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RAF to drop aid into Gaza as Starmer calls starvation 'indefensible' Work is underway between the UK and its allies, diplomatic sources tell The i Paper

EXC: RAF set to drop aid into Gaza as Starmer calls starvation 'indefensible'

UK working with allies on a plan, say diplomatic sources
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EU set to demand free NHS healthcare with under-30s travel visas Despite a broad softer Brexit agreement, the UK still has to hammer out the details with Europe

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EU still pushing for extensive youth mobility scheme in Brexit reset

Secret negotiating mandate believed by UK officials to be similar to last year’s draft, demanding four year visas and free NHS

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Starmer's one key Brexit reset demand to Macron to prepare UK for war Tricky negotiations lie ahead if the Prime Minister is to persuade France to give the UK access to a new EU weapons fund

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UK sets end of year deadline to negotiate EU weapons fund access, and will press sceptical France on it during Macron’s visit

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Home Office wrongly classed hundreds of child asylum seekers as adults Lone children placed in adult asylum accommodation, including hotels, leaving them vulnerable to abuse

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50,000 children will be lifted out of poverty due to welfare reform rebellion Original plans were expected to save £5bn, but will now save nothing

NEW 50,000 children will be lifted out of poverty due to welfare reform rebellion and PIP U-turn - official figures

But plans save none of the £5bn envisaged

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Four-point threshold for PIP could be delayed to win over Labour rebels MPs are set to vote on controversial welfare reforms

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UK airlines face ban on hand luggage fees - but it could raise your ticket prices Budget airlines such as Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air could hike cost of ticket fares to compensate for the change

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UK considering banning airlines charging extra for hand luggage, Govt source says

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Cheaper food could take years to arrive as Starmer's Brexit reset stalls Fear over difficult talks growing among both UK and EU officials amid concern that momentum built during May's summit has been lost

Brexit reset latest: UK and EU sources acknowledge it could take years to realise promise of cheaper food...

But there is determination to strike a deal to get Britain in Europe's weapons fund by the end of the year inews.co.uk/news/politic...

HS2 bat tunnel farce worsens as costs rise to £125m The shed is being built to protect rare bats in ancient woodland from being hit by trains

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Prepare for war on British soil, Government warns in security plan for UK National Security Strategy warns of increasingly dangerous world

🚨🪖Prepare for war on British soil, Government warns in security plan for UK
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Starmer's threats won't stop a rebellion on benefits cuts, Labour MPs warn Rebels have been warned they could lose the party whip or be passed over for promotions if they do not support the welfare reforms

Labour MP says they were threatened with being stripped of the whip if they rebel on benefits cuts inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Deliveroo and Just Eat could be forced to police riders' illegal 40mph ebikes Some delivery drivers are renting their profiles from other workers

Exc: Deliveroo and Just Eat could be forced to police riders' illegal 40mph e-bikes as MP pushes law change

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No 10 bid to change human rights laws to make deporting migrants easier First time Labour has raised changing ECHR, as Tories review membership and Reform pledges to quit convention

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Generation of girls let down by police, councils and MPs who ignored grooming gangs Damning review by Baroness Casey sets out 'appalling' failures - as Keir Starmer agrees to hold national inquiry

“If good people don’t grip difficult issues, in my experience bad people do,” Baroness Casey said
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A UK source says a deal on Gibraltar's post-Brexit status is finally done...

Care worker immigration crack down 'will cost Reeves billions' Migration adviser says care sector could be thrown into crisis due to lack of staff

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Care worker immigration crack down 'will cost Reeves billions' in boosting UK staff pay, Migration Advisory Committee chair tells me

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Higher foreign spouse fee for UK nationals ‘risks ECHR right to family life’ The family migration route must balance economic wellbeing with the right to family life

Don’t raise the spousal visa salary threshold to £38,700, Govt migration advisers say inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Rayner and Reeves reach eleventh-hour truce in spending battle Yvette Cooper is the final Cabinet minister holding out in a spending showdown with Rachel Reeves

BREAKING Rayner and Reeves reach eleventh-hour truce in spending battle inews.co.uk/news/politic...

'Tweaks' to PIP benefits cuts explored  - but Starmer still faces rebel showdown While ministers are holding talks with concerned MPs, they remain minded to push ahead with the policy as it is currently planned

'Tweaks' to PIP benefits cuts explored  - but Starmer still faces rebel showdown with MPs who want plan scrapped inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Macron to demand more cash from UK for French police to stop migrants Officers were diverted away from the coastline last weekend to deal with Champions League final victory celebrations in Paris, The i Paper has learned

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Firefighters threaten strikes in 10 Reform council areas in pensions row Union vows to 'fiercely resist' Reform UK's plans while demanding a wealth tax to 'properly fund public services and increase pay for all workers'

EXC Firefighters threaten strikes in 10 Reform council areas in pensions row inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Holiday misery set to end for Brits as new e-gates open at main Algarve airport Government claims Brexit reset deal with Brussels helped it happen

Holiday misery set to end for Brits as new e-gates open at main Algarve airport…

But is it really down to Starmer’s Brexit reset…? inews.co.uk/news/politic...

1.3m pensioners on disability and housing benefit in line for winter fuel payments Partial U-turn would cost around £300m, economists predict

1.3m pensioners on disability and housing benefit could be in line for winter fuel payments 

It appears the only clear remaining option to execute Starmer’s U-turn

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Labour MPs fear 'Red Wall' collapse without radical action to stop small boats Small boats comes up 'on every doorstep in every community' one MP says

Labour MPs fear 'Red Wall' collapse without radical action to stop small boats

Calls to ignore parts of ECHR growing on Labour backbenches

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Labour MPs fear 'Red Wall' collapse without radical action to stop small boats Small boats comes up 'on every doorstep in every community' one MP says

Labour MPs fear 'Red Wall' collapse without radical action to stop small boats

Calls to ignore parts of ECHR growing on Labour backbenches

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Fruit and veg from EU set to get cheaper as UK axes border checks in Brexit reset Ministers claim removing trade barriers will result in lower prices and more choice on supermarket shelves

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Reform holds seven-point lead over Labour - in further boost to Farage's PM hopes The poll results further signify the dramatic reshaping of Britain's electoral landscape

'Not a fluke': Reform holds seven-point lead over Labour - in further boost to Farage's PM hopes inews.co.uk/news/politic...

EU wants under-30s youth visa deal with UK within a year It raises the prospect of the scheme being operational by summer 2026 at the earliest

EU wants under-30s youth visa deal with UK within a year inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The UK and EU are old friends entering an era of new beginnings Ambassador of the European Union to the United Kingdom argues for closer UK-EU ties

EU ambassador to Britain Pedro Serrano writes for The i Paper:

The UK and EU are old friends entering an era of new beginnings
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Open passport e-gates for Britons by summer, UK urges Germany and Netherlands Ministers are also considering writing to more countries, including travel hotspots like Spain and France

Open passport e-gates for Britons by summer, Brexit reset minister Nick Thomas-Symonds urges Germany and Netherlands inews.co.uk/news/politic...