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Starmer reveals plans for new EU defence pact as PM warns Ukraine war ‘already bigger than Europe’

Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the prime minister has for the first time outlined his Brexit reset plans for further European defence cooperation amid an increasingly unstable global landscape

The Independent UK

Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’

Minister says flat-rate compensation scheme for women affected by rising state pension age would have cost taxpayer £10.5bn

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Plunging in the polls, Keir Starmer is now bringing back the Blairites for his 2025 reset

Keir Starmer opens Downing Street’s door this week for guests from schoolchildren singing carols to MPs and hacks, trooping in to meet the PM over English sparkling wine. Starmer will be looking forward to a few days off. He looks and sounds tired after undertaking a punishing travel schedule to…

Evening Standard

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Blow for Starmer as Mauritius PM rejects Chagos deal and demands talks reopen

Tories demand answers on ‘basic facts’ about ‘crumbling’ Chagos Islands deal as Mauritius PM Dr Navin Ramgoolam has pulls the plug on agreement demanding talks are reopened

The Independent UK

UK Refuses To Mourn Russian General Killed In Moscow

The UK does not mourn the death of Russian general Kirillov due to his involvement in deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine. Ukraine is suspected of assass...

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MI5 had ‘legitimate reasons’ to warn about lawyer accused of working for China

Christine Lee has lost her legal challenge against the security service.

Evening Standard

UK will not mourn death of Russian general killed in Moscow attack, No 10 says

Igor Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in the Russian capital as he left for work.

Evening Standard

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UK announces fresh sanctions on Russian energy

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is in Estonia for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).

The Independent UK

Pressure grows on PM over China national security threat amid claims 'spy' was Prince Andrew's 'money man'

The Government fears that significant action could have severe economic and political effects

Evening Standard

Training up UK workers may not bring down net migration, Starmer warned

Skilled overseas workers contribute 20 times more than UK-born adults, while some shortages may be due to pay and conditions, say advisers

The Guardian - UK

M&S rents warehouse just to store post-Brexit paperwork, boss reveals

Ex-Tory MP and M&S chairman said ‘it is quite extraordinary… you wouldn’t believe it’, but the retailer has to store thousands of pages of documents in a warehouse in the Republic of Ireland for six years after taking food across the border

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage and Nick Candy say they met Musk at Mar-a-Lago to discuss doing ‘great things together’ – as it happened

Farage and Reform UK treasurer met Musk at Donald Trump’s Florida home, party says

The Guardian - UK

‘No plans’ to ban smacking children despite concerns over Sara Sharif case, education secretary says

Despite Sir Keir Starmer in 2022 calling for a smacking ban in Wales to be extended throughout the UK, Bridget Phillipson said the government has ‘no plans to legislate’ to do so

The Independent UK

China Says Spying Claims Involving UK's Prince Andrew 'Preposterous'

China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain's Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were "preposterous", after the UK government voiced mounting concerns over the allegations.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims responsibility for killing of Russian general in Moscow – as it happened

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment after a device inside a scooter detonated

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer meets world leaders in Estonia as he visits troops serving on Russian border

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer met leaders of Baltic states in Estonia for the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) conference on Tuesday, 17 December, before visiting British troops serving on Russia's border.

The Guardian - UK

Labour seems to be flailing, but keep faith: Starmer’s long-term plans are both radical and sound

Goals for low-carbon energy, prison reforms, housebuilding and more are ambitious and nation-changing. They won’t happen overnight, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Trump blasts Biden permission for long-range strikes

US president-elect calls move by Joe Biden ‘stupid’; North Koreans killed in combat against Ukraine for first time, says Pentagon. What we know on day 1,028

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International Business Times

Embassy Plans Add To UK Headaches In Resetting China Ties

As Britain's new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could mar relations: Beijing's controversial plans to open the largest embassy in the UK. China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital's upmarket…

Evening Standard

What the papers say – December 17

Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Government faces pressure to designate China a security threat

Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest person to be named as an alleged Chinese agent.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to visit British troops on Russia’s border

Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires ‘all the capability it can get’

The Independent UK

Starmer to visit troops serving on Russian border in push for Ukraine support

Sir Keir Starmer was speaking at the Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia where he met leaders of Baltic states.

The Independent UK

Starmer urges Western allies to send more support to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer has said Western allies must double down support for Ukraine, as the war enters its third winter since the Russian invasion began in February 2022.

International Business Times

UK Concerned Over China Spying Row Engulfing Prince Andrew

The UK government Monday voiced growing concerns over allegations of espionage by China, as a Chinese businessman with links to disgraced Prince Andrew denied being a spy.

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