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Updated 11 July 2024 at 4:26 am

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics.

They discuss what was on the agenda at the Biden and Starmer meeting including Ukraine, EU alignments and, of course, whether football's coming home.

Plus, what Labour are doing to alleviate overcrowding in UK prisons and if a sorrowful Rishi Sunak will quit as leader of the Tories.

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Malay Mail
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Associated Press
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HuffPost
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The Independent
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CNN
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Malay Mail
Kon Yeow says he will let the court decide on defamation suit filed against him by Ramasamy
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Reuters
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HuffPost
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AFP News
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The Hill
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Malay Mail
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Malay Mail
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The Hill
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Sky News
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Malay Mail
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