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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims

Health secretary says Labour were forced to make unpopular decisions in its first six months in power

The Independent UK

Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer

Reform UK leader claims ‘free speech is back’ when asked about new ally Musk’s comments

The Independent UK

Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver

Keir Starmer’s government can’t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commission

The Guardian - UK

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Start the rebuilding work, Keir Starmer, and show us you’re different to the last bunch of cowboys

Setting up yet another commission on social care is an extreme example of Labour putting off the promised urgent repairs

The Guardian - UK

The UK does have a ‘special relationship’ – but it’s with Europe

The government is only deceiving itself by trying to ‘make Brexit work’ and forlornly pursuing a trade deal with Trump

The Guardian - UK

Burning waste is not the way to move the UK towards a circular economy

A recycling target of 65% by 2035 won’t stop our reliance on incineration. The key lies in eco-design

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s silence on Brexit damage blasted as food security declines

KEIR Starmer has been accused of keeping silent about the damage caused by Brexit despite knowing all about it.

The National (Scotland)

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What the papers say – January 5

The death of a former royal nanny’s stepson in the New Orleans terror attack features on Sunday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

‘Picture Nigel Farage as PM’: jubilant Reform UK dares to dream at East of England conference

Members urged to feel party’s momentum – but some remain aware of the obstacles ahead

The Guardian - UK

Cooper defends Phillips as ‘fearless’ advocate after Musk criticism

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said minister Jess Phillips had ‘campaigned tirelessly’ on behalf of those that had been failed by institutions.

Evening Standard

New year, new Keir? Labour have big plans for 2025 - including taking inspiration from Thatcher

The party’s manifesto promised big policy reforms. Now, with his popularity in freefall, the prime minister must deliver to change the political narrative

The Guardian - UK

All NHS acute hospital trusts in England are missing Labour’s 18-week target

The PM’s ‘milestones’ include 92% of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks – but not one of the 124 trusts is hitting the mark

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer, Voted Most Unpopular PM in Modern History, Slammed for Queue Jumping in Portugal

Sir Keir Starmer has apparently continued his quest to be the most unpopular man in Britain by breaking one of the nation's most sacred cultural practices: queuing.

International Business Times UK

Voices: Never mind Badenoch and Farage – Starmer’s real task is dealing with Trump and Musk

COMMENT: It’s not just Starmer’s premiership at stake here. If the president-elect and his billionaire pal become a bigger threat than they already are, UK democracy may also be at their mercy, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Farage calls out Badenoch directly on Reform UK membership at conference

On Boxing Day, Ms Badenoch wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Reform UK’s online membership ticker was ‘a fake, coded to tick up automatically’.

Evening Standard

Reform UK would launch grooming gangs inquiry if elected, chairman says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised by Elon Musk over the issue.

Evening Standard

Home Office accused of spending £10,000 on lavish dinner at Searcys in The Gherkin

Civil servants reportedly received special permission to use the government’s Procurement Card to host the lavish gala for their Italian counterparts in November

The Guardian - US

How Elon Musk’s X became the global right’s supercharged front page

Musk has now used X as a platform to make aggressive interventions in US politics – and in those of other countries

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The Independent UK

Trump jokes about fat coyotes needing weight-loss drugs in call with Starmer

President-elect also compliments Prince William’s ‘modern’ beard during call with prime minister

The Independent UK

Luke Littler gets emotional after historic World Darts final win

Luke Littler became the youngest ever world champion of darts after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final at Alexandra Palace.

The Independent UK

Whistleblower says Starmer ‘perhaps as guilty as anyone’ over grooming gang failures

Maggie Oliver criticised previous inquiries into the scandal

Evening Standard

Whistleblower says Starmer ‘guilty as anyone’ over grooming gang failures

Maggie Oliver criticised previous inquiries into the scandal.

The Independent UK

Luke Littler performance ‘mesmerising’ and ‘inspirational’ – Sir Keir Starmer

The teenager from Warrington became the youngest world champion ever as he beat three-time winner Michael van Gerwen 7-3 at Alexandra Palace.

The Independent UK

Far-right Italian PM and Musk fan Giorgia Meloni says she is ‘in tune’ with Keir Starmer

Giorgia Meloni, known for her hardline views on immigration, came to power in October 2022

The Independent UK

GPs to send patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists

Patients with symptoms of cancer, heart failure and bowel conditions will no longer have to wait to see a consultant first under Labour reform

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