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Nigel Farage has reminded Labour what voters want

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Reform UK leader’s attempt to formulate a serious policy platform barely camouflages his party’s distasteful populism. It will fall to the prime minister to balance the public’s desire to maintain a fair welfare state with sustainable public finances

The Independent UK

Reeves in standoff with ministers over proposed cuts to public services

IMF suggests chancellor could refine fiscal rules, but some fear policing and social housing face spending cuts

The Guardian - UK

Farage compliments Rayner as he looks left to mop up disaffected Labour voters

‘At least she’s real,’ says the Reform UK leader in a speech in which he promised to lift the two-child benefit cap

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By delaying its child poverty plan, Labour has a chance to reverse 15 years of inequality

As a former chancellor, I know this challenge can only be met in a budget. But Starmer and Reeves must not waste their chance, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Tom Kerridge shuts Chelsea gastro pub in failed west London experiment

The Butcher's Tap & Grill will stop serving food this Sunday

Evening Standard

IMF warns Trump’s tariffs are set to drag down UK economy next year

The organisation maintained its projection that the UK economy will expand by 1.4 per cent in 2026

The Independent UK

Economic recovery 'under way' in Britain and set to speed up, says IMF in boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Washington-based think tank nudged up its growth forecast for the UK this year from 1.1% in April to 1.2%

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Rachel Reeves should refine fiscal rules to avoid emergency spending cuts, IMF says

The organisation, which has been assessing the UK economy, upgrades its growth forecast this year to 1.2%

The Guardian - UK

Tariff tensions to drag down UK economy next year, says IMF

Economists at the IMF said global trade tensions are expected to wipe 0.3 percentage points off growth for 2026.

Evening Standard

‘Misogynistic’ Reform activists depict female cabinet ministers as cows in abattoir

Labour and Lib Dems have condemned the stunt in Hertfordshire as ‘horrifically misogynistic’ and ‘dehumanising’

The Independent UK

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘not off the table’, says Education Secretary

The Government’s child poverty strategy, which was due to be published in the spring, is now set to come out in the autumn.

Evening Standard

Don’t cut £13.2bn warm homes pledge over winter fuel payments, Labour told

Charities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversal

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Boris Aide Says Starmer Must Be Fuming Over Rachel Reeves’ Inflation Bombshell

Angela Rayner Could be Eyeing up Number 10 and People are Losing it

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Rachel Reeves should invest extra money in economic growth, not spend it on U-turns, former adviser warns

Exclusive: Call from former Treasury minister Jim O’Neill will pile pressure on chancellor and PM amid demands for hat-trick of U-turns on winter fuel allowance, two-child benefit cap and disability payments

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Watch Labour’s flip-flopping on winter fuel and benefits, and you’ll see who’s really considered important

This is governance by spreadsheet in pursuit of political capital, in which a hungry child or disabled person is merely a statistic, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

Labour pressure to ease welfare squeeze adds to Reeves’ headaches

The Chancellor faces demands to reverse the winter fuel payment cut, axe the two-child benefit limit and limit the scope of welfare reforms.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to champion £113bn of new capital investment in spending review

Chancellor hopes investment in homes, transport and energy will stave off pressure from MPs and discontent among public

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s U-turn on winter fuel cuts is too little, too late

Letters: Ian Jenkinson says voters in recent local elections were disappointed that Labour policies have been abandoned, while Linda Evans thinks Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will never be forgiven. Plus letters from Dr Guy Spence and Hazel Davies

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Labour’s botched winter fuel U-turn raises questions over its purpose in power

There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limit

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner says she ‘never’ wants to be Prime Minister or Labour leader

The Deputy Prime Minister was asked to rule herself out from the top job after a memo she sent to Rachel Reeves suggesting tax rises was leaked.

The Independent UK

Deputy PM Angela Rayner: ‘I don’t want to be leader of the Labour Party’

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has quashed rumours that she is vying to become leader of the Labour Party, saying she has “no desire” to take on the role.

The Guardian - UK

The charts that show just how worried Labour should be about the polls

Whether on leader favourability or on key policy areas, Labour is losing ground on almost every metric

The Independent UK

Inside Labour plot to oust Keir Starmer as PM is given 12 months to turn things around

SPECIAL REPORT: This week’s dramatic winter fuel U-turn has not been enough to stop speculation about the future of Starmer as leader, as political editor David Maddox found out

The Independent UK

Voices: Angela Rayner is the Gordon Brown of this government

COMMENT: The deputy prime minister is serious about her ambition but, like Brown, she will have to wait, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Voices: After the winter fuel decision, Labour is now openly at war with itself

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Far from defusing the growing unrest within his party, the prime minister’s U-turn has emboldened backbenchers to demand even more sweeteners, says Andrew Grice

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