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Rachel Reeves in tears at PMQs after 'altercations with Starmer and Speaker' as markets rocked by speculation over her future

Downing Street later insisted that Ms Reeves ‘is going nowhere’ and has Sir Keir’s ‘full backing’

Evening Standard

Chancellor 'going nowhere', says No 10 after tears in the Commons

RACHEL Reeves is “going nowhere” as Chancellor after she was seen crying in the Commons as Keir Starmer refused to rule out sacking her, Downing…

The National (Scotland)

'It’s a personal matter': Treasury responds to Rachel Reeves crying at PMQs

A spokesperson for Rachel Reeves has said her tears at PMQs were about "a personal matter"

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No 10 defends chancellor after day of bitter recriminations over welfare bill fiasco

PM says Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for very long time to come’ amid speculation about her job in wake of tearful Commons appearance

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Wednesday briefing: Last-minute reversal secures welfare bill’s passage – but at what cost to Keir Starmer?

In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its success

The Guardian - UK

How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions

Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PM

The Guardian - UK

PM braced for revolt over welfare after defending his record of a year in power

Ahead of the parliamentary showdown, Sir Keir Starmer said the Government could look back with a ‘real sense of pride’ at its first year in office.

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Veterans railcards could extend to family in new ‘legal duty’ for armed forces

Eligibility for the special railcard, which provides a discount of one third on most tickets, could be extended.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs call for 'reset' from Keir Starmer after 'year of poor management'

LABOUR MPs are calling for a "reset" in relations with Downing Street after “a year of poor party management” ...

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Labour MPs demand ‘reset’ in relations with Number 10 after welfare U-turn

A Number 10 spokesman insisted that the Prime Minister ‘remains fully committed to engaging with parliamentarians’.

Evening Standard

Starmer aide Morgan McSweeney under fire after Labour welfare rebellion

Backbenchers feel PM’s chief of staff missed strength of feeling over cuts – and there are deeper tensions at play

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘agrees’ concessions with welfare cut rebels as he faces huge revolt

Economists warn tax rises could be needed to fund a U-Turn on Sir Keir Starmer’s £5bn welfare reforms as PM opens door to concessions

Evening Standard

Morgan McSweeney: Is welfare backlash the beginning of the end for Starmer’s right-hand man?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits, writes Kate Devlin

The Independent UK

UK politics: ‘Bungling Badenoch’ under fire after suggesting Starmer wrong to miss PMQs for Nato summit – as it happened

Liberal Democrats say Conservative leader focused on ‘cheap point scoring’ and her MPs are in ‘open revolt’

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Starmer in crisis talks over changes to welfare bill as he attempts to stave off MPs’ rebellion

The prime minister admitted that MPs want to see welfare reform ‘implemented with Labour values of fairness’

The Guardian - UK

Widespread Labour dissent over welfare bill is sign things are going very badly for Starmer

Prime minister deployed ministers to contain rebellion after more than 100 Labour MPs signed amendment to bill

Evening Standard

Welfare rebellion not a confidence vote, PM says as he remains defiant over cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will ‘press on’ despite the backbench rebellion.

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PM tells Cabinet ‘we will reform welfare’ amid backbench rebellion over plans

The Prime Minister on Tuesday said the Government must ‘fix what is broken’.

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The Independent UK

Starmer pledges to spend 5% of GDP on national security and defence by 2035

But Downing Street will not say how the new Nato commitment will be paid for

Evening Standard

Starmer to commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 at Nato summit

The figure is in line with the demands of President Donald Trump, who has called for Nato allies to shoulder more of the burden of European defence.

Evening Standard

UK ‘utterly condemns’ escalation after Iran attacks US military base

Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

Evening Standard

Stopping Iran’s nuclear programme ‘a good thing’, says Downing Street

A spokesman added that the Government’s focus is on diplomacy.

Evening Standard

Lammy says Middle East needs ‘diplomatic solution’ after US talks

The comments came in the hours after calls between UK and US leaders.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Trump call for Iran to return to negotiating table after US strikes

The two leaders spoke on Sunday night after the US launched air raids and missile attacks on key Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Independent UK

Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

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