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A week off from PMQs can’t save Starmer from awkward questions over welfare bill

Ange takes the reins in Westminster, as the prime minister gets a quizzing at Nato summit

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

Deputy PM makes pledge amid rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

Evening Standard

Starmer dismisses welfare cuts revolt as ‘noises off’ and defends his leadership – as it happened

PM ‘committed to reforming system’ as more Labour MPs join opposition to plan to cut universal credit and Pip

The Guardian - UK

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UK Considers Denmark’s Controversial ‘Ghetto’ Strategy to Disperse Migrant Communities

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UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds

Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them

The Guardian - UK

More Labour MPs signal rebellion against Government over welfare reforms

Labour MPs Alex Sobel and Danny Beales were the latest to back an amendment to the Government’s welfare cuts.

Evening Standard

Starmer stands firm on welfare bill as number of Labour rebels passes 120

Party big-hitters including Sadiq Khan urge PM to pause legislation as ministers and whips fail to contain rebellion

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Starmer must meet Tory conditions if he wants us to back Welfare Bill – Badenoch

The Prime Minister is facing a rebellion from his own MPs over the proposed legislation which is set for a Commons vote on July 1.

Evening Standard

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws’ in push for ‘active integration’

Under Danish law, social housing areas with high levels of deprivation and a ‘non-Western’ population above 50% are declared ‘parallel societies’.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer vs Kneecap: Will the controversial rap trio still perform at Glastonbury?

Controversial Belfast rap trio Kneecap responded as British PM Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch call for a ban of their upcoming Glastonbury set. Will their comments lead to a last-minute cancellation of the band's set this weekend?

Euronews

Starmer calls for ‘diplomatic solution’ after US strikes Iran

The UK Government had urged de-escalation in the Middle East but Donald Trump pushed ahead with air and missile strikes.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says Kneecap Glastonbury performance is not ‘appropriate’

Irish hip-hop trio are due to perform at the festival next weekend

The Independent UK

Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance not ‘appropriate’, says Keir Starmer

UK prime minister criticises band’s inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting Hezbollah

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap's Glastonbury performance is 'not appropriate' says Starmer

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, 27, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in November last year

Evening Standard

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Kneecap Glastonbury slot ‘not appropriate’, says Starmer

It comes after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she thought the BBC ‘should not be showing’ Kneecap’s performance at the festival next week.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch calls for BBC Kneecap ban

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The Independent UK

Badenoch says BBC would be ‘rewarding extremism’ with Kneecap Glastonbury coverage

The Tory leader of the Opposition has previously called for the group to be banned from Glastonbury

The Independent UK

Why the ‘individual conscience vote’ of MPs had its own assisted death last week

NEWS ANALYSIS: Votes on abortion and assisted death suggest the UK is on the cusp of a major shift – issues once determined by the conscience of individual MPs are becoming American-style party political matters, political editor David Maddox writes

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Evening Standard

MPs debate assisted dying before crunch parliament vote

MPs have a free vote on the Bill, meaning they decide according to their conscience rather than along party lines.

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘behind curve’ on assisted dying among progressive nations, says Kim Leadbeater

Exclusive: On eve of Commons vote, MP says legislators may not get another chance to ‘do the right thing’ for 10 years

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 Independent UK

Why Keir Starmer risks making the same mistake as David Cameron when it comes to Europe

ANALYSIS : After the former prime minister’s failed attempts to reform the EU in order to see off the threat of Eurosceptics within his party, Archie Mitchell asks whether Keir Starmer will come to regret opening the door to reforming the ECHR

Evening Standard

Rayner brands Philp ‘Johnny Come Lately’ as he presses her on immigration

In a back and forth, Mr Philp claimed landlords are being offered ‘above market deals’ to secure properties for ‘illegal immigrants’.

The National (Scotland)

Why is Angela Rayner standing in for Keir Starmer at PMQs today?

DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to stand in for Keir Starmer at today’s PMQs

The Independent UK

Voices: Has Keir Starmer finally mastered the art of the U-turn?

COMMENT: Changing your mind matters less than party leaders imagine, says Andrew Grice. But if you’re going to back down as a politician, best do it quickly…

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