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Keir Starmer Warned He Could Call Surprise Brexit Referendum to 'Save His Skin'

Alex Burghart warns that PM Keir Starmer might call a surprise Brexit referendum to save his political career. The Conservative shadow minister fears the PM's EU reset will inevitably lead to rejoin pressure.

International Business Times UK

Security guarantees needed before Stakeknife is named – Burghart

Pressure is growing on the Government to name Stakeknife after the publication of the final report from Operation Kenova.

Evening Standard

Calls for Starmer to face investigation over appointment of football regulator chair

David Kogan was named in April as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Independent Football Regulator

The Independent UK

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Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said.

Evening Standard

Miscounting to six costs Tory stand-in his gotcha against poppy-shock Lammy

Plucked from obscurity, James Cartlidge messed up his maths while his opposite number had forgotten his politics 101

The Guardian - UK

In UK’s interest to ‘protect’ collapsed China spying case documents – minister

The case was withdrawn last month after the Crown Prosecution Service said it did not have the evidence to secure a conviction.

Evening Standard

Tories accuse Labour of ‘abandoning veterans’ over Northern Ireland legacy

The UK and Irish governments published their new framework to deal with the legacy of the Troubles on Friday.

The Independent UK

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Tories write to Starmer to demand answers over Mandelson scandal

The Labour grandee was sacked on Thursday over emails that showed he sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

Evening Standard

Civil servants start industrial action over return to office mandate

Members of Public and Commercial Services Union are also protesting against the closure of six work locations

The Guardian - UK

The Philpster exhausts his repertoire with return to Rwanda at PMQs

Ange chalks up a win of sorts as Kemi’s last-minute substitute races downhill through his pet subjects

The Guardian - UK

China’s proposed ‘super embassy poses super risk’ to security, Tories claim

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused the Government of being ‘too weak’ to block the plans.

Evening Standard

Benn ‘searching’ for legal solution to prevent payouts to Troubles internees

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged to take action to avoid compensating Gerry Adams.

The Independent UK

No plans to reintroduce freedom of movement or customs union, MPs told

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

Evening Standard

Rats the ‘size of dachshunds’ terrify Birmingham residents as bin strike prompts fear of surge in rodent-borne diseases

Union officials have said the end of the bin strikes are in ‘touching distance’ after a seven-week standoff

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Evening Standard

Visas for young European under a youth mobility scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’.

The Independent UK

Post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, minister says

Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’

Evening Standard

UK urged to stop Northern Ireland being ‘caught in crossfire’ of US-EU trade war

Concerns were raised in the Commons about the ‘particularly complex’ situation for Northern Ireland even if the UK avoids tariffs.

Evening Standard

MPs call for changes to coroners’ rules in response to Clonoe inquest

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the coroner had to answer ‘where, when, who and how. He had no role in trying to answer the question as to why’.

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The Independent UK

Delays to local elections not a ‘stitch-up’ – Angela Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister was asked about the perception Labour could be delaying elections due to a fear of Reform UK making gains.

Evening Standard

Second Labour MP apologises over comments in WhatsApp group after Andrew Gwynne sacked as health minister

Oliver Ryan said the messages were ‘completely unacceptable’ after Sir Keir Starmer sacked Andrew Gwynne as health minister

The Independent UK

No rewind on Brexit, minister says following reset talks

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government intends to make Brexit work in a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ way.

Evening Standard

Tories: Starmer’s ’emergency’ plan shows the Government is feeling ‘unstable’

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused Pat McFadden of appearing ‘rattled’ in his statement to the Commons.

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to reveal impact of inheritance tax on Northern Irish farms

The shadow Northern Ireland secretary said farmers are ‘deeply concerned’ about Labour’s family farms tax.

The Guardian - UK

Kemi’s Tories Haven’t Got Talent show fields A N Other at PMQs

Angela Rayner hands Alex Burghart his arse on a plate, but sounds unconvincing on farmers’ tax row

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner refuses to rule out further increases to inheritance tax on farmers

It comes after an estimated 13,000 people descended on London on Tuesday, urging the government to U-turn on the tax

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