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UK struggles to reduce migrant crossings after near-record in 2025

The number of migrants arriving on UK shores in small boats reached its second-highest total last year since records were started in 2018, government statistics confirmed on Thursday. It comes despite a "one in, one out" scheme designed to send irregular migrants back to France.

Radio France Internationale

Labour Blasted Over 'Utter Disgrace' Plan: Migrants To Reportedly Get New-Build Social Homes

Labour's £100 million plan to build social homes for asylum seekers sparks outrage from Conservatives and Reform MPs, who argue British citizens are being sidelined.

International Business Times UK

'Deeply Sinister' Labour Plans For Newborn Digital IDs Revealed—What Can Britons Expect?

Labour's secret plans to issue digital IDs to newborns have sparked outrage among Opposition politicians and the public, raising serious questions about the true scope of the Government's mandatory identification scheme beyond employment verification.

International Business Times UK

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Press Association’s chief political photographer shares favourite images of 2025

Press Association chief political photographer Stefan Rousseau’s pictures showcase both the unexpected and accidental moments of British politics.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump a bully and vows to stand up to his ‘hatred and bile’

Labour London mayor hits out at the US President’s ‘pathetic name-calling’ and suggests warm meeting with Zohran Mamdani was just the New York mayor’s ‘diplomacy’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer's 'Year Of Proof' Promise Blasted As Dishonest By Fed-Up Voters, Becomes 'Least Popular PM Ever'

Labour's broken promises and tax betrayals have made Starmer Britain's least popular PM. Discover why voters reject his optimistic rhetoric amid rising despair and economic decline.

International Business Times UK

Inside the impoverished Welsh communities abandoning Labour and turning to Farage’s Reform

IN DEPTH: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

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Keir Starmer vows to ‘stay the course’ in 2026 after Labour leadership speculation

In his New Year message, the Labour prime minister, under pressure over faltering economy and with his party trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls, pledges Britain will ‘turn a corner’ in the next 12 months

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living

PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers

The Guardian - UK

PM vows to ‘defeat decline and division’ by ‘staying the course’ in new year

Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026.

Evening Standard

Greens’ Polanski prepared to work with Burnham but not Starmer ‘to stop Reform’

Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on hard times for Britain’s charities: struggling to do more with less

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today, the challenges facing the voluntary sector as it attempts to cope with an ongoing funding crisis

The Guardian - UK

'Things will get better' in 2026, promises Starmer as he fights to stay PM with Labour facing election blows

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Warned His Fall In 2026 Will Spark 'The Real Nightmare' For Britain

As Keir Starmer's political demise seems inevitable, Britain faces a far more alarming prospect: a Labour successor chosen by party ideologues rather than voters.

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Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis: Why 2026 Could End His Premiership Early

Keir Starmer leadership crisis deepens as 2026 nears, with polls at lows and Labour behind Reform. May elections, internal tensions, and policy hurdles could end his premiership early, amid calls for change

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society

Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah ‘will not be stripped of British citizenship’ over past tweets

Government sources say social media posts by British-Egyptian activist do not meet legal bar for such sanction

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King Charles "Honors" Royal Employee Who Is Beloved by Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis

Their work with Princess Kate and Prince William's family has earned them the silver Royal Victorian Medal.

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The Independent UK

Police apologise to MPs over Maccabi ban claims

West Midlands Police admitted there was ‘no documented feedback’ that British Jews wanted Maccabi Tel Aviv fans barred from the game at Villa Park

The Guardian - UK

From Send to single-sex spaces: key tests facing Keir Starmer in 2026

Moment of maximum danger will come in May’s local and regional elections and PM is already plotting his comeback

The Guardian - UK

Unite leader tells Labour to ‘stop being embarrassed’ to be voice of workers

General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destruction

The Guardian - UK

Labour could oust Starmer, he could elegantly step aside – but without a plan, it will all be for nothing

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Starmer’s Labour branded ‘austerity-lite’ and ‘rudderless’ in scathing attack on PM by Unite boss

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer's Labour is 'austerity lite', says Unite boss in scathing attack on 'failing leadership'

Sharon Graham says debate who should replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister is ‘inevitable’

Evening Standard

Luther actor Idris Elba knighted for helping young people avoid violence

The 53-year-old actor has long campaigned to end knife crime and help youths find an alternative to violence.

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