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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests

PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Starmer has economy as top priority on Saudi trip amid human rights concerns

Sir Keir Starmer was meeting Mohammad bin Salman on the latest leg of his Middle East trip.

Evening Standard

Briton jailed in Dubai for past 16 years pleads with Starmer to end ‘nightmare’ on UAE visit

Exclusive: PM urged to fight for release of Ryan Cornelius, now 70, who has spent almost two decades imprisoned on a fraud charge the UN has said is unjust

The Independent UK

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Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right

By failing to challenge extremist narratives around immigration, Starmer is weakening, not strengthening, his government’s position, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

What next for Syria? Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia after rebels take Damascus

All you need to know about the unfolding situation in Syria

Evening Standard

‘Time is running out’: 12 Nobel laureates urge Keir Starmer to intervene in case of jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Writers JM Coetzee, Annie Ernaux, Kazuo Ishiguro and Olga Tokarczuk are among the laureates imploring the prime minister to act on behalf of the British Egyptian political prisoner

The Guardian - UK

149 shows, five continents and 10 million fans: Taylor Swift’s $2bn Eras Tour comes to an end

Pop titan has played to millions of fans, shattered records and experienced a number of personal milestones in the 21 months since she first set out on her career-spanning tour

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Starmer says UK strengthening defence partnership with Saudi Arabia as charities criticise human rights record – as it happened

Amnesty International UK says prime minister needs to ‘challenge repression of human rights defenders’ as he meets crown prince

The Guardian - UK

Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise his murder at Saudi meeting

PM’s two-day trip to the Middle East is likely to be overshadowed by the fall of the Assad regime in Syria

The Independent UK

Syria latest: UK to consider removing 'terrorist' status of HTS rebels that helped topple Assad regime

Syrians awoke on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia

Evening Standard

Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise husband’s murder at Saudi meeting

Starmer will meet crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for talks about forging closer ties on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Labour will be held accountable if they vote against Budget, says John Swinney

VOTING against the Scottish Government’s Budget will be an “albatross” around Labour’s neck, the First Minister has said, as he pledged to…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer welcomes end of Assad regime, as Syrian leader flees to Moscow

A coalition of rebels have seized control of Syrian capital Damascus in a lightning offensive, leading Bashar Assad to flee.

Evening Standard

Reeves to pledge closer EU ties in pivot from post-Brexit ‘division and chaos’

First speech by UK chancellor to eurozone finance ministers since 2020 will promise ‘business-like’ approach to relations

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The Independent UK

Voting against the Budget will be ‘albatross’ around Labour’s neck, says Swinney

The SNP remain short of a majority and will have to seek support from other parties to pass the Budget.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth

Rachel Reeves will be the first chancellor since Brexit to join a meeting of European finance ministers

The Independent UK

North of England to benefit from further Saudi trade, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘determined to ensure international diplomacy drives local results’.

International Business Times UK

Sir Sadiq? London Mayor Sadiq Khan Reportedly in Line for Prestigious Knighthood

London mayor Sadiq Khan has reportedly been shortlisted for a knighthood in the New Years Honours list.

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The Independent UK

Assad family’s iron-grip rule on Syria toppled as insurgents take control of Damascus

Assad, who has not spoken in public since the lightning rebel advance, has fled Damascus, reportedly to Moscow

The Guardian - UK

We need proper policies, Keir Starmer, not more pledges

Letters: Shirley Osborn, Dr Robert Lockie and John Sommer on the prime minister’s new milestones and his criticism of the civil service

The National (Scotland)

Major new independence poll could be breakthrough moment for Yes movement

If the new poll showing support for independence at 54 had been conducted by one of the polling firms that typically show better results for Yes,…

The Independent UK

UK welcomes fall of Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’, says Starmer amid calls for peace

The Prime Minister called for peace and stability following the lightning offensive which led to Bashar Assad’s overthrow.

Evening Standard

Rayner ‘knows people impatient for change’ amid fall in support for Labour

The Deputy Prime Minister pointed to ‘significant challenges’ faced by the Government since the election.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s big Farage problem has a simple solution: build, build, build

It’s not immigration or lack of services fuelling Reform UK’s impressive gains in the polls, but lack of housing. Huge investment is needed now, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s big majority is fragile and it has weak mandate for change, says report

Exclusive: Election strategy of ‘not being the Tories’ is a timebomb, says Labour-linked thinktank Compass

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