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Keir Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises 12 times in TV interview

Labour prime minister came under pressure over Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget while on a trip to the G20 summit in South Africa

The Independent UK

PM says leaders should ‘stick to their word’ but fails to reaffirm tax pledge

The Prime Minister repeatedly declined to rule out hitting working people with extra tax in the Budget.

Evening Standard

South Africa closes G20 year framed as ‘presidency for all of Africa’

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

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‘I will always be respectful to journalists’, says PM after Trump’s ‘piggy’ slur

Footage has emerged of the US president uttering the insult at journalist Catherine Lucey as he took questions on Air Force One last week.

Evening Standard

Australia hopes to seal EU trade deal within months

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left the door open to scrapping Australia's luxury car tax as he aims to strike a trade deal with the EU in the new year.

AAP

South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit

Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa

The Independent UK

Ukraine ‘must determine its future’, says Starmer after call with Zelensky

Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky from South Africa, where he will use his attendance at the G20 summit to shore up support for Kyiv.

The Independent UK

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Macron ramps up Indian Ocean strategy with renewed Mauritius partnership

The leaders of France and Mauritius have reaffirmed plans to revive relations and deepen cooperation, pointing to their “historic and friendly ties” and a “strong commitment to the Indian Ocean” as President Emmanuel Macron began his five-day Africa tour on the island.

Radio France Internationale

Starmer and Zelensky discuss US-backed peace plan

The Prime Minister held a call with the Ukrainian president, as well as French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The Independent UK

South Africa’s dispute with US escalates amid row over G20 handover event

Trump press secretary accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of ‘running his mouth’ after US boycott of summit in Johannesburg

The Guardian - UK

Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

Evening Standard

Second Labour MP calls for Keir Starmer to resign

The Prime Minister has dismissed talk of leadership challenges as ‘wasted’ time

The Independent UK

Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer 'set to approve' Chinese super embassy in east London

Neither the Home Office or the Foreign Office will raise any formal objections to the plan, according to reports

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Starmer to use G20 summit to shore up support for Ukraine and make deals

The Prime Minister is set to speak to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the German and French leaders about the US-backed peace plan.

Evening Standard

Starmer says he will ‘robustly protect our interests’ amid China trip rumours

The Prime Minister faced questions about his approach to Beijing amid rumours he will travel to China, and approve the country’s new London embassy.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Reeves ‘not even sure what the popular path is’ on the budget – as it happened

Chancellor says ‘We can’t just carry on like this and muddle through. We have to make some decisions to get on a different path’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accuses ‘spineless’ Farage of failure to tackle racism in Reform party

PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants at school

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer defends trip to South Africa for G20 summit as budget looms

PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Starmer to strike deals on trip to G20 summit shunned by Trump

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said discussions were taking place on a change of mind in the US.

The Independent UK

Starmer says Budget ‘based on fairness’ with crackdown on illegal working

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is widely expected to raise taxes on November 26 in order to fill a multi-billion pound gap in her spending plans.

The Guardian - AU

Darwin warned cyclone will strike Saturday – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he is ready to fight for transition roadmap despite opposition from some states

AAP

Europe trade deal on agenda for PM at G20 summit

Anthony Albanese will sit down with his European counterpart to discuss a long-awaited free trade deal, but a concrete timeline is yet to be set.

Radio France Internationale

Macron returns to Africa with drive for fresh partnerships on five-day tour

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a five-day Africa tour in Mauritius with a push for what he calls "win-win" partnerships at a moment when France’s influence on the continent is slipping.

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