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Drink spiking to be made criminal offence as Starmer pledges crackdown on violence against women

Prime minister laid out plans to chief constables, transport bosses and industry executives in Downing Street on Monday

The Independent UK

Thousands of bar staff in England and Wales to be trained to spot spiking

Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against women

The Guardian - UK

Bar staff to be trained to spot drink spiking

The Government says it is committed to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade.

The Independent UK

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Thousands of bar staff to be trained to spot drink spiking

The Government says it is committed to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade.

Evening Standard

Tories urge PM to reject Netanyahu arrest warrant and alter ‘nonsensical’ stance

Dame Priti Patel and Robert Jenrick suggested the International Criminal Court decision had ‘no proper basis in international law’.

The Independent UK

Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer

Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change

The Guardian - UK

Labour Government's welfare cuts branded ‘vile and out of touch’ by Scottish parties

Scottish parties have slammed the Labour Government’s plans to slash benefits spending, branding the move "vile and out of touch" and…

The National (Scotland)

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Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows

Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plans to cut benefits will leave disabled Scots ‘financially worse off’

Welfare charities have branded the Prime Minister’s plans to cut benefits spending as "arbitrary" and a move that "will leave…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats

Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments, as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

The Independent UK

Young people will lose benefits if they refuse work and training, minister says

Liz Kendall said claimants have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with skills or employment programmes.

Evening Standard

Tories would not support decision to arrest Netanyahu in UK, says Hollinrake

Downing Street has indicated the Israeli prime minister faces detention if he enters Britain after an international arrest warrant was issued for him.

Evening Standard

Labour could be knocked off course as it sticks to £40bn mission

The government’s pact with voters relies on it delivering on its promise of growth but the early omens are unsettling

The Guardian - UK

Simon Harris says ‘entirely possible’ there will be Irish unity in his lifetime

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Evening Standard

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Benefits claimants will face sanctions if they refuse to work, minister says

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do not do so.

The Independent UK

‘Charity tax’ rise will hurt antisemitism fight, Rachel Reeves warned in latest Budget pushback

Labour chancellor told surprise rise in employers national insurance contributions will hit fight against antisemitism, after anti-Jewish hate incidents reached a record high in the first half of this year

The Guardian - UK

Labour left urges Starmer to speak up for human rights on Saudi Arabia trip

Party figures have voiced concerns that next month’s visit will be dominated by the PM seeking investment

Evening Standard

What the papers say – November 24

Sunday’s front pages contain a range of political and celebrity stories.

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Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’

The Prime Minister used an article in the Mail on Sunday to vow to ‘get to grips’ with the cost of welfare.

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary says assisted dying ‘slippery slope to death on demand’

Shabana Mahmood said she was ‘profoundly concerned’ by the Bill.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying is ‘slippery slope’ to ‘death on demand’, says justice secretary

Labour grandee Lord Falconer has hit back at Shabana Mahmood, saying she was ‘wrong’ to say the safeguards in the proposed new law were not enough

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘letting off’ City lawyers while stripping cash from pensioners in Budget

Calls for reform of tax paid by law, accountancy and private equity firms instead of controversial cuts to winter fuel payments

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

The Independent UK

Donald Trump ally warns Keir Starmer the US will ‘crush’ the UK economy if it helps arrest Benjamin Netanyahu

Senator Lindsey Graham hit out at US allies warning they should not comply with the warrant for the Israeli leader issued by the ICC

The Independent UK

Voices: Rachel Reeves is standing by her ‘tough decisions’ – but for how long?

COMMENT: The chancellor insists that she is not for turning, writes John Rentoul. But with the current cold snap and discontent among farmers, I predict she will, indeed, retreat

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