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Starmer faces calls to scrap two-child benefit cap as MPs head to Liverpool

The Prime Minister will be joined in Liverpool by delegates and activists for Labour’s annual conference.

Evening Standard

New homes must be built in the ‘right’ areas to tackle shortages, Starmer told

A think tank says areas such as Greater Manchester and Birmingham have ‘huge productivity potential’

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham leadership speculation frustrating for MPs, claims Labour chair on eve of party conference

Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

The Independent UK

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Labour MPs frustrated by Burnham leadership manoeuvrings, says party chairwoman

Anna Turley acknowledged ahead of Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Sunday that there had been a ‘challenging couple of weeks’ for the leadership.

The Independent UK

Starmer wishes Red Roses best of luck in Rugby World Cup final against Canada

The Prime Minister said supporters will be ‘flying the flag, putting the bunting out and coming together as one’.

The Independent UK

Reeves takes aim at Burnham’s ‘in hock to bond markets’ comment

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour activists at the Liverpool conference that now ‘is not time’ for Labour infighting.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s ID card may be overhyped, but at least it shows he’s taking the fight to Reform

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The introduction of ID cards in this country may be a modest start to the prime minister’s pushback against Nigel Farage and his party – but it is a sign at least that the Labour leader finally understands the scale of the task at hand

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Who Is Andy Burnham? Manchester Mayor's Radical Pivot Sparks Labour Showdown with Starmer

Andy Burnham's radical tax, welfare, and nationalisation plans spark open conflict with Keir Starmer, fuelling speculation of a Labour leadership clash.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on Labour conference: a clash of visions and direction, not egos and personnel

Editorial: With his authority ebbing, Sir Keir Starmer offers continuity. Andy Burnham promises rupture. The choice is between Anglo-American orthodoxy and European-style interventionism

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan calls President Trump the 'poster boy for the Far Right' after Sharia law in London claim

Mayor says US president’s unfounded attack is racist and has fuelled prejudice

Evening Standard

Voices: The cyber hack on Kido nursery is every parent’s worst nightmare

COMMENT: The names, photos and addresses of 8,000 children have been stolen, with some published on the dark net. Victoria Richards writes of the terror the affected families must be feeling – and how the hack is symptomatic of a wider, darker malaise

The Independent UK

Will he? Won’t he? Do the King of the North’s antics remind you of anyone?

As Andy Burnham heads to Liverpool, think back to the Tory conferences of 2017 and 2018. We all know how that panned out, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s leadership ambitions: what is the path to mounting a challenge against Keir Starmer?

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has triggered a blazing row by telling the Telegraph that MPs want him to mount a leadership challenge against prime minister Keir Starmer.

The Conversation

Voices: Starmer’s digital ID plan is a ‘dead cat’ play – and it won’t stop the boats

COMMENT: The PM looks like he’s cobbled together a headline-grabbing distraction from his troubles by launching a scheme that will be ineffective against its apparent target – illegal immigrants – and won’t happen for years, if at all, writes John Rentoul

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan rules out 'doing a Burnham' and reveals 'intention' to remain London mayor until 2032

Sir Sadiq quashes speculation he will stand down, saying he wants a fourth term as London mayor

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham has ‘legitimate concerns’ about Labour leadership – Sadiq Khan

Sir Sadiq said Andy Burnham was entitled to raise any concerns he has about Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Voices: Over coffee and toast, I find joy in the newspapers

POETRY: This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes delights in the crumpled pages of the British broadsheets

The Independent UK

Reform on brink of outright majority at next election, major new poll says

Disastrous polling for Labour comes amid growing questions over Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party

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The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer vows to 'lead from front' into next election amid leadership speculation

Keir Starmer has insisted he will "lead from the front" into the next General Election amid speculation his premiership could be under…

The Independent UK

This is not the time for Andy Burnham and his panicky supporters

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The howls for the prime minister’s head from the parliamentary Labour Party must be quelled by smart policies and stable government

The Independent UK

Starmer warns Burnham’s policies would cause ‘harm’ like Liz Truss

The prime minister warned there was ‘nothing progressive about abandoning fiscal rules’ as he criticised Andy Burnham’s suggested policies

Evening Standard

Starmer insists he will lead Labour into Scottish elections amid speculation

The Prime Minister also denied he had ruined Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s chances of becoming first minister.

The National (Scotland)

Is there trouble in paradise between Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar?

KEIR Starmer couldn’t have wished for a better footsoldier than Anas Sarwar – but is there trouble in paradise?

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s internal warfare breaks open as Starmer and ministers criticise Andy Burnham

Starmer is understood to be furious at Greater Manchester mayor’s admission that he would seek to challenge for the leadership

Evening Standard

Starmer dismisses ‘personal ambitions’ of Burnham amid leadership speculation

The Manchester mayor proposed a 50p top rate of income tax and a tax cut for lower earners, in interventions widely seen as a leadership pitch.

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