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| | | | | Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill | | 3 December 2024 | | | | Good morning. Keir Starmer has said the UK does not need to choose between the US and Europe as he pledged support for Ukraine "for as long as it takes". Elsewhere, the UK's new Covid corruption commissioner has begun an investigation into PPE fraud, and France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is facing a no-confidence motion over the budget. Plus, read on to hear from the Michelin-starred chef pleading for the return of his stolen Christmas pies. | | | | | | |
| | Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU | |  | | Starmer said: "The idea that we must choose between our allies... is plain wrong." Image: PA Media | | The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed not to choose between allies of the UK, in a speech on foreign policy at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in London's Guildhall. Attacking the Conservatives for having "turned their back on the world", Starmer said his government would "never turn away" from its partnership with the US, and also promised to build stronger bonds with Europe. He stressed the current "dangerous times", saying stability was essential for growth, so the UK must continue to back Ukraine against Russia "as an erratic, increasingly desperate aggressor". He added: "There is no growth without security – and no security without alliances." | | | | | | | | | | |
French government teeters after PM Barnier forces through budget | | | France's minority government is on the brink of collapse after Prime Minister Michel Barnier used special powers to force through his controversial budget without a vote in parliament. Furious opposition parties said they would back a no-confidence motion to oust the former Brexit negotiator in a vote that could take place as early as tomorrow. | | | | | Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe | | | Chancellor Rachel Reeves has asked the new Covid corruption commissioner Tom Hayhoe to start an investigation into £8.7bn of personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the pandemic, in a bid to recover the public money lost to fraud and underperforming contracts during the period. Read more . | | | | | | |
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| |  | | Several papers lead with stories on Starmer's comments about the UK's relationship with the US in the wake of Donald Trump's return as president, while others cover Gregg Wallace's apology amid accusations he made inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace. Many front pages also depict the attendees of last night's British Fashion Awards. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michelin-starred chef pleads for return of stolen £25,000 pie stock | |  | | Banks posted a video message on social media appealing for the thieves to donate the pies to a community centre. Image: Tommy Banks | | Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks, who runs award-winning restaurants in North Yorkshire, has launched an appeal after £25,000-worth of pies were stolen. The "tonne" of stolen goods - which included steak and ale pies, turkey and cranberry pies and butternut squash pies - was destined for York Christmas Market when the van storing them vanished. | | | | | | | | |
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