says John Rentoul

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Why Channel crossings have continued to rise: six key reasons

More than 50,000 people have arrived in UK since Keir Starmer vowed to ‘smash the gangs’ behind small boats

The Guardian - UK

Anti-migrant unrest erupts despite UK's tightening of migration policy

Protests over asylum seeker accommodation have intensified in England, coinciding with the launch of a new UK-France deal to return migrants crossing the Channel on small boats.

Radio France Internationale

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

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.

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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times UK

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

Evening Standard

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’.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Evening Standard

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’.

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

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

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’.

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