A group fighting for the rights of Britain's overseas territories have written to Donald Trump's new cabinet members to demand they block the handover.

The Reform UK leader, a top cheerleader for the hard right Republican, branded a deal to give the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius 'an enormous mistake'.

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Kemi Badenoch is set to clash with Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs in the Commons at midday. The Conservative leader will grill the Prime Minister in her second outing after taking over from Rishi Sunak. There are plenty of topics for Ms Badenoch to ask Sir Keir about including ongoing fury at Labour's inheritance tax raid on farmers.

Keir Starmer is facing Prime Minister’s Questions after announcing a new climate target and amid the announcement of plans for a “sweeping review” of NHS performance in England. The Prime Minister announced a new target of reducing carbon emissions by 81% relative to 1990 levels by 2035 at the COP29 summit.

Keir Starmer unveils ambitious UK climate goal at COP29 The Prime Minister has arrived in Azerbaijan for the Cop29 climate summit, where he will argue that the transition to green energy is an investment opportunity.