{"id":759042,"date":"2026-02-12T08:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/759042\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:13:21","slug":"morning-rundown-pm-condemns-man-utd-co-owner-reeves-opens-up-new-brexit-battle-and-brain-chips-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/759042\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Rundown: PM condemns Man Utd co-owner, Reeves opens up new Brexit battle, and&#8230; brain chips | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to your Morning Rundown from Sky News &#8211; the key stories shaping the day ahead. Tap any headline to read the full story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/offensive-and-wrong-pm-tells-sir-jim-ratcliffe-to-apologise-for-colonised-comments-13506447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PM calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s &#8220;offensive and wrong&#8221; remarks during a Sky News interview in which the businessman said the UK had been &#8220;colonised&#8221; by immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/skynews-jim-ratcliffe-ed-conway_7162832.jpg\"  class=\"ui-video-player-poster-image\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>\n                Watch Man Utd co-owner&#8217;s immigration outburst\n            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/eu-is-the-biggest-prize-reeves-says-as-labour-seek-closer-ties-13506568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reeves &#8216;up for&#8217; closer ties with EU<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The chancellor has said she wants Britain to further align with Europe, saying trade deals with countries like India and America pale in comparison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sex-offenders-could-return-to-prison-over-failure-to-report-pregnancy-safeguarding-review-recommends-13506371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Report published after couple&#8217;s killing of baby<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sex offenders could be recalled to prison if they fail to report a pregnancy in their relationship, under changes recommended by a review after the death of a baby at the hands of parents Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/my-mum-wouldnt-have-chosen-that-end-she-knew-exactly-what-was-going-to-happen-13506181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man whose mum died in pain backs assisted dying law<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A man whose mother declared her support for the assisted dying bill in a Sky News interview carried out just weeks before she died says the system &#8220;let her down&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/skynews-ed-assisted-dying-milam_7081014.jpg\"  class=\"ui-video-player-poster-image\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>\n                &#8216;The system let her down&#8217;\n            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/tipping-point-reached-in-creation-of-brain-chips-to-help-unlock-minds-of-people-with-paralysis-13506470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;Tipping point&#8217; in creation of brain chips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Decades after the first demonstration of brain computer interfaces, we have reached a &#8220;tipping point&#8221; in creating the first reliable devices that can read our thoughts, according to the man who pioneered the technology.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/skynews-brain-chip-musk-neuralink_7162303.jpg\"  class=\"ui-video-player-poster-image\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>\n                Should we be worried about brain chips?\n            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/wednesdays-newspaper-front-pages-12427754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What&#8217;s in the papers?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reaction to Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s interview with Sky News features on a number of the front pages this morning, as do Rachel Reeves&#8217;s remarks about Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image_7129831.jpg\"  class=\"ui-video-player-poster-image\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>\n                Thursday&#8217;s front pages\n            <\/p>\n<p><strong>And in sport\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/nottingham-forest-sack-sean-dyche-their-third-managerial-departure-this-season-13506582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nottingham Forest have sacked Sean Dyche<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; it&#8217;s the third time they&#8217;ve sacked a manager this season. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/manchester-city-vs-fulham\/report\/531384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Manchester City have cut Arsenal&#8217;s lead at the top of the Premier League<\/strong><\/a> to just three points.<\/p>\n<p>To follow the latest on these stories and more through the day, download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/smartphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News app<\/a><\/strong> and follow us on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sky-news-is-on-whatsapp-heres-how-to-get-our-updates-13093204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to your Morning Rundown from Sky News &#8211; the key stories shaping the day ahead. 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