The Independent - January 09, 2025

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January 09, 2025

Starmer could U-turn and call grooming gangs inquiry

PM prepared to grant new probe if victims’ groups want one

3 mins

Oldham gang rape survivor: 'We want our voices heard'

Samantha Walker-Roberts asks PM to ‘do right for survivors’ but warns that ‘we don’t want Tommy Robinson involved’

4 mins

PM told to act as Musk nets £190m from UK taxpayers

Labour MP calls for tycoon to return cash after outbursts

3 mins

Tories refuse to give Warsi back whip after Twitter row

Kemi Badenoch has refused to restore the whip to Sayeeda Warsi, despite her having been cleared of wrongdoing over a tweet calling Rishi Sunak a “coconut”.

2 mins

Is Britain's future burning as bright as Reeves thinks?

Preparing for her appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos in a couple of weeks, the chancellor declares herself confident that Britain’s economic future is “burning bright”: “I am on a mission to win round the world’s investors.”

3 mins

Corbyn attacks Starmer on private sector's role in NHS

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of betraying” the health service by introducing a much greater role for the private sector, which he warns will hollow out the NHS.

3 mins

Brexiteers left infuriated by PM's Foreign Office choice

The appointment of Theresa May’s former chief negotiator with the European Union as the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office (FCDO) by Sir Keir Starmer is being seen as a statement of intent in his determination to reset relations with the EU.

2 mins

'I did my best to prevent it'

Mother of 14-year-old stabbing victim Kelyan Bokassa tells Barney Davis her heart skipped’ every time her son went out

4 mins

French minister tells Trump Europe will protect borders

France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot has fiercely defended the European Union in response to US president-elect Donald Trump’s claim that America should take ownership and control of Greenland”.

2 mins

Bodies of father and son hostages recovered in Gaza

The bodies of two Israeli hostages have been recovered by troops in Gaza, Israel’s defence minister said yesterday.

1 min

FTSE 250 and pound slump as UK gilt yields hit a high

London’s stock markets faltered yesterday, with the FTSE 250 slumping to a five-month low and the pound weakening as UK long-term borrowing costs continued to spike.

1 min

Spurs subdue Liverpool and dream of Wembley

It’s a bit premature to say this was a night when Tottenham Hotspur’s young team came of age, but this 1-0 victory over Liverpool was an impressive show of maturity when they most needed it. An 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall appropriately settled it, crowning the fine work of fellow teenager Archie Gray.

5 mins

Hammers seek Potter magic after Lopetegui exit farce

Farewell, Julen Lopetegui. You leave West Ham as you arrived: unwanted by fans, and even by technical director Tim Steidten, it seems.

3 mins

Arteta needs a 'can opener' to cure misfiring Gunners

Mikel Arteta is aware that Arsenal need more “explosiveness” in attack, and his staff are looking to rectify this in the January transfer window, although much of this would have been clear to see before Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle United.

5 mins

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