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Labour’s first year: from voter opinion to market reaction – in charts

After a turbulent week to round off its first year, how have the past 12 months panned out for Keir Starmer’s government?

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Will Corbyn’s new hard-left party prove to be Starmer’s mission impossible?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana jumped the gun when announcing the new party, but even so it potentially poses a major risk to the PM – especially after what has been a nightmare first year in power, writes Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Crying in the Commons: why are women’s workplace tears a source of shame?

Rachel Reeves’s distress may help destigmatise an emotional response to pressure or professional frustration

The Guardian - UK

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Cross-party MPs press UK Government for Waspi U-turn

DOZENS of MPs from across the political spectrum confronted Labour ministers on their refusal to U-turn and compensate Waspi women affected by state…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey claims civil servants advised her to break the law

Baroness Therese Coffey told the House of Lords that she had been advised to knowingly break the law, but said ‘I wasn’t prepared to do that’.

Evening Standard

This was Les Mis in the Commons – and Kemi Badenoch couldn’t resist hamming it up

The Tory leader should have supported Labour’s welfare bill – but such responsible behaviour would have defied the norms of British politics, writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK lose two council by-elections in England

REFORM UK have lost two council by-elections in England after being forced to defend their seats when the incumbents stood down.

The National (Scotland)

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Minister shrugs off ex-Labour MP’s announcement of new political party

Zarah Sultana said she would ‘co-lead the founding of a new party’ with Jeremy Corbyn.

Evening Standard

Critics of UK role in Gaza war consider setting up independent tribunal

Labour expected to block bill for official inquiry tabled by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Middle East crisis – live updates

The Guardian - UK

‘An unjust transition’? Teesside locals divided over net zero after deindustrialisation

In the third in a series, the Guardian hears how Reform UK is targeting voters over green policies – which business says are bringing new jobs to the area

The Guardian - UK

Voices: After Labour’s first year, Starmer could still learn from ‘one-term Attlee’

COMMENT: The current prime minister would be wise to study Clement Attlee’s post-war premiership, which also started with a landslide election but, mired in economic uncertainty and internal conflict, quickly ran out of steam, says historian Alun Evans

The Independent UK

Who’s really to blame for Labour’s troubles – Rachel Reeves or the invisible PM?

The Treasury focuses on numbers when what’s needed is vision. The party and the country are crying out for leadership, but it’s nowhere to be seen, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Zarah Sultana quits Labour with plan to form new party with Jeremy Corbyn

A former Labour MP has said that she will set up a new party with Jeremy Corbyn.

The National (Scotland)

Seven of Labour’s newest MPs look back on a ‘relentless’ first year

Labour won hundreds of new MPs in the 2024 general election. One year later, how do they think the government is doing?

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Ex-Labour MP Sultana says she will set up new party with Jeremy Corbyn

Zarah Sultana had the Labour whip suspended last year.

The Guardian - UK

The Starmtrooper rebellion: welfare bill showed Labour’s new MPs have minds of their own

It was wrongly assumed 2024’s intake would do as they were told. Now there are fears they have a taste for disobedience

The Guardian - UK

Welfare reform bill fiasco re-empowers parliament

Letters: Michael Meadowcroft says a failure to forge a constructive alliance with backbenchers was at the core of the welfare bill debacle. Plus letters from Michael Bartlet , Shareen Campbell, Derrick Cameron, Geoff Reid and Valerie Mainwood

The Guardian - UK

How can Labour turn this mess around? With honesty – and taxes

No more plans for mean, unpopular cuts. Instead, explain why taxes must rise – and be clear about the good that will do, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Glasgow locals give verdict on Keir Starmer's Labour after one year in power

THIS week marks one year since Labour’s General Election victory saw them take power at Westminster for the first time in 14 years ...

The Guardian - UK

Smaller firms to escape ‘burdensome’ Companies House filing rules

Exemption for businesses with turnover under £10.2m allowing simpler accounts to be submitted will be retained

Evening Standard

From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried?

Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP warns of 'authoritarian slippery slope' after proscribing of Palestine Action

AN SNP MP has warned of an "authoritarian slippery slope" after MPs voted to declare Palestine Action a proscribed group

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Tearful politicians showing their sensitive side

Rachel Reeves became tearful during PMQs on Wednesday, but she’s far from the first politician to cry over the years.

The Independent UK

Voices: The markets have spoken – and it is they, not the prime minister, that saved Rachel Reeves

COMMENT : In its response to the chancellor’s possible resignation, in the face of market jitters the City has made it clear that she is Labour’s only candidate for No 11, says James Moore – and any attempt to replace her could prove very expensive for the country

Evening Standard

Who is Rachel Reeves' sister? Meet the Labour MP Ellie Reeves

Ellie Reeves is a Labour MP and the sister of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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