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Sue Gray given peerage as Labour seeks to rebalance Lords

Former chief of staff one of 17 women to be named in party’s 30 new appointments to upper house

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray among 38 new peers announced by the UK Government

The UK Government has announced new peerages, including former Downing Street chief of staff Sue Gray.

The National (Scotland)

One in five voters who backed Tories in the election have switched to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, new poll says

Techne UK’s final weekly tracker poll of the year gives Kemi Badenoch’s Tories a one point boost in the last seven days but reveals an underlying problem with Farage and Reform UK

The Independent UK

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High profile, high risk: could Mandelson help tame Donald Trump?

Labour veteran Peter Mandelson is the first political appointment as ambassador to Washington in 50 years

The Guardian - UK

Moment Starmer comforts emotional child after surprise Christmas call to military families

Sir Keir Starmer comforted an emotional young boy as he surprised his mother with a Christmas video message.

The Independent UK

Starmer faces first major Brexit test as unionists request Stormont brake

UK government has been asked to veto EU law update applying in Northern Ireland relating to chemical labelling

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends Labour budget as Bank of England issues dire growth warning

Businesses have responded to Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiking the minimum wage and increasing National Insurance contributions by cutting jobs and raising prices

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Kemi Badenoch meets Jeremy Clarkson amid backlash over Starmer’s tractor tax

The Tory leader has attached herself to the former Top Gear presenter’s campaign against Labour’s decision to scrap agricultural property relief

The Independent UK

Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – as it happened

Downing Street confirms appointment, with Keir Starmer praising his ‘unrivalled experience’

The Guardian - UK

Labour expected to hand Lords seats to former MPs and Sue Gray

LABOUR are set to announce a raft of new peers, with seats in the House of Lords for MPs who lost their seats and Sue Gray reportedly on the agenda…

The National (Scotland)

Peter Mandelson to be appointed ambassador to Donald Trump's US, reports say

PETER Mandelson would be “a really good fit” for the job of ambassador to the US, a Labour Cabinet minister has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Readers name their priorities for Keir Starmer’s Labour government in 2025 – from NHS to economy

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: The new year brings growing debate over Britain’s future, with concerns from readers focused on the economy, public services, and leadership

The Independent UK

Starmer should not be the fall guy for Labour’s failures. This disaster was written by committee

The PM’s allies on the right of the party are ideologically opposed to any economic agenda that could see off the threat from Reform, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

PM urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing ‘broken roads’

The Department for Transport has announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.

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Peter Mandelson to be announced as UK’s next US ambassador

Keir Starmer on the verge of appointing Labour grandee to key post at start of Trump presidency

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson to be appointed UK ambassador to Washington

Labour peer Peter Mandelson is set to be named as Britain's next ambassador to Washington, according to reports.

The Guardian - UK

Liaison committee day. This was Keir Time. He’d dreamed of it for most of his life

Being asked about what he has been doing is Starmer’s idea of fun. There’s nothing he likes more than going on and on about himself

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer: I wouldn't change a thing about my first five months in power

Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not do anything differently if given the chance to relive his first five months in power, despite the turmoil and…

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer hits out at ‘dangers’ of tariffs in warning to Donald Trump

The president-elect claimed tariff is his ‘favourite word’ and threatened to impose a levy on all goods entering the US

The Guardian - UK

Have faith in Labour’s grownup government

Letters: Sarah Davidson says the government has a shot at solving profound generational challenges and Bryan Merton welcomes Polly Toynbee’s positive perspective. But Bernie Evans wants to see more action right now, and Philip Oliver urges Labour to keep voters engaged

Evening Standard

Starmer: Diplomatic contact with Syria needed so ‘what comes next is better’

UK officials met with HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Mohammed al-Golani, in Damascus earlier this week.

Evening Standard

PM says he would not change a thing despite bruising first five months in power

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged his Government had done ‘tough stuff’ since coming to office in July.

The National (Scotland)

'Come clean': UK Government refuses to say who Labour minister met on Israel trip

THE Labour Government has been urged to “come clean” after refusing to say which Israeli government representatives a minister met on a recent…

Evening Standard

UK must avoid Trump’s tariffs, says Starmer

Donald Trump has threatened to impose wide-ranging tariffs on the first day of his second term as US president.

Evening Standard

Starmer backs changes to nature protection rules to boost building

Sir Keir Starmer said some of the measures imposed to protect nature ‘don’t make a lot of sense’.

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