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Media Watch: BBC under fire for 'appalling' reporting

Good evening and welcome to the final Media Watch of 2024.

The National (Scotland)

From constant scandals to its best shows ending – how 2024 turned into the BBC’s annus horribilis

With star names such as Gary Lineker, Kirsty Wark and Mishal Husain leaving, a slew of others embroiled in legal troubles and a sharp drop in income, this has been a dreadful 12 months for the broadcaster. But could it get worse?

The Guardian - UK

‘Ship stabilised’ after turbulent year for Labour in Wales, says First Minister

Eluned Morgan said the Labour group was now ‘really united’.

Evening Standard

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Areas with worst potholes revealed as Labour tells councils to ‘get on’ with repairs

Find out how badly your area is affected by the pothole ‘plague’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to go abroad with family over New Year

The Prime Minister and his family will spend Christmas at Chequers, his official country residence, before taking a break elsewhere.

The Independent UK

Is Labour to blame for slowing UK economy? It’s more complex than that

Tories point finger at Rachel Reeves’s budget but economy has been misfiring for best part of a decade

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and family to go abroad ‘for a few days’ over new year, says No 10

Prime minister to take first overseas holiday with wife, Victoria, and teenage children since general election

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Mandelson an ‘asset’ to UK-US ties, No 10 says after Trump ally jibe

Downing Street defended the Labour grandee as a ‘significant asset’ to the transatlantic relationship.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Zelensky discuss ‘refining’ UK training for Ukraine armed forces

The Prime Minister and the Ukrainian president spoke on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Jailed activist ‘hurt’ PM did not raise case with Egyptian leader, says family

Campaigners want Sir Keir Starmer to make a direct intervention with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to help free Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Evening Standard

SNP and LibDems expected to force Commons vote on Waspi compensation

The SNP and LibDems are expected to force a Commons vote in the new year on compensation for Waspi women.

The National (Scotland)

Spain’s socialist leader has defied expectations. Are there lessons for Starmer?

Pedro Sánchez has remained a rare bulwark of social democracy in an increasingly right-leaning continent

The Guardian - UK

Starmer under pressure over promise to drive growth as UK economy flatlines

Unexpected downgrade to GDP to show zero growth in third quarter underlines Labour’s challenging start in power

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who? Test your knowledge with our Christmas picture puzzle news quiz

They all made waves in 2024, but can you name the politicians, sports stars, pop heroes and good eggs?

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Labour MP invites Donald Trump ‘home’ to visit the Scottish island where his mother was born

Exclusive: Torcuil Crichton, whose party leader Keir Starmer is expected to offer the US president-elect a state visit, sent the message in a Christmas card

Evening Standard

Mandelson must make his voice ‘the most important’ as ambassador to US – Darroch

The former British ambassador in Washington also said life under a Donald Trump presidency will be ‘like a 24/7 bar-room brawl’.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’ push to improve EU ties remains boxed in by red lines

Chancellor’s visit to EU meeting looks for smoother trade to improve growth but youth mobility scheme remains sticking point

The Independent UK

‘I’ll starve myself until I collapse to secure my son’s release from Egyptian prison,’ vows grandmother

Exclusive: Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been in prison in Egypt for more than 10 years on charges the United Nations says are unjust

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The Guardian - UK

Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast

Last week’s photo op with the Reform leader and X owner was further evidence of the UK’s inevitable march towards the far right. Merry Christmas!

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s tariffs will be ‘surgical’, president-elect’s former adviser warns

It comes just days after Keir Starmer hit out at the ‘dangers’ of tariffs, putting the prime minister on a collision course with the incoming US president

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear

In choosing the UK’s new ambassador, Keir Starmer is gambling that the rewards will justify the risks

The Guardian - UK

Faced with Trump and Farage, Britain’s natural ally is Europe

The Labour party’s determination to stick to Brexit simply condemns the UK to fight a lone hand against the far-right forces ranged against it

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer is ‘giving an open goal’ to Nigel Farage's Reform UK - here's how

KEIR Starmer’s Labour Government are “giving an open goal” to Reform UK with a mix of “unpopular decisions” and “poor communication”,…

The Independent UK

New laws taking ‘major strides’ to improving people’s lives, Lucy Powell claims

The Commons Leader said the ‘unrelenting legislative agenda’ would have a ‘tangible positive impact’.

The Independent UK

UK should designate China a national security threat, claims Priti Patel

Shadow foreign secretary accuses China of ‘all sorts of incursions in our country’

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