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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Labour in ‘good place now’ on welfare, Kendall insists after Government U-turn

Number 10 offered concessions in a late-night climbdown to head off Sir Keir Starmer’s first Commons defeat.

Evening Standard

RAF chief chosen to lead British armed forces

Sir Keir Starmer said Sir Richard Knighton had championed ‘a culture of innovation and excellence’ while head of the RAF.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs demand ‘reset’ in relations with Number 10 after welfare U-turn

A Number 10 spokesman insisted that the Prime Minister ‘remains fully committed to engaging with parliamentarians’.

Evening Standard

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Voices: Starmer’s welfare humiliation is a turning point for his government

COMMENT: The prime minister had no choice but to give in to Labour rebels on disability benefits – but this rebellion has been handled particularly badly, says John Rentoul, who doubts the current PM will see out this parliament

The Independent UK

Labour rebels urged to 'stand firm' over welfare cuts despite Keir Starmer U-turn

REBEL Labour MPs have been urged to “stand by their conscience” over disability welfare cuts.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer reveals fears for his sister-in-law after ‘arson attack’ on his home

The prime minister said the alleged arson incident left he and his wife Victoria ‘really shaken up’

The Independent UK

Starmer says he ‘deeply regrets’ using ‘island of strangers’ phrase

The Prime Minister said he had been ‘really shaken up’ after an alleged arson attack on his family home hours before the speech.

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UK Govt Climbs Down On Welfare Cuts In Latest U-turn

The UK government backed down Friday on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by MPs, in a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's authority.

International Business Times

Starmer’s welfare U-turn is short term gain for long term pain

NEWS ANALYSIS: After Sir Keir Starmer’s latest U-turn, has the prime minister created more problems than he has solved, Archie Mitchell asks

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer suggests he didn't read through 'island of strangers' speech

Keir Starmer has suggested he didn't read through his highly-contentious "island of strangers" speech on immigration in advance

The National (Scotland)

Starmer ‘must hike taxes’ to plug £4.5bn black hole after welfare U-turn

Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere

The Independent UK

Government climbdown on welfare Bill marks third U-turn this month

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government also U-turned on winter fuel payments and an inquiry into grooming gangs.

Evening Standard

Welfare bill: what compromises have been made and how will claimants be affected?

More than 120 Labour MPs were planning to defeat the bill by voting against it before last-minute concessions

The Guardian - UK

Welfare reforms: What concessions has the Government made?

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill is due before the Commons on Tuesday.

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The National (Scotland)

Lesley Riddoch tears into Labour's 'demeaning' benefits cuts on Question Time

Lesley Riddoch has torn into Labour's "demeaning" plans to cut benefits on the BBC's Question Time programme

The Independent UK

Irish trio Kneecap address controversial ‘dead Tory’ remark ahead of Glastonbury set

Band have insisted that their political statements have satirical intent and are not ‘more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians’

The Guardian - UK

Third U-turn in a month leaves Keir Starmer diminished

Changes to welfare bill likely to win over moderates, but PM’s reputation for embracing tough reforms damaged

Evening Standard

Czech billionaire Kretinsky named chairman of Royal Mail after takeover

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group closed its £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s owner earlier this month.

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UK politics: Starmer says welfare concessions are ‘common sense’ but dodges funding question – as it happened

No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels, estimated to cost around £3bn a year, amid fears over Tuesday’s vote

The National (Scotland)

Labour partially U-turn on benefits cuts in bid to win over rebel MPs

The Labour Government has partially U-turned on its cuts to welfare in a bid to appease rebel MPs

Evening Standard

Starmer makes U-turn in bid to head off Labour welfare revolt

Some 126 party backbenchers had signed an amendment that would halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

The Guardian - UK

Another tragic fact about this disastrous welfare bill: it proves Labour hasn’t learned and doesn’t truly listen

From cabinet members to the British public, there is an outcry about these benefits cuts. Why is the government always so poor at reading the room? asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distraction

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer sparks 'two-tier' benefits system row with major U-turn on welfare cuts

The U-turn on personal independence payments will protect the incomes of some 370,000 people - but new claimants could be more than £5,000 worse off

The Independent UK

UK prepares to announce ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France

More than 17,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year

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