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Trump jokes about fat coyotes needing weight-loss drugs in call with Starmer

President-elect also compliments Prince William’s ‘modern’ beard during call with prime minister

The Independent UK

Trolling the UK: the issues enraging Elon Musk, world’s richest ‘pub bore’

Unprompted outbursts on X suggest the Tesla boss is hellbent on making life awkward for Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk claims King should dissolve Parliament in fresh attack on Starmer

Tech billionaire continues social media criticism of PM over handling of historic child abuse in Oldham

The Independent UK

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Tories demand inquiry into grooming gangs scandal as Elon Musk attacks Starmer

Billionaire’s latest criticism of PM prompts Kemi Badenoch to call for a ‘long overdue’ inquiry into Oldham rape gangs – but her remarks are condemned by Nigel Farage

The Independent UK

Many great prime ministers overcome a shaky start – but Keir Starmer’s window is closing fast

Successful PMs learn on the job, and Labour’s leader needs to start 2025 by showing his party and the country he has done so, writes biographer Anthony Seldon

The Guardian - UK

Geldof urged Blair to take international lead on aid for Africa

Newly released government files show the LiveAid campaigner was ‘scathing’ about ‘weak’ African leadership.

The Independent UK

Starmer defends controversial private schools VAT policy by arguing it will benefit middles classes

Days before it is imposed, Downing Street insists 20 per cent tax will deliver more funds for state schools and so ‘drive up standards’ for majority

The Independent UK

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Downing Street rejects Musk’s suggestion companies are turning away from UK

The tech entrepreneur said ‘very few companies’ were willing to invest in the UK under Sir Keir Starmer’s administration.

Evening Standard

Yes leads in new independence poll – and would surge if Reform UK win power

SUPPORT for Scottish independence is four-points stronger than support for the Union – and would increase massively should Nigel Farage take…

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage willing to work with Lord Mandelson to secure Trump trade deal

Downing Street would not be drawn on whether Keir Starmer would like Lord Mandelson to work with Farage, but No 10 insiders have made clear he will not be used as a bridge between the PM and Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Farage willing to work with Lord Mandelson to secure Trump trade deal

Downing Street would not be drawn on whether Sir Keir Starmer would like Lord Mandelson to work with Mr Farage.

Evening Standard

Mandelson an ‘asset’ to UK-US ties, No 10 says after Trump ally jibe

Downing Street defended the Labour grandee as a ‘significant asset’ to the transatlantic relationship.

Evening Standard

UK growth revised down to zero; firms warn economy is heading for ‘worst of all worlds’ – as it happened

UK GDP flatlined in the July-September quarter, ONS reports, as companies warn October budget has hurt economy too

The Guardian - UK

Six new Tory peers are ‘brave, true radicals’, Kemi Badenoch claims

Toby Young, the founder and director of the Free Speech Union, is among those who have been nominated as a Conservative life peer by the Tory leader.

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'Odd way to abolish it': Labour pledge slated as 38 new peers announced

DOWNING Street announced a raft of new nominations to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon, which included former chief of staff to the…

The Guardian - UK

Appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to US divides Labour MPs

Ministers hail peer as a heavyweight but others question the selection of a previously outspoken critic of party policy

The Independent UK

New peerages list in full: Sue Gray joined by Therese Coffey and controversial Tory columnist

Downing Street announced a raft of new appointments to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon

The Independent UK

Sue Gray handed peerage months after being sacked by Keir Starmer

Prime minister’s former chief of staff, who was responsible for the Partygate investigation that helped topple Boris Johnson’s government, will become a life peer

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Evening Standard

Sue Gray set to join House of Lords as she is nominated for life peerage

Partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff among figures nominated to become peers

The Independent UK

Sue Gray among 30 new Labour peers

Other new appointments to the House of Lords include former shadow cabinet minister Thangam Debbonaire and ex-minister Therese Coffey.

The Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt was told not to apologise for Rishi Sunak’s general election D-Day gaffe

The former Commons leader has revealed she threatened to pull out of TV debates if she was not allowed to acknowledge the move was a mistake

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.

The Independent UK

Government still does not know how much HS2 will cost, MPs told

The new chief executive of HS2 declined to apologise for the project building a £100 million bat ‘shed’.

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