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OPINION - The Strategic Defence Review marks a step change but raises questions more than answers

Most pertinent questions are over money, people, and time, our Defence Editor Robert Fox writes

Evening Standard

Steel industry braced for 50% Trump tariff despite UK-US deal

Last week US President Donald Trump announced he was doubling tariffs on the imports of steel from 25% to 50%.

Evening Standard

Two-child benefit cap: How much is it worth and what will families get if Labour scrap it?

Campaigners warn child poverty could deepen under the Labour government, unless the two-child cap is lifted

The Independent UK

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Number of overcrowded small boats carrying more than 80 migrants across Channel quadruples

The government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs, but they have faced accusations of mimicking Reform UK’s divisive language

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn to table Chilcot-style Gaza inquiry bill in the Commons

JEREMY Corbyn will table legislation for a Chilcot-style public inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

The strategic defence review means three new approaches for the UK

The UK government’s new strategic defence review has laid out a blueprint aimed at making Britain “secure at home, strong abroad”.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer facing scrutiny over failure to establish new ethics watchdog

Commons inquiry to examine lack of progress in fulfilling manifesto pledge to set up ethics and integrity body

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'A bit rich': Kate Forbes responds to Keir Starmer ruling out referendum

KATE Forbes has said it is “a bit rich” for Keir Starmer to deny Scots an independence referendum after a poll suggested support would go up if…

The National (Scotland)

Laila Soueif’s survival despite nearly 250 day hunger strike is a ‘miracle’, says family

Laila Soueif, 69, is currently at St Thomas’s Hospital suffering from extremely low blood sugar levels as she protests the imprisonment of her son

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Emily Watson urges Keir Starmer to ‘save’ mother of jailed activist on 245-day hunger strike

Emily Watson has appealed to Sir Keir Starmer to intensify efforts to “save” the mother of an imprisoned British-Egyptian activist who has been on hunger strike for more than 245 days.

The Independent UK

Voices: If the government wants to save Thames Water, it’s going to need to get its hands dirty

COMMENT: As the very public rescue deal for the ailing company collapses, James Moore warns that the government needs to get its hands dirty to clean up the water industry. This game of pass the buck isn’t doing anyone any favours...

The Independent UK

Alba tell John Swinney to 'get with the plan' and 'independence not a priority'

JOHN Swinney has been told it is time he “got with the plan” after it was claimed he had not raised independence as a “priority” with the…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s defence spending plans under pressure as Nato pushes for more

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Nato leaders later this month with the alliance under pressure to increase spending.

Evening Standard

No 10 in the dark over whether UK steel will be hit with 50% Trump tariffs with hours to go

The business secretary is in Paris, where he will meet with his US counterpart in a last-ditch attempt to secure a carve-out from the tariff hike

The Independent UK

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Voices: First Sadiq, now Andy… will no one rid Keir Starmer of his turbulent mayors?

COMMENT: As the mayor of Greater Manchester proposes a ‘popular left programme’ – just days after the mayor of London defied Downing Street with a new plan for drug laws – is the prime minister under threat from colleagues with their own fiefdoms, asks John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Nato ‘will force Starmer to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence’ to keep Trump happy

PM under pressure from nuclear alliance and US president after row over funding threatened to derail the launch of strategic defence review,

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers draw up law to fast-track removal of migrants arriving from ‘safe’ countries

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

The Independent UK

Voices: As an ex-army captain, I’d back national service. But conscription? No way...

COMMENT: Phones in the box. Stand by your beds. Pile your plate high at breakfast with whatever food is on offer – you’ll need the energy for 18 hours a day of basic training, warns veteran Mike Crofts

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The Guardian - UK

Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources

Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say

The National (Scotland)

SNP respond to Keir Starmer's dismissal of second independence referendum

THE SNP have responded after Keir Starmer said there would not be a second independence referendum during his time as Prime Minister ...

The Independent UK

Reeves urged to raise taxes and cut public spending as UK growth to stall after Trump tariffs

Labour chancellor under pressure from the OECD ahead of upcoming spending review

The Guardian - UK

Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘could get go-ahead within weeks’

Keir Starmer expected to confirm result of 15-year search for investment at UK-France summit next month

Evening Standard

OECD downgrades forecasts for UK growth as Trump tariffs hit world economy

Global growth is expected to fall below 3% for the first time since the pandemic

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘The money tree appears to have grown again’: Readers react to Starmer’s defence review

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on Starmer’s push to make Britain ‘war-ready’. While some supported it as a smart move in uncertain times, others felt the money should go to urgent needs at home

The Independent UK

Defence secretary fails to rule out tax rises to fund defence spending uplift

While John Healey said he is ‘100 per cent confident’ the defence spending uplift would be achieved, he struggled to say how it would be paid for

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