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Pressure mounts on Rayner as Starmer refuses to back her staying in post as tax dodge crisis deepens

Starmer has repeatedly declined to say whether he would sack Rayner, his deputy, if his independent ethics watchdog rules against her

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer admits fault after false attacks on John Swinney over £10bn Norway deal

KEIR Starmer has admitted that he was wrong in his attacks on John Swinney ...

The National (Scotland)

Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a 'reassurance force' for Ukraine

Twenty-six countries have pledged to contribute to Ukraine’s security after any ceasefire or peace deal with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

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‘She should get sacked’: constituents vent anger in Rayner stamp duty row

In Ashton-under-Lyne there is little sympathy for the deputy prime minister’s tax troubles

The Guardian - UK

This is a disaster unfolding in plain sight. Each day Keir Starmer is smoothing Nigel Farage’s path to No 10

A simple, terrible and obvious mistake is being made. The more Labour echoes Reform’s talking points, the more it strengthens them, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘The judge in this case will be HMRC’: Readers react as Angela Rayner admits tax mistake

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over the deputy prime minister’s tax error. While some have insisted she knew what she was doing and should resign, others have defended her for relying on professional advice and correcting the mistake

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer dodges Scottish press on trip to Glasgow

KEIR Starmer has been panned for dodging the press on a trip to Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer urges Ukraine allies to ‘go even further’ in pressure on Russia

The Prime Minister joined a virtual call of the coalition of the willing with around 25 world leaders on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

The Labour ministers ousted in scandals as Angela Rayner resigns over tax affairs

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

Evening Standard

Starmer hopes £10bn deal to build Norwegian warships in Glasgow is first of many

The Prime Minister met with BAE workers in the city on Thursday, saying their reputation is what won the contract.

Evening Standard

Voices: Patriotism is more than wearing union jack socks and demonising refugees, Mr Farage

COMMENT: The Reform UK leader’s wildly embarrassing White House and Congressional committee visit shows the limp, mediocre ignorance Britain would be saddled with were he to become PM, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Starmer must not meet Israeli president during UK visit, say Labour MPs

Exclusive: Isaac Herzog to visit London for expected talks with ministers, with UK on brink of recognising Palestinian statehood

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner: Key events in stamp duty row

Here the PA news agency looks at the timeline of how Ms Rayner’s tax affairs came to light.

Evening Standard

The key events in stamp duty saga that led to Angela Rayner’s resignation

The deputy PM is leaving government over unpaid tax. Here’s how we got here

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

PM and Cabinet rally round Rayner amid property tax row

The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Deputy Prime Minister their ‘full confidence’.

The Independent UK

Why has Angela Rayner resigned? The key takeaways after tax scandal investigation

The deputy prime minister may have saved as much as £40,000 in tax

The Independent UK

Voices: Have Labour’s big guns started to turn on Angela Rayner?

COMMENT: By offering only lukewarm and limited support to the deputy prime minister, cabinet colleagues could be accused of giving her a little nudge along the gangplank towards the drop, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Swinney accuses Starmer of ‘toadying along behind Farage’ on immigration

The First Minister said the language used by Westminster politicians on the issue in recent months has been ‘chilling’.

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner: How working-class hero who rose through Labour ranks became mired in tax scandal

The deputy prime minister dramatically resigned on Friday after a probe into her tax affairs

International Business Times UK

'Put 'Em up Anywhere!' Yvette Cooper Defends Flag-Flying as Symbol of Togetherness

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urges flying St George's flags anywhere for togetherness amid 2025 surge in displays. Labour reclaims patriotism—critics warn of alienation.

Radio France Internationale

Macron gathers European leaders in push for Ukraine security guarantees

European leaders were meeting in Paris on Thursday after French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that several countries including Britain and Germany are prepared to assure Ukraine's security once the conflict with Russia has ended.

The Independent UK

Rayner lawyers ‘made scapegoats’ and ‘did not give her tax advice’ on flat at centre of row: UK politics live

Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May

Evening Standard

Ministers defend Rayner in tax row as fresh property purchase details emerge

Sources close to the Deputy Prime Minister said she was given three separate pieces of legal advice before buying an £800,000 property in Hove.

The National (Scotland)

'Putin-loving free speech imposter': Congressman tears into Nigel Farage on US visit

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been branded a "Putin-loving free speech imposter and Trump sycophant" by a congressman during his visit…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer declines to say if he will sack Rayner if she is found to have broken ministerial code – as it happened

Keir Starmer has said that he expects to get the report from his ethics adviser on Angela Rayner quickly

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