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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Tax row: Will Rachel Reeves break Labour manifesto by raising National Insurance on employers in the Budget?

The jury seems to be out on this key question on Labour’s economic policy

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer twice refuses to rule out rise in employers’ national insurance

PM says it was ‘very clear’ in Labour manifesto that government would not raise taxes on working people

The Guardian - UK

Britain imposes new sanctions on Israel as Lammy condemns ‘inaction’ over West Bank settlers

It comes just hours after Lord Cameron revealed earlier Tory plans to sanction two Israeli ministers

The Independent UK

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‘We do not pay reparations’: Starmer rejects slavery atonement bid ahead of Commonwealth summit

Sir Keir Starmer has set out the Labour government’s position on the slavery reparations ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting this month

The Independent UK

No 10 rejects claims PM received Taylor Swift tickets as ‘thank you’ for security measures – as it happened

Downing St says decisions over protection for the singer were up to Scotland Yard and not the government

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift’s mother ‘negotiated police escort with Sue Gray’ as security row deepens

The Metropolitan Police is believed to have asked for legal advice about the motorcycle escort amid fears officers could be held responsible for any accidents

The Independent UK

Brexit reset with EU will trigger worldwide ‘arms race’ to give UK better deals, Starmer told

Labour prime minister has promised to fix Britain’s damaged relationship with the European Union

The Independent UK

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Voices: Starmer says ‘working people’ shouldn’t fear the Budget – but who are they? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As ministers offer conflicting views on whether high earners, landlords, and those with investment income should be included in the group protected from tax increases in Labour’s Budget, we want to know how you would define ‘working people’

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: How Keir Starmer pitched his vision of Britain to big business

In today’s newsletter: At a summit in London on Monday, the prime minister tried to stir investment in Britain – here’s how it went

The Guardian - UK

King enjoys performance from Elton John at reception for UK’s international investment summit with Starmer

The reception capped off the government’s first major summit to woo investors

The Independent UK

Elton John and Michelin meals: Labour pulls out all the stops to woo investors

‘You are pivotal to this great cause of our times,’ Keir Starmer tells global bosses in London as he targets wealth creation

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth slavery reparations debate: What could the UK be asked to pay?

Reparations is expected to be a key talking point in Samoa

The Independent UK

Starmer tries – and fails – to keep up with the business in-crowd jargon

When CEOs are dangling investment promises worth billions, all other promises get burned – and any ability to speak disappears

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves boosts big business as she caps corporation tax at 25% and woos investment in Britain

Fourth big tax freeze as chancellor makes bold offer to attract top global firms to UK

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour wooing private investors: don’t trade social protections for growth

Editorial: If Labour is committed to championing ‘working people’, the British state must mediate between workers and capital, rejecting corporate dominance

The Conversation

How to make sure the budget secures the investment Britain needs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to “rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment” in the UK. He was speaking at his government’s first international investment summit, an attempt to encourage the finance and business worlds to put more money into the country.

The Guardian - UK

Westminster’s reliance on Elon Musk’s X is ‘totally wrong’, says Labour MP

Exclusive: Josh Simons, close ally of Starmer, suggests Musk manipulates platform’s algorithm to boost his own interests

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s House of Lords reform only scratches the surface of its problems

As the prime minister said himself in 2020, what it really requires is proper representation from the regions and nations. Where’s that conviction now?, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan puts pressure on Starmer over EU as he insists no reason to be scared of single market return

The London mayor calls for ‘closer alignment’ with the EU and says talks about rejoining the single market should not be off the table

The Independent UK

Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build safe home for domestic abuse survivors reaches halfway goal

Generous readers and donors have raised an incredible £150,000 of the £300,000 target so far – but more is needed to complete the project

The Guardian - UK

Slavery reparations not on agenda at Commonwealth summit, says No 10

Keir Starmer is going to Samoa to ‘discuss shared challenges and opportunities’, says spokesperson

Evening Standard

OPINION - The investment summit should be a chance to bring back investors but it's shown up government incompetence

This should be an opportunity for global investors to see Britain at its best; if not, they’ll go elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

There’s an elephant in the room at Keir Starmer’s big investment summit: Brexit

We need a salvage operation to fix the problems this created. Otherwise, how else will we attract global investment, asks Labour MP Stella Creasy

The Independent UK

The pensioner denied winter fuel payment because she’s just £3 over threshold

Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting ‘a £22bn black hole’ in the public finances

Evening Standard

Where is the UK investment summit? Sir Keir Starmer to welcome CEOs to London with King to give reception

Investment in the UK will be on the agenda, with speakers from the NHS, Google and numerous insurance companies

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