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Blair Institute Presses Starmer on EU Return as FTSE Flat on Hormuz Oil
Thursday's United Kingdom edition leads with a decade-long rejoin push from Tony Blair's think tank, a flat FTSE 100 held up by BP and Shell, and Burnham signalling a possible trial on alcohol in football stands.
PoliticsBurnham Faces Blair Institute Push to Pledge EU Return Within a Decade
Downing Street coolly received Tony Blair Institute calls to put EU re-entry at the centre of the ten-year plan, steering reporters toward a UK-EU summit while the report pitches SAFE, a North Sea energy partnership, and a UK-EU industrial council.
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PoliticsPPP Lawmaker Says Kyiv-Handed KPA Prisoners Are in South Korea as Ministries Stay Silent
AIOfcom Opens Closed Door on AI Cyber Tools for UK Telecom Networks
SecurityFCA Presses Premier League Clubs on Unauthorized Crypto Shirt Sponsors
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