Sir Keir Starmer has made a joke about members of the Reform party celebrating Russian Christmas. At the start of PMQ's, the Prime Minister said 'I hope all colleagues had a happy Christmas. It probably feels quite a long time ago now, but not for Reform, of course, because today is the day that they celebrate Christmas in Russia.' In November, the ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking Russian bribes for interviews and speeches. | The i paper

James leaves a WhatsApp voice note for Mike Graham, accusing Keir Starmer of being Anchorman Ron Burgundy. "He's not reading his speeches before he goes on. I mean, what's he thinking? You can put anything on the teleprompter and he'll just read it." | TalkTVUK

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union's former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister. Here’s what you need to know https://reut.rs/3TjoDsS | Reuters

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Keir Starmer tells GMB that Reform doesn’t want the country to improve, as he claims the party has racist policies. | Good Morning Britain