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Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.

Al Jazeera

Keir Starmer to set out ‘plan for change’ with ‘milestones’ for key missions

The milestones will run alongside public sector reform, Downing Street said.

The Independent UK

Starmer to pledge cuts to NHS waiting lists and crime in major reset for Labour

Ambitious targets to improve voters’ lives come amid plunging approval ratings for government and loss of transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

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The power behind the vote for assisted dying? Ordinary people

Many powerful voices spoke for and against the bill, but those of constituents had the greatest sway over MPs

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh: Labour’s outspoken young survivor is derailed by her past

The departing transport secretary stood out as a leftwinger, one of the few Corbyn frontbenchers Starmer retained

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends Chagos agreement as ‘good deal’

The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government secures the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

‘I’m emotionally ruined’: MPs bitterly divided over assisted dying, with Starmer appalled by ministers’ comments

Unlikely alliances and concerns over vulnerable people’s rights have led to fierce debate and ethical uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

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Is There An Extra Bank Holiday In 2025: Downing Street Says 'No' Despite Additional Days In Previous Years

Downing Street has denied rumours of an extra bank holiday in 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

International Business Times UK

Russia bars UK Cabinet ministers over ‘hostile actions’

Deputy PM Angela Rayner, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were among 30 UK citizens put on a ‘stop list’ published by Russia

Evening Standard

Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks

Downing Street described the Monday night meeting as “constructive”.

The Independent UK

Downing Street signals Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK after ICC warrant

Number 10 refused to explicitly comment on ‘hypotheticals’ but said the UK would follow its ‘legal obligations’.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin threatens UK with new ballistic missile as Ukraine war escalates

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike the UK with a new ballistic missile after using the weapon to hit a target in Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

G20 leaders’ statement ‘disappointing’ on Ukraine – No 10

Russia is a member of the G20, and minister of foreign affairs Sergei Lavrov has been at this week’s summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Evening Standard

UK to relaunch ‘vital’ trade talks with India in early 2025

Sir Keir Starmer seeks ‘new strategic partnership’ after G20 meeting with Narendra Modi

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Evening Standard

No 10 dodges row over Elon Musk’s claims UK is ‘going full Stalin’ with farmers

Downing Street refused to be drawn into a row over the tech billionaire’s criticisms of its plans to reform inheritance tax for farms.

Evening Standard

Ukraine must be in strongest possible position, says No 10 after US missile move

Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, paving the way for a similar move by the UK.

The Independent UK

Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit

He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a decade when they hold talks in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit

He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a decade when they hold talks in Rio de Janeiro on Monday

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Evening Standard

No10 apologises after meat and alcohol served at Diwali event

Number 10 said a ‘mistake’ had been made in the organisation of the event and sought to assure the community ‘it will not happen again’.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 apologises after meat and alcohol served at Diwali celebration

Statement acknowledges ‘mistake’ that prompted complaints from some Hindus, including a Tory MP

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s final departure marks the moment that the Starmer project gets serious

The prime minister has finally grasped that Downing Street must control the narrative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The difference between Starmer and Badenoch that really matters? Their approach to Trump

The new Tory leader has rushed in to praise Trump and call for a US-UK trade deal that would devastate British farmers, says Starmer’s biographer, Tom Baldwin

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer 'embarrassed' as Sue Gray rejects 'fake' nations envoy role

KEIR Starmer has been utterly embarrassed after trying to give Sue Gray a “fake job” as nations envoy, the SNP have said ...

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray rejects envoy role amid warnings Keir Starmer was to withdraw offer

Allies of Starmer’s ex-chief of staff say she has turned down nations and regions role

The National (Scotland)

Sue Gray 'rejects role of nations envoy in Keir Starmer's government'

SUE Gray has rejected the role of “envoy to the nations and regions” in Keir Starmer’s government, reports say ...

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