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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

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‘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

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”.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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

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

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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 ...

The National (Scotland)

Ukrainian charity powers hospitals with backing of Scottish Islands Federation

A UKRAINIAN charity which has previously received support from a Scottish island’s fundraising campaign has successfully completed its eighth…

Evening Standard

UK and France seek to put Ukraine in ‘strongest possible position into winter’

The two leaders held talks in Paris to mark Armistice Day and consider how best to continue supporting wartorn Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UK politics latest: Sue Gray ‘rejects’ new role as Starmer makes huge emissions pledge at Cop29

The former chief of staff had been offered the role as envoy to the nations and regions

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