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Keir Starmer appoints historic cabinet with record number of women – now comes the hard part: governing

As the dust settles on Labour’s historic election win, Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, has appointed his team of senior ministers. These men and women (of whom there are a record number in this cabinet) are now responsible for governing and delivering on the party’s manifesto commitments.

The Conversation

‘Good news for all parties’: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory

Northern Ireland’s politicians and the Irish government hopeful of a post-Brexit reset and an end to Tory turmoil

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Labour has one vital strength: a shadow cabinet with real government experience

An incoming Labour cabinet would have the advantage of not having to learn on the job, says political economist Andrew Hindmoor

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Richard Tice accuses Tories of ‘dirty tricks’ in attempting to persuade Reform candidates to stand down

Exclusive: A furious row has broken out after a Reform candidate’s last minute defection to the Tories

The Independent UK

Review into Northern Ireland flooding needed to learn lessons, minister says

Several towns in Northern Ireland were badly impacted by flooding as a result of heavy rain in recent weeks.

The Independent UK

Calls grow for financial aid from UK Government after Northern Ireland floods

Businesses in Downpatrick were beginning the clean-up operation after some were nearly entirely submerged in water.

The Independent UK

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary criticises flooding support

Hilary Benn was speaking after severe flooding hit areas of counties Down, Antrim and Armagh following heavy rain last week.

The Independent UK

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Rachel Reeves ‘holds hands up’ on book mistakes amid allegations of plagiarism

The shadow chancellor admitted some sentences in her book were ‘not properly referenced in the bibliography’.

The Independent UK

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves admits ‘mistakes’ amid plagiarism row over new book

The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints

Evening Standard

Shadow chancellor admits ‘inadvertent mistakes’ in book amid plagiarism claims

The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves admits mistakes after being accused of plagiarism in new book

Shadow chancellor says she holds her ‘hands up’ FT analysis finds book on female economists has passages that appear to be copied

The Guardian - UK

Book by Labour’s Rachel Reeves ‘lifts sections from Wikipedia’

Publisher admits some passages should have been ‘rewritten and properly referenced’

The Independent UK

Legacy Act ‘must have a replacement’ to help NI overcome ‘collective trauma’

Shadow secretary of state Hilary Benn held meetings around the controversial Government Act during a visit to Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

Labour veteran Hilary Benn spent two days in Northern Ireland on his first official visit since his appointment by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Calls for Stormont Assembly return dominate Hilary Benn’s visit

The new shadow secretary of state is meeting political parties at Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

The Independent UK

Stormont parties meet with shadow Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn

It is Mr Benn’s first visit to Northern Ireland since his appointment last month.

The Guardian - UK

Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos review – full of extraordinary revelations, if you can bear to watch

The knives are out as Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Hilary Benn and more dish out startling high-end gossip about Brexit and beyond. A gruesome look at the UK’s political perma-crisis

The Independent UK

Starmer tells new-look shadow cabinet to show public they are ready to govern

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said there could be no complacency ahead of the general election and things would get harder as polling day approaches.

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accused of promoting ‘narrow band of Blairites’ as he demotes Lisa Nandy

Starmer insists he has put ‘strongest players on pitch’, as changes see comebacks for Liz Kendall and Hilary Benn

The Guardian - UK

The winners and losers in Keir Starmer’s Labour reshuffle

The key changes as the party leader prepares his shadow cabinet for a general election

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge Sunak to attend Cop28 and stay true to net zero

All-party climate group says backing away from green policies would be catastrophic for the economy

Daily Mirror

Sweden moves to deport British widow with Alzheimer's who can't walk or talk

Kathleen Poole, 74, moved from Cheshire to Sweden 18 years ago to be close to her son and his family. She developed dementia 11 years ago and has been in a care home for 10 years

The Guardian - UK

Swedish police moving ahead with plan to deport UK woman with Alzheimer’s

Family of Kathleen Poole had hoped politicians would step in after media coverage of ‘deeply shocking’ case

The Guardian - UK

Denmark lifts Brexit-related deportation threat for British nationals

New legislation will give ‘extra chance’ to Britons who missed deadline to apply for residency

The Independent UK

Brexit: Senior Tories back move to give MPs more say over scrapping EU laws

The MPs have joined a cross-party group calling on ministers to declare which Brussels-made rules will be removed from British statute books.

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