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Keir Starmer ‘set to withdraw Sue Gray job offer’

Ms Gray was due to take up a role as ‘envoy to the nations and regions’ but reports suggest the Prime Minister is preparing to withdraw the offer.

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Ukraine should be put in ‘best possible position’, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer said he had been discussing the situation with other leaders amid concerns about future US policy under Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on Justin Welby to quit as Starmer says abuse victims were ‘failed very, very badly’

Justin Welby is facing growing calls to step down from his position

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PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers

Former political adviser John McTernan said the Government should ‘do what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners’ to protesting farmers.

Evening Standard

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)

Starmer refuses to back Justin Welby after clamour for archbishop to resign

Prime minister says victims of serial abuser John Smyth ‘failed very, very badly’

The Guardian - UK

What must the UK do to reach the new goal of 81% emissions cut by 2035?

Here we answer key questions on what the newly announced climate target means for Britons.

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Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’

The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s target for cutting greenhouse gases at the Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan.

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UK says £58bn climate finance tool to launch on London Stock Exchange

The new capital market mechanism is designed to raise money to help build clean energy projects in developing countries.

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Starmer to study assisted dying Bill and vows no pressure on MPs over vote

Opposition campaigners have raised fears of coercion and a slippery slope to wider legislation taking in more people.

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Pressure mounts on Justin Welby as Starmer says abuse victims were ‘failed’

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has faced calls to resign over his handling of allegations against Christian camp leader John Smyth.

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Keir Starmer disowns top Blair adviser over ‘we don’t need small farmers’ rant

John McTernan, who served as Tony Blair’s political secretary, sparked fury as he said family farming is ‘an industry we can do without’

The Independent UK

Starmer confirms UK pledge to cut emissions by 81% by 2035

The goal was unveiled by the Prime Minister at Cop29 in Azerbaijan

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer dodges questions over Donald Trump climate fears at Cop29 summit

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to dodge questions over President-elect Donald Trump’s climate fears at the Cop29 summit.

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Tories take narrow poll lead over Labour in Badenoch’s first week as leader

Kemi Badenoch has taken the party to 29 per cent of the vote, according to pollsters More in Common, with Labour languishing on just 27 per cent. It is the highest rating for the Conservatives since February

The Guardian - UK

British farming is already in a grim state. Labour’s new measures will only make it worse

Brexit, the cost of living and the climate crisis are all making farmers’ lives much more difficult. Taxing us is not the answer, says regenerative farmer Tom Fairfax

The Guardian - UK

Green party says Starmer must do more to cut energy use to meet net zero targets – as it happened

Green party says PM’s target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit is welcome but not enough

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UK can strike Trump trade deal and rebuild EU relations, says top economist

Keir Starmer can show UK is ‘open for business’, says former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane

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Evening Standard

‘Robust’ assisted dying Bill unveiled as PM says MPs won’t be pressured on vote

The Bill, which was published on Monday night, runs to almost 40 pages, with around 20 pages of explanatory notes.

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Donald Trump can't stop the battle to save the planet, claims Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband

Cop29 climate change summit taking place against a backdrop of fears incoming US president will damage efforts to tackle global warming

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer unveilED the UK’s climate goals at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) on Tuesday, 12 November.

The Independent UK

Starmer says MPs must make own minds up on assisted dying Bill

The Prime Minister has previously supported assisted dying, but said the Government will remain neutral on the issue.

The Independent UK

Starmer not ‘telling people how to live’ to reach new emissions goal

The PM was asked if he is prepared to get more people to change their heating systems and tell them to take fewer flights to reach the target.

Evening Standard

Cop29: Keir Starmer vows 'ambitious' 81 per cent cut to UK emissions but won't be ‘telling people how to live’

PM says ‘we are not going to start dictating to people what they do’ in bid to reach tough target

The Guardian - UK

UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – Cop29 day two, as it happened

Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done

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