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Who are the key New Labour figures in Keir Starmer’s government?

The PM is surrounded by Blairites, from Pat McFadden and Liz Kendall to Jacqui Smith and Jonathan Powell

The Guardian - UK

Susan Hall demands inquiry into Taylor Swift blue light escort to Wembley

Former mayoral candidate also asks why senior Labour figures including the prime minister and Sadiq Khan were handed freebies to her shows

Evening Standard

Sue Gray has 'not enjoyed being in public eye', Labour minister claims

SUE Gray has “not enjoyed” being in the public eye and this has led to her decision to take a break from Government, a senior minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer dodges questions on a severance payment for Sue Gray ousted as his No10 chief-of-staff

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stressed the senior civil servant had ‘been through quite a lot in the last few weeks’

Evening Standard

What do political donors get for their money? Labour under fire for accepting freebies

The Cabinet Office Minister has said the government is tightening the rules around political gifts

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer tightens rules on gifts and donations after Rosie Duffield’s ‘avarice’ accusation

Senior cabinet minister announces ‘end of Tory loophole’ after maverick MP Rosie Duffield quit Labour and accused the PM of presiding over ‘sleaze, nepotism and apparent avarice’

The Independent UK

Government to close ‘Tory loophole’ around declaring interests and gifts

Pat McFadden says ‘unfair’ system has meant ministers face less scrutiny than shadow ministers and other MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer has a problem with women, says MP who has quit Labour

Rosie Duffield says government focused on ‘greed and power’ and the ‘lads are in charge’, day after leaving party

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after comments on ‘excessive’ maternity pay – as it happened

Conservative leadership contenders Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject rival’s comments, while Rosie Duffield criticises Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Tory grandees warn of ‘monumental’ party rebuild as infighting breaks out on eve of conference

Theresa May and William Hague say Tory leadership contenders need to acknowledge the scale of the defeat in July

The Independent UK

Urgent memo from his anxious ministers to Sir Keir Starmer: you need to get a grip of No 10

A better Britain can’t be built in a day, but unless voters see tangible changes soon, their patience will continue to run out

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is ‘the new George Osborne’ says John McDonnell

Former Labour shadow chancellor attacks plan to curb welfare fraud and says the prime minister is becoming a ‘replica’ of the former Tory chancellor

The Independent UK

Pubs won't be forced to close early in England, says top Starmer ally rejecting health minister's idea

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden pours cold water on the suggestion

Evening Standard

Labour delegates long to celebrate, but ministers can’t quite feel the joy

The party should be toasting its landslide, but instead a state of near-paralysis seems to have set in

The Guardian - UK

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‘Keir has integrity’: Labour’s Pat McFadden says Starmer will bring reasons to be cheerful

Cabinet minister defends PM in gifts row and says UK ‘can be turned around’ despite economic gloom

The National (Scotland)

'Viva Mexico': Top Labour minister reveals surprise 40-year link to John Swinney

A TOP Labour Cabinet Secretary has revealed a surprise connection to First Minister John Swinney ...

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer urged to reveal who gave Downing Street pass to Labour donor

Waheed Alli, who has donated more than £500,000 to Labour over the past 20 years, was given a pass to No 10

The Guardian - UK

Expect more economic pain to come, warns senior UK cabinet minister

Starmer and Reeves unlikely to reverse winter fuel and two-child benefit cap decisions, says Pat McFadden

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Labour hit with fresh cronyism row as donor steps down from top civil service job

A LABOUR donor handed a top civil service job has quit the role amid allegations of cronyism.

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘very strongly’ considering standing for election again

Former minister said Conservatives had ‘deserved’ to lose power and that he had not been shocked to lose his seat

The Guardian - UK

Not in the minister’s back yard: is Starmer’s cabinet onboard with housebuilding plans?

The manifesto promises 1.5m homes – but some on the PM’s frontbench have had their own nimby moments

Evening Standard

Britons urged to leave Lebanon amid fears of wider Middle East conflict

Warning against travel to Lebanon comes after Hezbollah rocket attack in Golan Heights

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – as it happened

Chancellor suggests budget, on 30 October, will involve tax rises and cuts to spending and benefits

Evening Standard

Millions of public sector workers to get inflation-busting pay rises, confirms Rachel Reeves

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden left open the prospect of a string of tax rises apart from on VAT, income tax and National Insurance

The Guardian - UK

McDonald’s sales fall for first time since 2020, as higher prices deter consumers – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as McDonald’s faces pressure to cut prices and lure back customers

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