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Politics Independent 02/07/2025 12:50:15 AM UK doctors ‘to get priority for jobs’ in Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan Rebels urge Starmer to ‘think again’ on welfare Bill: Live Government chatbot set to help public deal with bureaucracy Labour in chaos as rebels demand more welfare concessions Andy Burnham urges MPs to vote against Labour’s welfare reforms How does Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain differ from Reform UK? The sound of silence for Liz Kendall is a big problem for Starmer Minister defends PM after welfare row prompts question over his future BBC admits it should have axed ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury coverage A hard-right lawmaker is sworn in as Greece's migration minister Keir Starmer has had worse start as PM than Liz Truss, expert claims Starmer: BBC must explain how ‘appalling IDF hate speech’ was aired Starmer’s disability benefit U-turn not enough, says rebel Labour whip Tariffs slashed as historic UK-US trade deal comes into effect World-first: NHS to use AI ‘alarm system’ to prevent future scandals Glastonbury row: Streeting tells Israel ‘get your own house in order’ Supermarkets could face fines for failing healthy eating targets Thousands protest Bulgaria's euro adoption and call for a referendum Serbia's populist president announces more arrests after a massive anti-government protest Keir Starmer left to sweat as Labour rebels apply heat over benefit cuts BBC admits it should have pulled coverage of ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant Pressure piles on Starmer after Burnham tells MPs to vote down welfare bill: Latest Starmer: BBC must explain how ‘appalling IDF hate speech’ was aired at Glastonbury Wes Streeting hits out at Glastonbury and BBC over anti-IDF chants PM says he was ‘distracted’ by Middle East during welfare rebellion Welfare cuts ‘could leave thousands of women trapped with abusers’ Fixing the broken welfare system is a ‘moral imperative’, says Starmer Starmer urged to act after Trump threatens Commonwealth ally Canada Fixing the broken welfare system is a ‘moral imperative’, says Starmer Starmer urged to act after Trump threatens Commonwealth ally Canada Labour has become party of wealthy not working class, analysis reveals Farage ‘plans to put business leaders in cabinet’ if Reform wins power Tax rises ‘very likely’ after Starmer’s £4.5bn benefits U-turns What can Rachel Reeves do to pay for Starmer’s welfare U-turn? Welfare concessions to create a ‘generational divide’, charities warn How has Labour changed its welfare proposals – and will it be enough? Starmer’s welfare U-turn is short term gain for long term pain Trump administration slaps down UK over assisted dying bill Have your say: Has Starmer been weakened by Labour’s welfare revolt? Every Labour U-turn after Starmer reverses welfare cuts Starmer caves in to Labour rebels on welfare cuts with concessions Zohran Mamdani hit with fake tweets as critics try to drum up controversy UK smoking ban ‘risks breaching post-Brexit deal’ Has any government crashed as quickly as this one? It’s not even close Reform UK council leader quits — leaving 18-year-old in charge Tory MP openly criticises Badenoch and challenges her to suspend him Nato was a win for Starmer, but now he’s at war with his own MPs Is Labour’s welfare row the beginning of the end for Morgan McSweeney? PM in crisis talks over welfare bill in bid to stave off rebellion Ministers considering alcohol advertising restrictions

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The Spectator 02/07/2025 12:50:15 AM Britain is facing a doomy economic future Labour MPs are still sceptical of the Welfare Bill Pro-Palestine mob in Leicester chant 'death to the IDF' How did the BBC end up broadcasting Bob Vylan? What was millennial girl power really about? None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed The architects redesigning death The secret to ‘womankeeping’ Barbecues are almost always bad Why we still lust after gold What was millennial girl power really about? None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed The architects redesigning death The secret to ‘womankeeping’ Barbecues are almost always bad From Spectator Life Why we still lust after gold From Spectator Life Being a Christian isn’t easy Liz Kendall’s humiliating welfare climb-down The Spectator presents: Living with a Politician How big will the Labour welfare rebellion be? Poll: half of voters unaware of ‘Boriswave’ Politicians, not ChatGPT, caused the recruitment slump Will Putin really rein in Russia’s defence spending? The state needs to chill out about the hot weather Woolworths cancels The Spectator Take me back to Glastonbury The secret to ‘womankeeping’ Britain is facing a doomy economic future To rehydrate, drink beer Glastonbury has become a sinister festival of anti-Semitism Watch: Pro-Palestine mob in Leicester chant ‘death to the IDF’ The Guardian: let babies vote Glastonbury has become a sinister festival of anti-Semitism Exclusive: Met won’t prosecute Kneecap over ‘Kill your MP’ Has my father’s BBC addiction peaked? The key to a great American key lime pie What pundits could learn from Sky cricket From Spectator Life Emma Thompson is wrong about sex From Spectator Life Three bets for York and Newcastle tomorrow From Spectator Life M&S, please stop playing with your food From Spectator Life Barbecues are almost always bad From Spectator Life Why we still lust after gold From Spectator Life What pundits could learn from Sky cricket From Spectator Life We should welcome regime change in Iran On the first night of what Donald Trump has called the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, someone spray-painted a message in Farsi on a wall in Tehran: Thank you, Israel. Hit the regime hard and leave the rest to us. That graffiti encapsulated the feelings of many millions of Iranians. If you doubt Israel’s attack on Iran has been planned for years ‘It’s Liz Truss territory’: how bad are things for Kemi Badenoch? Millennials don’t want brown furniture Why do my outfits make people so angry? The Spectator presents: Living with a Politician Exclusive to subscribers, watch our latest event Living with a Politician live.  Join Sarah Vine, (author of How Not to Be a Political Wife), with Michael Gove, Rachel Johnson (author of Rakes Progress, her own odyssey as a political candidate) and Hugo Swire (whose wife Sasha wrote the bestselling Diary of an MPs Wife) as they discuss the losses and Alfred Brendel was peerless – but he wasn’t universally loved I’ve rarely seen a happier audience: Grange Festival’s Die Fledermaus reviewed The architects redesigning death Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? The BBC, it seems The French sculptors building the new Statue of Liberty None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed Emma Thompson is wrong about sex From Spectator Life

New Statesman 02/07/2025 12:50:15 AM What’s wrong with Sarah Vine? Her memoir promises an insider’s account of the Cameron years – but instead provides a study in overwhelming self-pity. Keir Starmer’s “Island of strangers” speech was right Let Kneecap and Bob Vylan speak freely Is Nigel Farage right about the Bank of England? George Osborne is still trashing the UK economy Why do right-wing “transvestigators” believe Michelle Obama is a man? A humbling week for Keir Starmer In defence of Morgan McSweeney Labour is locked in a vicious blame game Dishonesty now rules Scottish politics Keir Starmer faces war on all fronts The Prime Minister’s authority is under attack and Rachel Reeves may pay the price. By Andrew Marr How to do it like a movie star Ro Khanna: American optimist 28 Years of Zombie Britain In Canada, I am rediscovering what being a GP can mean Jacinda Ardern’s unexamined life Is Thomas Skinner the future of the right? 1. What’s wrong with Sarah Vine? Her memoir promises an insider’s account of the Cameron years – but instead provides a study in overwhelming self-pity. 2. Let Kneecap and Bob Vylan speak freely 3. Is Nigel Farage right about the Bank of England? 4. Keir Starmer’s “Island of strangers” speech was right 5. Why do right-wing “transvestigators” believe Michelle Obama is a man? Keir Starmer has a problem: the left is organising From a revived Corbynite movement to Green leadership hopeful Zack Polanski, Labour faces a new threat. The centre-right is cooked Dominic Cummings: oracle of the new British berserk Donald Trump has left Keir Starmer stranded These disability benefit cuts are about to bury Labour Farage and Badenoch’s Iran headache Israel’s hollow victory Benjamin Netanyahu has won the battle over Iran. But his war against Israel’s democracy is not over. Ayatollah Khamenei faces a nuclear nightmare How Benjamin Netanyahu beat America First Los Angeles, Donald Trump and the moronic inferno Netanyahu realises his lifelong dream How Putin will respond to “Russia’s Pearl Harbour” The dark reality behind Trump’s embrace of white South Africans Keir Starmer told “sack Rachel Reeves” over welfare reforms Welcome to the new nuclear age Trump’s Iran ceasefire: from bunker bombs to F-bombs Iran war: UK economy “will be smashed” The Leopard and the ruins of history The thwarted Marxist of Balliol Theodore Roosevelt, the Tories’ new philosopher-king The prophet of the new right David Rieff foretells the fate of woke The left after Trump Giorgia Meloni’s selective memory The Italian prime minister’s autobiography revises her and her country’s history. But Meloni’s success is a template for right populist… By David Broder How to do it like a movie star How a Moscow archivist exposed the KGB, file by file Amol Rajan’s Ganges vanity project Jarvis Cocker at 61: Is this hardcore? 28 Years of Zombie Britain 4.48 Psychosis is a disturbing dissection of the mind Exclusive: the state pension is being siphoned off abroad Donald Trump’s gamble with your pension The downfall of King Dollar How the OBR became the Department for Austerity A drinker’s guide to offshore London Can Labour save Scunthorpe? How AI could transform Wigan Local government is adopting AI, but careful thought is needed Learning from the past makes better policy Does the UK need an AI Act? Ed Miliband’s quiet victory At what cost assisted dying? Keir Starmer faces war on all fronts Ro Khanna: American optimist Imperial calculations Jacinda Ardern’s unexamined life Resilience starts with design and disclosure Mental health: The productivity puzzle Digital sovereignty should sit at the core of the UK’s AI strategy Energy storage must not be overlooked on the road to net zero