Sir Keir Starmer said that while the Brexit vote must be respected, it was sold on false promises whose consequences continue to damage the economy. Speaking at the annual Lady Mayor’s banquet at the Guildhall in central London, he warned that using Brexit as a template for future foreign policy would be “utterly reckless.” | The Independent

Sir Keir Starmer has made a joke about members of the Reform party celebrating Russian Christmas. At the start of PMQ's, the Prime Minister said 'I hope all colleagues had a happy Christmas. It probably feels quite a long time ago now, but not for Reform, of course, because today is the day that they celebrate Christmas in Russia.' In November, the ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking Russian bribes for interviews and speeches. | The i paper

Elon Musk has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s Government of being “fascist” after ministers stepped up threats to ban social media site X over AI-generated s*xualised images. The tech tycoon claimed critics of his X platform “want any excuse for censorship” as he appeared defiant despite the outcry over the use of the Grok artificial intelligence feature to create fake images of people, including children. Responding to a chart showing arrest figures for online posts with the UK at the top, Mr Musk s