Starmer's Migration Mission

Adam, Chris, Alex and Nick look back on the week

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Why the EU debate on outsourcing solutions for migration is not going away

Also in this newsletter: Poland seizes the moment to push for EU defence spending
Financial Times - 2d
Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded

A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study.
CBS News - 2d
The epic migration of a humpback whale across the world

A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
BBC News - 3d
NASA Delays Artemis Moon Missions

The space agency pushed the next launch under the exploration program into April 2026 while President-elect Donald Trump’s space team starts to form.
The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5
The Starmer pledges that will be hard to hit

The prime minister has set out what's he's calling Labour's "plan for change" - the goals for his government to achieve.
BBC News - Dec. 5
Missing: a clear direction for Starmer

Labour’s obsession with winning the next election is distorting government
Financial Times - Dec. 5
Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK ‘mission’ targets

Prime minister will outline milestones as he faces plunging poll ratings
Financial Times - Dec. 4
Italy's Meloni and Hungary's Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine

Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni has met her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán in Rome, where the two discussed the situation in the Middle East, their support for a just and lasting peace in ...
ABC News - Dec. 4
Italy's Meloni and Hungary's Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine

Yahoo News - Dec. 4
Keir Starmer's reset

Amol and Nick on whether the PM’s big speech is a reset moment after a bumpy few months.
BBC News - Dec. 4