He told his senior ministers that their challenge for 2026 is to show “hard work, focus and determination” in helping to ease the financial burden on households. The attempt to focus on domestic matters comes as Donald Trump’s US continues to threaten Greenland and with Sir Keir set to join world leaders in Paris for a meeting of Ukraine’s allies. “That will require hard work, focus and determination from all of us. We will do neither.”The political part of the meeting took place after an official Cabinet meeting, with civil servants present, that lasted less than 10 minutes. Elsewhere, Sir Keir has appointed Axel Heitmueller as the head of his delivery unit and as an expert adviser on delivery.

Source: The Times January 06, 2026 16:09 UTC