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HISTORICAL FACTS: 36 | History Defined

What the papers say – December 15

Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer proved the crystal ball wrong this year – what has 2025 in store?

COMMENT: The prime minister defied predictions of a hung parliament in this year’s election – and took pleasure in reminding me of that fact. But what can he – and his political rivals – expect to encounter in the coming 12 months?

The Independent UK

The Tories are living in an echo chamber with Kemi Badenoch as its mouthpiece

KemiKaze neither listens nor learns as she loses to Keir Starmer week after week at prime minister’s questions

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s Labour knows the kind of Britain it wants – it just doesn’t know how to build it

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer claims fresh Brexit reset victory as UK strikes £360m EU fishing deal

Fishing rights were a constant source of tension following the UK’s exit from the EU

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: Everything you wanted to know about the spending review (but were afraid to ask)

In today’s newsletter: All governments do them. But what exactly are they and how can you tell if they worked or not?

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Boris Johnson says he is ‘spectrum-y’ sometimes. As an autistic man, I’m disgusted

Johnson is just the latest male member of the elite to try to use autism as an excuse for his actions

The Independent UK

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UK politics: Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country – as it happened

Kashim Shettima said Nigerians are proud of Badenoch’s achievements, despite her denigrating the country where she was brought up

The Guardian - UK

Transformation of old City Hall gets green light as planning permission granted

The building, which Boris Johnson called the ‘glass gonad’, will be brought back into use after three years standing empty

Evening Standard

Starmer defends seeking investment from ‘key partner’ Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Mohammad bin Salman

Evening Standard

Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests

PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Starmer has economy as top priority on Saudi trip amid human rights concerns

Sir Keir Starmer was meeting Mohammad bin Salman on the latest leg of his Middle East trip.

Evening Standard

Starmer to visit Gulf states as he strives to deepen trade ties

The PM will meet UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.

Evening Standard

Brian Cox shares plans to avoid the US after Donald Trump victory

‘We’re in for a pretty rough old four years coming up,’ ‘Succession’ star said

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Boris Johnson creates bizarre celebrity Christmas ‘naughty and nice’ list - with some surprising additions

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has created a bizarre celebrity Christmas ‘naughty and nice’ list - with some surprising additions.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MPs hit back as Boris Johnson says he 'couldn't understand' their accents

A NUMBER of SNP MPs have hit back at Boris Johnson as he claimed he couldn’t understand some of their accents...

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel tolls as 37,000 sign petition

With more than 37,000 signatures, the petition is said to be the largest ever formally received by the London Assembly

The Independent UK

Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments

The move comes after former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson’s appointments to Parliament’s upper house were met with criticism.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer’s reset must reveal a greater sense of purpose

Changes of tack haven’t helped recent prime ministers, but there’s a silver lining for Sir Keir

The Independent UK

Five months of Keir Starmer in numbers, from record tax rises to sinking ratings

As PM announces a new set of targets for his government today, how has he fared in his first five months in the job? Our data correspondent reports.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson cuts short Australian book tour to return to UK citing ‘unforeseen circumstances’

Former UK prime minister cancels Melbourne event scheduled for Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson to cut short Australian book tour due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’

Former UK prime minister to cut short Australian book tour after Sydney show on Friday

Evening Standard

Tories call on Starmer to correct record over partygate ‘conviction’ claim

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak received fixed-penalty notices for breaking Covid-19 laws.

The Guardian - UK

Tory plan for 20,000 new jail places ‘will be years late and £4bn over budget’ – report

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

The Guardian - UK

Another reset? Has Labour lost its marbles like the Tories?

As Labour plans milestones, Boris Johnson proves he’s the Gregg Wallace of the political sphere and Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals true face of hard right

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