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Voices: Sorry, Wes – my A&E is full of people having a mental health crisis

COMMENT: The health secretary is wrong to suggest that doctors are overdiagnosing patients with psychiatric conditions – it’s just not in our own best interest to reach for the prescription pad and sign them off work, says Dr Ammad Butt

The Independent UK

Kendall promises welfare reforms ‘imminently’

The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ‘imminently’.

The Independent UK

Canada’s Carney visits France to seek ‘reliable’ allies amid US disputes

The Canadian prime minister meets France’s President Macron in Paris, where the two leaders discuss trade and Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Which benefits is Keir Starmer’s government planning to cut and why?

PM is under increasing pressure over targeting of incapacity and disability benefits. We look at some key questionsUK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

More than 30 countries ready to play part in ‘coalition of the willing’ – No 10

A ‘significant number’ of countries will provide troops on the ground, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman told reporters.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Diane Abbott: These benefit cuts will hit the poorest — the very people Labour was set up to defend

The furious response to their proposed welfare cuts seemed to come as a shock to this government. But, perhaps emboldened by his success on the Ukraine issue, Sir Keir Starmer has made it clear that he intends to plough on with his cuts.

Evening Standard

Dear Keir Starmer: civil servants share your worries about public services. Don’t attack us – we’re keen for reform

He wrote a beautiful letter last week praising our talents, but much has been done to damage morale. We’re citizens too: we all want improvement, says the civil servant

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Keir Starmer Accused of Breaking Bold Council Tax Promise as Bills Soar

Nearly two years ago, during a visit to Swindon in March 2023, Keir Starmer made a bold promise as Leader of the Opposition.

The Fashion Central

Canada's new PM Carney goes to Paris and London to shore up support among European allies

After first visiting France, Carney will head to the UK where he will speak to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state.

Euronews

David Lammy says G7 considering further moves to pressure Russia into agreeing Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened

‘We have more cards we can play,’ foreign secretary tells MPs as he says G7 foreign ministers found ‘common ground’ when meeting last week

The Guardian - UK

Michael Morpurgo recalls Putin encounter that made a ‘shiver go down my spine’

‘This reception was extraordinary and strange,’ author said

The Independent UK

Minister defends planned benefit cuts amid growing Labour backlash

Diane Abbott said planned welfare cuts are ‘not a Labour thing to do’ as backlash grows in the party over the move

The Independent UK

New Canadian leader Mark Carney expected to meet Sir Keir Starmer and King

The former Bank of England governor will arrive in the UK from Paris later on Monday.

Evening Standard

Military chiefs to thrash out Ukraine peacekeeping proposal amid Russia war

A senior military source tells Al Jazeera a multinational force needs a ‘maximalist approach’ to deter Russia.

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The Guardian - UK

How far will Starmer risk pushing Labour MPs to swallow welfare cuts?

Many MPs will feel that pushing people in to poverty to balance the books is not what they came into politics to do

The Guardian - UK

Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretence

He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on Tuesday

The National (Scotland)

Cut Tory spending rules not disability benefits, Stephen Flynn urges Keir Starmer

STEPHEN Flynn has called on Keir Starmer to ditch reported plans to cut disability benefits as well as the party’s “broken Tory spending…

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International Business Times

Starmer, Macron Work 'Hand In Glove' Amid Revived UK-French Ties

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron teaming up to lead Europe's backing of Ukraine during Donald Trump's tumultuous second presidency highlights a warming British-Franco relationship, insiders and analysts say.

The Independent UK

A quarter of young workers have considered quitting due to mental health issues

People under 35 were more likely to quit workforce because of mental health challenges

Evening Standard

Millennials and Gen-Zs more likely to quit work over mental health concerns

Employees under the age of 35 were more likely than their older counterparts to exit the workforce because of mental health challenges

Al Jazeera

UK’s Reeves floats ‘radical shake-up’ of bureaucracy to cut business costs

British chancellor to meet regulators on Monday to announce ‘action plan’ for cutting red tape.

Evening Standard

What the papers say – March 17

Debate over Sir Keir Starmer’s planned welfare cuts dominate Monday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Trump to speak to Putin as Ukraine peacekeeping plans progress

Military chiefs will meet in London later in the week to discuss plans for a Western peacekeeping operation in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks are looking at 'dividing up assets' and he'll speak with Putin tomorrow

‘I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,’ Trump told reporters

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