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Channel crossings by migrants in small boats: Key numbers

Afghan migrants accounted for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of the year.

Evening Standard

Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister

Home Office figures show 122 people made the journey on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Confusion grows over Labour’s economic plan as minister refuses to rule out sidelining growth pledge

Alex Norris was repeatedly pressed on whether the government planned to sideline the PM’s pledge to make the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7

The Independent UK

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NHS bosses reportedly worried about Starmer’s pledge to cut waiting lists

PM expected to set target to carry out 92% of routine operations and appointments within 18 weeks

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage claims Trump team ‘appalled’ by Chagos Islands deal – as it happened

Reform UK leader and Donald Trump ally says agreement likely to collapse as deal with China over Hong Kong did

The Guardian - UK

British Museum and Greek PM ‘held talks over return of Elgin Marbles’

Keir Starmer is thought to be more open to the idea of returning the Elgin Marbles than predecessor Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Public services complaints in England soar by more than a third since 2016 – study

Written complaints about DWP double, while prisons, the NHS and higher education experience big increase

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Assisted dying bill brings critical state of palliative care into government’s focus

MPs behind commission for better end-of-life care proposal hope for Wes Streeting support after vote result

The Guardian - UK

Weather blamed for small boat arrivals rising to 20,000 under Labour

Home secretary to highlight data showing record number of calm autumnal days that made Channel crossings likely

The Guardian - UK

Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU more than eight years after Brexit vote

Exclusive: To cover the continuing costs of Britain’s divorce from Europe, the government has accounted for £20.6bn in future payments for Brussels staff and diplomats’ pensions, as well as the UK’s pre-existing financial obligations

The Independent UK

Labour’s big relaunch won’t solve its biggest problem: this government doesn’t speak human

Farage and Trump are winning because they understand the politics of emotion, while Labour is lost in numbers and statistics, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Channel migrant crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister

Some 50,637 arrivals were recorded during Rishi Sunak’s premiership, which began on October 25 2022.

Evening Standard

Starmer warned a UK-US trade deal would ‘destroy Britain’s family farms and food standards’

Warning comes as farmers prepare to descend on Westminster for a second time to protest planned changed to inheritance tax rules

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh’s exit dealt with quickly in contrast to Tories, says Labour minister

Pat McFadden defends government handling of transport secretary’s departure, saying it did not ‘drag on for weeks’

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The Independent UK

Cabinet minister does not know ‘who knew what when’ over Louise Haigh

Ms Haigh resigned as transport secretary on Friday in relation to a criminal conviction.

The National (Scotland)

Senior Labour figure panned for 'depressing listen' after BBC interview

A SENIOR Labour figure has been panned for his “depressing” interview on the BBC’s flagship political show on Sunday morning...

The Guardian - UK

Another election? Mr Caine is taking the Michael

Yes Labour have been taxier and spendier than their manifesto implied, but actors signing an Elon Musk-supported petition is a sinister step

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice casts doubt on Keir Starmer's new 'plan for change'

KEIR Starmer will set out a “plan for change” with milestones set in key policy areas to achieve the targets laid out in Labour’s manifesto,…

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s new delivery targets are intended to give an electric jolt to Whitehall

The view in Number 10 is that work on the government’s missions has been too sluggish and now needs to be driven harder and faster

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Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.

The Independent UK

Top pollster warns Keir Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’

Sir John Curtice says Keir Starmer has shown ‘absolutely no ability’ to explain how he is going to lead the country out of its problems after five months of government, as the PM prepares for major policy reset this week

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to set out ‘plan for change’ with ‘milestones’ for key missions

The milestones will run alongside public sector reform, Downing Street said.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to pledge cuts to NHS waiting lists and crime in major reset for Labour

Ambitious targets to improve voters’ lives come amid plunging approval ratings for government and loss of transport secretary

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘burying head in sand’ over deal to allow young Britons to live and work in Europe

Exclusive: Despite repeatedly citing economic growth as a number one priority, the government has refused to conduct an assessment of how a deal for young people to live and work across the bloc could boost the economy

The Independent UK

Voices: Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

COMMENT: A person close to the former PM said the current government is like a bunch of unimaginative ‘librarians and academics’ but, writes John Rentoul, for some Starmer is not just a librarian or an academic but a funeral director

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