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• Starmer accused of manifesto breach after diluting workers’ rights bill

  28-11-2025 15:08 via ft.com
  Government has dropped pledge to give employees protection against unfair dismissal from day one
  
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• Starmer tells ministers to work ‘as a team’ amid leadership speculation

  06-01-2026 17:25 via ft.com
  Prime minister urges cabinet to focus on issues that matter to voters in start-of-year meeting
  
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• The short-term politics of Labour’s war on inflation

  06-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Offering households some relief from price pressures has trade-offs for investment
  
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• Electric car discounts are unsustainable, says industry group

  06-01-2026 07:58 via bbc.com
  The SMMT warned of a growing gap between consumer demand and the government's ambitions for EVs.
  
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• Chris Mason: Starmer sticks to strategy of avoiding criticism of Trump over Maduro

  06-01-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  The government's cautious response has been pounced on by its critics, writes the BBC's political editor.
  
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• Threatening to strip someone of their citizenship is no joke

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  That this Labour government seems to find Alaa Abdel Fattah’s predicament a laughing matter is unconscionable
  
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• Starmer may want closer ties with the EU — but will Brussels play ball?

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The PM is trying to reassure pro-Europeans in Labour that a reset is coming, but EU officials say the timing is poor
  
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• Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
  
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• Has Europe learnt to manage migration?

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little changed
  
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• Councils relying on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Local authorities in England increasingly push back deadlines on decisions as system becomes more complex
  
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• Councils rely on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Local authorities in England increasingly push back deadlines on decisions as system becomes more complex
  
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• West Midlands police to be questioned over Israeli football fan ban

  06-01-2026 02:45 via bbc.com
  BBC News has seen a letter from the Dutch police inspectorate, which appears to contradict claims made by West Midlands Police about Maccabi fans' previous behaviour.
  
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• Cooper reminds US of international legal obligations in Venezuela

  05-01-2026 23:11 via bbc.com
  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has so far avoided condemning US military action in the Latin American state.
  
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• Manchester Arena families say MI5 must be fully included in new law on cover-ups

  05-01-2026 23:00 via bbc.com
  The law follows campaigning by families affected by the 1989 Hillsborough disaster that claimed 97 lives.
  
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• Britain’s prime ministerial carousel

  05-01-2026 19:00 via ft.com
  Flip-flopping leadership is economically damaging and a sign of a deeper malaise
  
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• Only Greenland and Denmark should decide its future, Starmer says

  05-01-2026 17:53 via bbc.com
  It comes after President Trump again said "we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security".
  
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• US action in Venezuela not legal, senior Labour MP says

  05-01-2026 17:52 via bbc.com
  UK must make clear US operation is unacceptable, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry says.
  
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• What is Keir Starmer doing about the cost of living?

  05-01-2026 16:36 via ft.com
  UK prime minister starts 2026 with vow to ease pressures on households and deliver ‘positive change’
  
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• Scottish party leaders set out stalls ahead of election

  05-01-2026 15:15 via bbc.com
  John Swinney, Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay have made their pitches for May's Holyrood vote.
  
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• Moment of truth for Britain’s Trump diplomacy

  05-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer hopes for closeness over confrontation with US in the hope it won’t hand Russia a victory in Ukraine
  
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• New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force

  05-01-2026 08:54 via bbc.com
  The government says it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs.
  
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• What's behind PM's notable shift on closer ties to Europe?

  05-01-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer has given details of his plans for a "Brexit reset". What could it mean for the UK?
  
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• Taxes will need to rise before next UK election, economists predict

  05-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Majority of respondents in FT’s annual survey say economy will not be strong enough for people to feel better off
  
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• Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026

  05-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Businesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution FoundationThe UK is poised for a rise in unemployment in 2026 fuelled by the collapse of “zombie” companies that have struggled to adapt to a rise in business costs, according to a report.At the start of what could be a pivotal year for the economy, the Resolution Foundation said businesses were grappling with a “triple whammy” of multiyear increases in interest rates, energy pr
  
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• UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners

  04-01-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from MondayHome Office plans to immediately begin seizing asylum seekers’ mobile phones and sim cards without the need for an arrest have been condemned by a solicitor and anti-torture campaigners.People who arrive by small boat and are sent to Manston processing centre in Kent will from Monday be eligible for searches for electronic devices, a minister has said, with technology on site to
  
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• UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela

  04-01-2026 18:36 via theguardian.com
  UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary saysVenezuela crisis – latest updatesThe UK is “not entirely clear” what it means for the US to be in charge of Venezuela, the chief secretary to the prime minister has said, urging a move towards a peaceful transition of power.Darren Jones said the UK would wait to determine whether there had been a breach of international law after the US attacked the Venezu
  
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• Starmer says closer ties with EU single market preferable to a customs union

  04-01-2026 17:05 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister gives clearest sign yet that government is seeking to further deepen Britain’s links with BrusselsCloser ties with the EU single market are preferable to a customs union, Keir Starmer has said, in his clearest sign yet that the government is seeking to further deepen links with Brussels.The prime minister said the UK should consider “even closer alignment” with the single market. “If it’s in our national interest … then we should consider that,
  
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• European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack

  04-01-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international lawVenezuela crisis: latest updatesEuropean leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to seize Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil indu
  
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• PM ready for closer EU alignment 'in the national interest'

  04-01-2026 16:46 via bbc.com
  It is the clearest indication yet the PM wants to pursue a closer relationship with Europe in a broader number of areas.
  
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• Five things we learned from Senedd election debate

  04-01-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  Political parties take part in a New Year debate ahead of May's Welsh Senedd election.
  
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