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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Rayner dismisses suggestions she could take Starmer’s place

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The Independent UK

Starmer pledges to review minimum barrier heights in multi-storey car parks

The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘prevent future tragedies’, and the Government will conduct a call for evidence on minimum barrier heights.

Evening Standard

No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

Evening Standard

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Rachel Reeves in tears at PMQs after 'altercations with Starmer and Speaker' as markets rocked by speculation over her future

Downing Street later insisted that Ms Reeves ‘is going nowhere’ and has Sir Keir’s ‘full backing’

Evening Standard

Chancellor 'going nowhere', says No 10 after tears in the Commons

RACHEL Reeves is “going nowhere” as Chancellor after she was seen crying in the Commons as Keir Starmer refused to rule out sacking her, Downing…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer told keeping two-child cap is 'ultimate betrayal' after welfare U-turn

KEIR Starmer has been warned that keeping the two-child benefit cap would be the “ultimate betrayal” following reports that the Labour…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves's sister holds her hand after Chancellor cries at PMQs

LABOUR minister Ellie Reeves appeared to be holding her sister’s hand as she left the chamber on Wednesday, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves…

The National (Scotland)

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Voices: Starmer has been given two black eyes by his party – but here’s how he could fight back

COMMENT: Bruised by his welfare reforms battle, the prime minister is on a hook of his own making. With a little help from Westminster, he can wriggle off, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Swinney concerned about budget after ‘chaotic and shambolic’ welfare reforms

The First Minister was speaking after Sir Keir Starmer’s UK Government was forced into a last-minute climbdown.

The Independent UK

Badenoch blasts Starmer’s defence of welfare bill as ‘brass necked’

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The Independent UK

Reeves battles tears as Starmer declines to back her staying in post

The decision to scrap key parts of the welfare reform package has left the Chancellor facing the prospect of tax hikes to balance the books.

The Independent UK

Badenoch accuses Starmer of having ‘brass neck’ over welfare bill defence

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having a “brass neck” over his welfare bill, telling the House of Commons that the legislation will “achieve nothing”.

The Independent UK

Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was forced to shelve key elements of the welfare reform plan to limit a Labour revolt.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after Labour’s welfare bill passes second reading

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (2 July), hours after MPs voted to pass the prime minister’s watered-down welfare bill.

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Angela Rayner reveals why she’d never want to be prime minister

The deputy prime minister was asked about replacing Starmer amid growing criticism of his leadership

Evening Standard

Revealed: London boroughs with most arson attacks as expert links rise in blazes to social unrest

Interactive map shows massive jump in arson attacks in Westminster, Sutton and Haringey

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘doing the job for Britain’, says Rayner

The Deputy PM said there has been ‘a lot going on’ for the Prime Minister in his first year in office.

Evening Standard

BBC broadcast of Bob Vylan's 'death to the IDF' chant was 'chilling violation', says relative of October 7 victim

The pair’s performance at the festival led to a police assessment and condemnation from festival organisers, as well as MPs and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

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The Independent UK

With a £5bn hole to fill, the true battle on Keir Starmer’s hands is only just beginning

Sir Keir Starmer’s capitulation on welfare cuts has dented his authority and raised questions about his judgment

The Independent UK

Labour MP who led welfare revolt calls for wealth tax to meet £5bn cost of U-turn

Rachael Maskell blamed the chancellor for the scale of rebellion, saying the Treasury had chosen to ‘find savings on the backs of disabled people’

The Guardian - US

Who are Bob Vylan? The British punks who had their US visas revoked for anti-IDF chants

The group’s ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury ignited a firestorm – and prompted action from the US state department

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘have to work harder’ to bring down small boat numbers – McFadden

The tally for 2025 is approaching 20,000.

The Guardian - UK

Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likely

The Guardian - UK

Reeves ‘going nowhere’ and has Starmer’s full backing, No 10 says – as it happened

Downing Street’s show of support comes after Reeves was seen in tears in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan says he now ‘admires’ Margaret Thatcher because of Keir Starmer’s politics

‘I never thought I’d say that,’ Alan Partridge star admitted

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