Starmer hits Russia with new sanctions and reveals £210m Ukraine finance deal IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 15
Streeting sets out plans to tear up planning rules and net zero policies if he becomes PM The former health secretary plans to allow more drilling fr poil and gas and centralise decision making on major projects like energy plans and data centres The Independent UK · Jun 15
Starmer unveils fresh sanctions on Russian shadow fleet vessels and support for Ukrainian energy The prime minister, who set out the plans as he arrived in France for the G7 summit, warned that Putin’s ‘aggression threatens not just Ukraine, but the security of all Europe’ The Independent UK · Jun 15
Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine G7 told ‘we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes’, with Russia’s finance networks and shadow fleet targeted The Guardian - UK · Jun 15
Keir Starmer to step up pressure on Russia at G7 with new sanctions The measures will target Russia’s shadow fleet and the finance networks the country uses to circumvent western sanctions. Evening Standard · Jun 15
Jo Cox’s sister warns of UK’s ‘divisive rhetoric and dangerous language’ ten years after MP’s murder ‘You’ve got to decide if you want to take the debate forward and you want to work on solutions’, says Kim Leadbeater, a decade after her sister’s murder The Independent UK · Jun 15
Streeting details plans to fast track new infrastructure schemes to boost growth The former health secretary will set out his proposals for getting major new infrastructure projects built in a speech on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jun 15
Britain Wants To Ban Teens From Social Media. The Evidence Suggests It Won't Work. Britain is following Australia into a policy that has already struggled to keep children off social media, while forcing adults through intrusive age checks. Reason · Jun 15
Starmer attends G7 as Trump announces Strait of Hormuz to reopen It was Sir Keir Starmer’s first meeting with Mr Trump since the President said he was ‘no Winston Churchill’ in March Evening Standard · Jun 15
AAP · Jun 15 UK PM announces social media ban for under-16s YouTube, Facebook and X will be covered in a proposed ban on social media sites for under-16s by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Evening Standard · Jun 15 Camilla Thurlow says daughter Nora has been suffering from ‘seizure-type events’ Thurlow revealed last year that Nora, now four, had been diagnosed with autism and was non-verbal.
The Independent UK · Jun 15 Harry and Meghan issue tech firm warning over social media ban for under-16s The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed the ban but said the ‘measures do not fix the problem at its source’
Evening Standard · Jun 15 Trump does not believe US would ‘need much help’ in Strait of Hormuz The UK and France have led plans for a defensive mission to protect and reassure vessels in the channel once hostilities are over.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15 Impact of social media ban for under-16s in UK hinges on how firm it is Questions remain over enforcement, privacy risk and whether it could open door to even more invasive measures