The PM has criticised Brexit and the Conservatives for what he terms “open borders” policies, amidst revised immigration figures showing nearly 1 million people entering the UK in 2023, while pledging action to reduce these numbers.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, secured cabinet approval for a US-backed ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, set to begin at 4am local time, following diplomatic pressure from President Biden.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a firm approach to reduce the welfare budget by £3 billion over five years, aiming to tackle benefit misuse while promoting increased workforce participation.

Ukraine has launched US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, following President Biden’s approval and prompting Moscow to assert it may consider a nuclear response to such attacks.