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Labour’s child poverty strategy is a great step forward for social justice

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Lifting the two-child benefit limit – at a cost of £3bn – will improve the life chances of more than half a million young people. For this government, it is a move in the right direction

The Independent UK

Northern Irish leaders use Council Summit to push Starmer on budget

British and Irish leaders have met at the fourth British-Irish Council Summit in Wales.

Evening Standard

Starmer clarifies position on EU after Lammy talks up customs union

The Prime Minister said Labour would be sticking to its manifesto, which pledged to deepen ties with the EU without returning to the customs union.

Evening Standard

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Labour loses further London councillors amid wave of defections in capital

Labour has been haemorrhaging councillors in the capital to the Lib Dems, Greens, Tories and independents for several months

Evening Standard

Eurostar on track to link Germany and UK. But, when will direct trains launch?

Direct train services linking Germany and the UK were unveiled earlier this year, but what progress has been made since?

Euronews

2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

Which terms best represent 2025?

The Conversation

Digested week: Book lauds Robert F Kennedy Jr’s chest. Ridicule ensues

Defenders rally to Olivia Nuzzi amid book mockery, while rakish David Dimbleby channels his inner Dickens

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Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes

Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows

The Independent UK

Putin's assassins went through London Waterloo station with deadly Novichok which could have killed hundreds

They also stayed at hotels in the capital and used the Tube, Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Evening Standard

Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – as it happened

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housing

The Guardian - UK

Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000

The Prime Minister said action to tackle child poverty could help the economy in the long-term and ease pressure on public services.

Evening Standard

Sarwar’s fingerprints ‘all over the Budget’, says Starmer

The Prime Minister touted his Scottish leader’s influence as he addressed members on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’

The plan comes amid a record high of 4.45 million children living in poverty in the UK.

Evening Standard

Labour vows to ‘give every child a good start in life’ with child poverty strategy – but critics warn it’s not enough

While Sir Keir Starmer said tackling poverty is a ‘moral mission’ for him, campaigners have expressed concern the strategy lacks ambition

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Evening Standard

UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

The First Minister is expected to push for ‘urgent’ support for Scottish industry.

The Independent UK

David Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy

Deputy PM joins growing chorus of support in Labour to undo Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Families to be offered help to leave temporary accommodation under UK child poverty strategy

Government says series of measures, including childcare support, will lift 500,000 out of poverty

Evening Standard

SNP has damaged rather than improved Scotland, says Starmer

The Prime Minister spoke with less than six months to go to the next Holyrood election.

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Euronews

UK and Norway form naval alliance to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines

NATO's senior expert on cyber and hybrid threats said last year that persistent attacks on undersea cables across Europe is "the most active threat" to Western infrastructure.

The Independent UK

Michelle O’Neill to tackle Starmer for ‘prioritising weapons of war over people’

The Stormont leader said the Budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes.

Evening Standard

Starmer: Novichok poisoning inquiry shows UK must be vigilant to Russian threats

The Prime Minister said the inquiry’s report ‘is clear: moral responsibility lies with Putin’.

Evening Standard

Military families to benefit from funding for Christmas return leave – Starmer

The Prime Minister made the announcement of funding during a visit to RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028.

The Independent UK

UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack

Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018

The Independent UK

Starmer warned he will ‘squander trust’ with mayoral elections delay

Former local government minister Jim McMahon has hit out at the decision to postpone mayoral elections after Reform compared the PM to a dictator

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