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Independent
09/07/2025 09:16:35 AM
Raise taxes or this government will fail, Reeves’s ex-adviser warns
The leadership rumours that speak volumes about Starmer’s future
Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services
David Lammy deploys army of top diplomats to kickstart economic growth
Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip after investigation launched
Reeves to announce review of workplace pensions contributions
Police warn over Palestine Action protests after group proscribed
Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises after ‘damaging’ welfare U-turn
Which tax rises could Reeves introduce to pay for £5bn welfare U-turn?
A year of Keir: the first 365 days of Starmer in power
We now know what Starmerism is – but PM lacks an inspirational vision
Reform UK run council removes all trans books from children’s library
Welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback: Your Labour questions answered
What we know about Zarah Sultana’s new left-wing political party
Corbyn breaks silence on joining new party with Zarah Sultana
Starmer and Farage cannot afford to ignore Corbyn’s new party
Starmer: Trump reached out to console me after my brother’s death
Corbyn breaks silence on joining new left-wing party with ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana
Q&A: Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together?
Home Office ‘has no idea how many people stayed after visas expired’
Could a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn reshape politics?
Reeves insists she’s ‘cracking on with the job’ as she hugs Starmer
Every Labour U-turn after Starmer reverses welfare cuts
Could a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn reshape politics?
Reeves insists she’s ‘cracking on with the job’ as she hugs Starmer
Every Labour U-turn after Starmer reverses welfare cuts
How a tear or two spooked markets and dominated UK's political narrative
Reeves’s brave face cannot mask the challenges she now faces
Why Starmer finally gave his full backing to his tearful chancellor
Starmer finally bolsters Reeves after her public tears spook markets
How your MP voted in Starmer’s welfare reforms
MPs vote to support proscribing Palestine Action as terror group
Britain's Starmer backs his Treasury chief after U-turns dent the government's fiscal plans
UK accused of hypocrisy at landmark UN foreign aid conference
How Starmer went from defiant to defeated
Donald Trump's hilariously awkward moment while waiting for flyover
Donald Trump’s most ‘hateful’ comments yet make him 'unfit’ to be President, critics claim
Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs
MP who led welfare revolt calls for wealth tax to fund £5bn cost
The true battle on Starmer’s hands is only just beginning
Rattled Starmer scrapes through on welfare – after another concession
From PIP to poverty: the striking numbers behind the welfare debate
How Labour welfare vote rebellion compares to previous revolts by MPs
Starmer survives by skin of his teeth – and here’s what he must do now
Small boat crossings hit record high in another blow for Starmer
‘No plans for a party’ to mark PM’s first year in power, No 10 says
Starmer likely to scrape through, but cannot consider this a victory
Who are the key Labour figures opposing Starmer’s benefit cuts?
Everything you need to know about Labour’s welfare reform U-turn
How Labour’s welfare bill will cut benefits
BBC Politics
09/07/2025 09:16:30 AM
Reform MP loses whip after business Covid loan claims James McMurdock denies any wrongdoing over claims relating to pandemic-era loans taken out by his companies.
Discussions ongoing about new party, says Corbyn Attribution
Corbyn's new party - is it happening and could it damage Labour? Attribution
Palestine Action banned after judge denies temporary block Attribution
Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches Attribution
Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence Attribution
Nick Robinson: Starmer told me he'd met every challenge. But things look bad right now - very bad Attribution
A year in power - BBC correspondents assess how Labour are doing Attribution
Home Office 'not checking' when foreign worker visas expire Attribution
I had a tough day, says Rachel Reeves after Commons tears Attribution
Mutilated pets import ban bill passes to Lords Attribution
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Posted
Backlash as Reform claims trans books removed from children's library section Attribution
Reeves bounces back after tears but challenges remain Attribution
Seven ways Starmer's plan could change the NHS Attribution
Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted Attribution
Reeves' five choices to turn government finances around Attribution
What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims? Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Rachel Reeves' tears raise big questions at top of Labour Attribution
Humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons Attribution
Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead on welfare cuts Attribution
A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot Attribution
Chris Mason: On welfare, something will have to give Attribution
Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power Attribution
Starmer's stormy first year: Why his political honeymoon was so short-lived Attribution
Crisis - which crisis? Israel-Iran another huge challenge for government Attribution
Labour tiptoed cautiously through its first year - will it now decide to escape its own shadow? Attribution
The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws Attribution
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves: 'I had a tough day' Video, 00:00:32Chancellor Rachel Reeves: 'I had a tough day' Attribution
The Briefing Room. Why is there a row about disability benefits? Audio, 29 minutesThe Briefing RoomWhy is there a row about disability benefits? Attribution
How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer. Video, 00:00:35How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer Attribution
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22:30 5 JulyDavid Lammy first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 uprising, published at 22:30 5 JulyDavid Lammy first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 uprising Attribution
17:03 5 JulyReform MP loses whip after business Covid loan claims, published at 17:03 5 JulyReform MP loses whip after business Covid loan claims Attribution
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00:07 5 JulyPalestine Action banned after judge denies temporary block, published at 00:07 5 JulyPalestine Action banned after judge denies temporary block Attribution
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17:22 4 JulyPayout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches, published at 17:22 4 JulyPayout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches Attribution
14:59 4 JulyMinister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence, published at 14:59 4 JulyMinister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence Attribution
13:58 4 JulyLib Dems win council seat after Reform resignation, published at 13:58 4 JulyLib Dems win council seat after Reform resignation Attribution
12:18 4 JulyZarah Sultana says she is quitting Labour to start party with Corbyn, published at 12:18 4 JulyZarah Sultana says she is quitting Labour to start party with Corbyn Attribution
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Politics.co.uk
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The Spectator
09/07/2025 09:16:36 AM
Why is Bob Vylan free but Lucy Connolly in prison?
James McMurdock loses Reform whip
How a history festival became a forum of fear
What happened to comic con?
Public libraries deserve to shut – they’ve forgotten why they exist
Corbyn and Sultana’s party launch gets off to the worst possible start
How I made Facebook nice again
How to deal with a crying woman
The Tory newbies who fear they could be the last
Wimbledon has had enough of tennis
Will a political crisis kill off Thailand’s marijuana ban?
Islam has a rich history of depicting Muhammad
Myanmar’s junta is losing its grip on power
Revealed: Morgan McSweeney’s memo to the PM on how Labour could fail
Trump’s weapons pause will help Putin win
Why is TfL’s boss attacking me for cleaning up his filthy trains?
Spectator summer party 2025, in pictures
Why is Bob Vylan free but Lucy Connolly in prison?
Jaguar is heading for oblivion
Why corporations won’t let Pride die
Who really built this country?
Wimbledon has had enough of tennis
Revealed: Morgan McSweeney’s memo to the PM on how Labour could fail
How the Home Office created the Boriswave
So much is still unanswered about NHS reform
We should be outraged by Lily Allen’s ‘four or five’ abortions
Why is Bob Vylan free but Lucy Connolly in prison?
Four wagers for Haydock and Sandown tomorrow From Spectator Life
Pixels are replacing paper From Spectator Life
State-school cricket at Lord’s? Bring it on
‘This is as good as food gets in London’ – Town, in Drury Lane, reviewed
What happened to comic con? From Spectator Life
How to deal with a crying woman From Spectator Life
Wimbledon’s myth of elitism From Spectator Life
Can Keir Starmer fend off Labour’s big beasts? It was the chronicle of a death foretold. Last year Keir Starmers chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, drafted a memo for his boss spelling out in the starkest terms How Labour Could Fail. This week, instead of celebrating the first anniversary of Labours landslide election victory, the two men revisited that analysis and reflected on
Labour should look to Andy Burnham for inspiration
My memories of the royal train
Public libraries deserve to shut – they’ve forgotten why they exist
Admit it: most wedding speeches are awful
No amount of discourse will make a good pop song into a great one
Scooby-Doo has better plots: Almeida’s A Moon for the Misbegotten reviewed
Landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith on mistakes, sand and weeds
Truly awful: Roblox’s Grow a Garden reviewed
The greatest decade for British painting since Turner and Constable? The 1970s
The political climate at Glastonbury was not especially febrile
Jurassic Park Rebirth is the dumbest yet
Venice is a city of love and menace From Spectator Life



New Statesman

09/07/2025 09:16:36 AM
Could Gaza unite the new left against Keir Starmer?
An anti-war movement is growing in force – inside and outside parliament.
How terror came home on 7/7
Jurassic Park Rebirth is phoney and illogical
How to read Morgan McSweeney
A year of crisis and political fragmentation
The welfare crisis no one is talking about
Ignore the pessimists – we are living through a literary golden age
This week has been a wake-up call for Labour
The revenge of Labour’s soft left
Rachel Reeves cannot tweak her way out of this crisis. The system must be torn down. By Will Dunn
The hunt for Iran’s missing uranium
Stop taking Glastonbury so seriously
Anna Wintour still rules Vogue
The horror of Gaza’s children’s hospitals
Jenny Saville’s human landscapes
Morgan McSweeney’s moment of truth
1. Could Gaza unite the new left against Keir Starmer?
An anti-war movement is growing in force – inside and outside parliament.
3. How terror came home on 7/7
5. Zarah Sultana’s big messy surprise for Jeremy Corbyn
A humbling week for Keir Starmer
Concessions to welfare rebels may have saved the government, but there remain lessons for the Prime Minister to learn.
Keir Starmer has a problem: the left is organising
Inside Labour’s welfare revolt
These disability benefit cuts are about to bury Labour
Is Nigel Farage right about the Bank of England?
Keir Starmer’s “Island of strangers” speech was right
Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill is a big, beautiful opportunity for the Democrats
But do they have the smarts to take advantage?
Israel’s hollow victory
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”
Was exorcising “the ghost of Jeremy Corbyn” a fatal mistake for Labour?
One year of Labour rule
Welfare reform concessions are humiliating for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
Keir Starmer told “sack Rachel Reeves” over welfare reforms
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
Jenny Saville’s human landscapes
The British artist has built a career bringing a new perspective to figures and flesh. By Michael Prodger
What’s wrong with Sarah Vine?
The endless variety of England’s folk traditions
The earworms of Erik Satie
What does Adam Curtis know?
Quadrophenia the ballet is a storm of movement
Jane Austen’s subtle food commentary
Let the non-doms leave
Is Nigel Farage right about the Bank of England?
Britain’s industrial strategy in an age of energy crises
What the Treasury can learn from Donald Trump
Welcome to HMO Britain
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?
The hunt for Iran’s missing uranium
7/7 changed life for British Muslims forever
Anna Wintour still rules Vogue
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