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Starmer pledges to avoid rerun of 1980s deindustrialisation with clean energy plans

Prime minister suggests there will be more public money made available for new technologies

The Guardian - UK

UK's Starmer Hails 'Landmark' Carbon Capture Funding

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly GBP22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a "landmark week" for Britain.

International Business Times

Cabinet ministers don’t need to repay freebies, says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir has said he will repay the costs of some gifts he received, including nearly £2,000 of hospitality at Doncaster Racecourse and six Taylor Swift tickets

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer: Accepting freebies was 'not a misstep'

KEIR Starmer has said him paying back more than £6000 worth of gifts and hospitality is not an admission he made a misstep.

The National (Scotland)

Fears over future of Falklands after Chagos Islands deal dubbed ‘strategic disaster’

Exclusive: A group of indigenous Chagossians are planning to stage a protest over the decision to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius, The Independent understands, accusing the government of excluding them from talks

The Independent UK

What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?

Could the UK-Mauritius deal open the door to other British territories?

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says ministers don’t need to follow his lead and repay freebies

The prime minister has been accused of letting the row over freebies, for everything from Arsenal football matches to Taylor Swift concerts, drag on for too long

The Independent UK

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Starmer is boxing himself in over Europe – and putting approval ratings above young people’s futures

The PM seems to think embracing youth mobility would make him look soft on migration. Perhaps he should grow a backbone, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership candidates fail to inspire as new poll shows Starmer support holds firm

Exclusive: A week of coverage of the Conservative Party leadership contest and more questions over free gifts have only made a small dent in Labour’s continued poll lead

The Independent UK

Independent readers give their verdict on the Tory leadership race

Some readers called for the Conservatives to return to the centre ground – while others raised fears over ‘Maga-style rhetoric’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package

On a visit to Liverpool, the prime minister will unveil two ‘carbon capture clusters’ in Merseyside and Teesside to be developed in the next 25 years

The Independent UK

Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects

Investment will fund two CCS clusters – but environmental campaigners have criticised plans

The Guardian - UK

British police cars, American biscuits and wild donkeys – what life is like on the Chagos Islands

Sir Keir Starmer’s government announces Britain will return of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - but what’s it like on the the islands?

The Independent UK

Party conference season needs pepping up

Letters: Mike Sheaff says allowing members of an audience a brief opportunity to express a view should be considered an essential part of democracy, while Jonathan Allum says there is still passion in politics. Plus a letter from Dr Ian Flintoff

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

All the gifts declared by Sir Keir Starmer in the past year

MPs can accept gifts from donors – but should they?

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan declines to follow Keir Starmer in paying back Taylor Swift ticket freebie

Mayor was gifted six tickets worth a total of £1,200 for Wembley Stadium gig

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Keir Starmer can't spend his way out of the freebie row

It is easy to look back on the 2000s with magenta-tinted glasses. Certainly, there was no major land war in Europe, or a global pandemic. Meanwhile, to be a Eurosceptic basically meant tutting about ever-closer union. Few seriously suggested leaving the EU.

The National (Scotland)

Protesters gather outside Scottish Power HQ to call out energy bills hike

PROTESTERS have gathered outside the headquarters of Scottish Power to demand the Winter Fuel Payment cut be reversed ...

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The Independent UK

James Cleverly condemns Chagos Islands deal - despite being the one who initiated talks

After a barnstorming conference, which catapulted Mr Cleverly to second favourite in the Tory leadership contest, the Chagos Islands news threatens to derail his momentum

The National (Scotland)

UK gives up last African colony after years of dispute

THE UK has agreed to hand over its last African colony to Mauritius, ending years of dispute.

Evening Standard

UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base

Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer must get a grip on ethics commission

Taylor Swift, Glastonbury, clothes - the Prime Minister has paid back from than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality he received since entering Number 10, following the simmering row over ministerial donations.

Evening Standard

US ambassador on falling in love with London, soft power and exclusive view of Shepard Fairey Shoreditch mural

Jane Hartley also tells in exclusive interview how she sees London as a ‘kinder, gentler’ New York

Evening Standard

Joe Biden's hint of Israeli strike on Iranian oil sites sends crude price surging

Comment comes after Biden warned Israel against hitting nuclear sites in Iran, as UK urges de-escalation

The Independent UK

MPs accepting freebies while out of power ‘different’, minister claims

Sarah Jones defends frontbenchers taking free tickets to concerts and festivals while in opposition as ‘building relationships’

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