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UK hit by fresh sell-off in government bond markets as pound weakens

Yield on 30-year gilts hit highest level since 1998, indicating it will cost UK more to borrow from markets

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’ tax hikes have hit ‘one in five job vacancies’ at small firms as Labour urged to fix ‘utter mess’

Exclusive: The Federation of Small Business has claimed Rachel Reeves does ‘not have the backs’ of its members as new analysis of official statistics by the Lib Dems has revealed the impact of the national insurance hike for employers

The Independent UK

Stocks slide and pound dives as bond yields spike

The FTSE 100 index closed down 79.65 points at 9,116.69.

Evening Standard

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Rising bond yields leave Reeves with no choice but to plan a ‘muddle-through’ budget

Despite predictions of a 1970s-style budget crisis, analysts point out similar rises are taking place in other markets

The Guardian - UK

PM says his relationship with chancellor is stronger after reshuffle

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The Independent UK

No 10 insists Reeves’s authority not dented by reshuffle after market jitters

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge

The Independent UK

No 10 is a shambles. What Keir Starmer does next is key

KEIR Starmer’s government has returned from their summer break and decided to don an enormous glowing neon sign saying: “We’re in trouble and…

The National (Scotland)

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Reeves’ authority not dented by reshuffle, No 10 says in bid to calm markets

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge.

Evening Standard

Now showing: it’s Keir Starmer’s march of the ‘grownups’ – the disaster movie we’re all being forced to watch

The PM has brought in Darren Jones, whose superpower is ‘relentless delivery’. If that won’t save the world, what will? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner arrives for Cabinet meeting in striking sunglasses as row over her tax affairs rumbles on

Angela Rayner’s striking sunglasses catches the eye as she attends the first Cabinet meeting since the summer recess

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers could be housed in ‘modular buildings on industrial sites’ when hotels close, No 10 says – as it happened

Government spokesperson confirms migrants could be housed on industrial sites

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor under pressure as government borrowing costs surge to 27-year high

The yield on UK government bonds – also known as gilts – jumped to the highest level since 1998.

Evening Standard

Cooper denies Reeves being ‘sidelined’ after No 10 shake-up

Preparations for the budget are likely to dominate the coming weeks.

Evening Standard

Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27-year high

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.723%

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The Guardian - UK

Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loop, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to host Cabinet meeting after poaching top Rachel Reeves aide in No 10 reshuffle

The Prime Minister is celebrating his 63rd birthday today as he faces a host of challenges from the small boats crisis to tight public finances

The Independent UK

The prime minister must not squander his second chance

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer and his chancellor Rachel Reeves have less than two months to devise a Budget that addresses people’s real concerns. A limited reshuffle of Downing Street personnel is a good place to start

The Guardian - UK

Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles

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The Guardian - UK

Reshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightrope

Economists say new team could help push back against Treasury but PM needs to spell out what he stands for

The Independent UK

Starmer’s reshuffle and stories about Rayner reveal trouble at the top of the Labour party

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer has attempted to take back control of his government with a mini-reshuffle on MPs return from recess. But tension at the top of the party has not gone away, political editor David Maddox reports

The Independent UK

Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Chino Chancellor’ – chancellor in name only

COMMENT: By hiring Treasury second-in-command Darren Jones to work with him in No 10, with a new high-powered team of economic aides, Keir Starmer has effectively downgraded his chancellor, says Simon Walters

Evening Standard

Starmer insists Downing Street shake-up is ‘second phase’ not reshuffle

The Prime Minister said he wanted to focus on ‘delivery, delivery, delivery’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Starmer’s mini-reshuffle will help restore the authority that won Labour power

COMMENT: By bringing Darren Jones over from the Treasury, among other moves, the PM’s revamp is less a snub to Rachel Reeves than an admission that Labour cannot afford to rely on its election glow to sustain it, says Chris Blackhurst

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer brings back ex-Tony Blair comms chief in mini-reshuffle

Keir Starmer has brought back a former adviser in Tony Blair's government as part of a mini-reshuffle of the UK Cabinet ...

The Guardian - UK

Reeves says Thames Water should find ‘market-based solution’

Chancellor aims to reassure creditors but says ministers are planning for all options including special administration

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