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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Video of Labour MP appearing to punch man is ‘shocking’, says Keir Starmer

Footage appeared to show Mike Amesbury repeatedly hitting another man in the street

The Independent UK

Budget ‘most honest’ in years, Cabinet minister claims

Pat McFadden said Rachel Reeves’ first Budget will ‘end the fiscal fiction of things being announced which had no money set aside for them’.

Evening Standard

Budget 2024: Keir Starmer hit with growing row over billions in tax rises 'breaking' Labour manifesto

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden denies Labour ‘misled’ voters during the election campaign

Evening Standard

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Lindsay Hoyle criticises chancellor Rachel Reeves for early disclosure of budget details – UK politics live

Speaker of the House of Commons says it is ‘evident’ Reeves made significant policy announcements in the media, rather than parliament

The Guardian - UK

Mike Amesbury 'punching' video: Starmer says footage 'shocking' and Labour 'moved swiftly' to suspend him

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are calling on Mike Amesbury to quit as an MP and allow a by-election

Evening Standard

What the papers say – October 28

Here are the stories making headlines to start off the week.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says media firms should have control of output used in AI

PM says content creators must be paid and vows to ensure technology ‘does not begin to chip away’ at press freedoms

The Guardian - UK

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Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it

Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits, we will fight any threats to those who hold the powerful to account, writes the prime minister Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

George Kerevan: How a Trump win would undermine Rachel Reeves’s Budget game plan

HANG on to your economic hats. On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will present her long-awaited Budget. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party will have to put up…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer: Publishers should have control over content as AI technology develops

The Prime Minister said news media and the creative sector are ‘central to this government’s driving mission on economic growth’.

The Independent UK

Hunt accuses Budget watchdog of political bias

Jeremy Hunt accuses the Budget watchdog of failing to be impartial since the Labour Party came into office

The Independent UK

Starmer appoints Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves borrows George Osborne’s mantra in ‘strivers’ Budget

But Keir Starmer vows no return to austerity as he paves way for tax rises and spending cuts

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer gambles tens of billions more in tax and borrow Budget to invest in ‘new future’ for Britain

The Prime Minister warns the nation of the ‘harsh light of fiscal reality’

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to ‘embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’ ahead of budget

PM will defend Labour plans in speech and insist working people need better public services more than lower taxes

Evening Standard

Starmer: Budget will ’embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’

The Prime Minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech on Monday.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer will ‘embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’ ahead of Budget

The prime minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech in the West Midlands today

Evening Standard

Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as his political director

Claire Reynolds, the director of Labour Women’s Network, will take on task of liaison between No 10, party and MPs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on UK-EU security cooperation: some red lines must be blurred

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer should not assume that defence cooperation can be kept separate from the thornier issue of trade integration

The Guardian - UK

Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave trade

Evening Standard

No new freeports in Budget despite No 10 announcing five more would be built

Government sources said there had been a ‘total cock-up with the comms’ arising from the conflation of customs sites and freeports.

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy boss given office in England – despite pledge of Aberdeen headquarters

THE boss of Labour’s GB Energy will be based in England despite previous promises that it would be headquartered in Scotland ...

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ opposition to assisted dying bill grows amid criticism of lack of debate

Chair of parliamentary group against assisted dying says she has been meeting dozens of undecided MPs

The Guardian - UK

Scheme to boost French school trips to Britain ‘at risk’ under new UK entry rules

Trade body for France’s travel industry reportedly writes to UK home secretary over concerns for programme’s future

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