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What is the King’s Speech and when is it?

King Charles will outline the government’s legislative agenda in a speech next week

The Independent UK

Local elections across UK test Starmer as Reform UK eyes major gains

UK voters began casting ballots on Thursday, 7 May, in local and devolved elections seen as the biggest political test yet for Prime Minister Keir Starmer since Labour’s landslide victory in July 2024.

Euronews

Bulletin PM briefing: New Middle East missile attack and Starmer ‘facing coup’

Iran launches missile and drone attack on UAE for second day as war escalates. Labour MPs plotting Blair-style coup of Starmer after local elections – report. Met Police launch fresh probe after rapist nurse convicted. Rachel Reeves ‘clashes’ with US treasury secretary over Iran war. Brit needing ‘urgent’ care after…

The Independent UK

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SNP bound to win ‘vast bulk’ of constituencies if polls are accurate – Curtice

The polling expert however said the three current largest parties in Scotland are ‘all doing badly’ compared to the last election.

Evening Standard

Bulletin PM briefing: London terror attack latest and could Starmer sack Reeves?

Here are five of today’s biggest stories

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over failure to declare £5m gift

The Reform UK leader revealed he had received a seven-figure sum from a crypto investor to boost his security and that his home was firebombed.

The Independent UK

Housing secretary rules out rent freeze amid Iran war – despite chancellor’s hints at helping tenants

Steve Reed says he is ‘crystal clear’ the government is ‘not doing’ a rent freeze

The Independent UK

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Middle East energy crisis could wipe £35bn off UK economy – even in best-case scenario, think tank warns

Impact of Donald Trump’s Iran war a ‘serious blow’ to Keir Starmer’s economic hopes

The Independent UK

‘Unhelpful and ill-informed’: Charities slam Tony Blair think tank report on disability benefits

The former PM’s firm put forward an ‘emergency handbrake’ plan for welfare spending

The Independent UK

Growing up with ‘Toy Story’: Andrew Stanton on 30+ years with Woody and Buzz

Andrew Stanton has spent over half his life with “Toy Story.”

The Independent UK

Met Police assessing evidence on donations to Robert Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign

Robert Jenrick ran to be Tory leader in 2024, before his defection to Reform UK earlier this year

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Starmer could face Mandelson probe and the King heads for Trump visit

As the King and Queen head to the US – here are five of the day’s top stories

The Independent UK

Households fork out £3,400 more for bills in five years due to war impact on energy prices

Ofgem will announce on 27 May the price cap for the three months covering 1 July to 30 September

The Independent UK

Paddington Bear and Sir David Attenborough among public’s banknote design ideas

Sir Winston Churchill, who currently features on the £5 note, was the fourth most commonly suggested idea..

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Those who cannot remember the past

Brief letters: British colonial history | Starmer’s premiership | Chelsea sacking | Kakistocracies

The Independent UK

Bulletin AM briefing: Trump warns UK with ‘big tariff’ over tech tax

Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on UK unless they drop key policy. Starmer made ‘biggest mistake of his life’ over Mandelson appointment, Labour backbencher says Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended. US Navy sailor prepped for minesweeping in Strait of Hormuz injured in bizarre attack. Britain set to be hotter than Ibiza…

The Conversation

What Mandelson vetting row reveals about escalating tensions between ministers and civil servants

Keir Starmer’s decision to fire Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins has contributed to “one of the worst crises in relations” between ministers and civil servants in modern times. The words of former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, writing after Robbins was sacked for declining to inform Starmer that Peter Mandelson failed…

The Independent UK

Officials requested Mandelson’s vetting details days after Independent revealed he failed

Cat Little, the most senior official in the Cabinet Office, said details of the disgraced peer’s vetting were requested by the Foreign Office seven months ago

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The Independent UK

UK failing to attract wealthy individuals after non-dom changes, report says

The number of billionaires is set to reach nearly 4,000 by 2031

The Independent UK

Canada's prime minister says the US does not get to dictate terms for a trade agreement

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Washington cannot dictate the terms of the continental trade deal known as USMCA

The Independent UK

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California's surge leading the way

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year

The Guardian - UK

Holier than thou: inside the 24 April Guardian Weekly

Did Trump and Vance pick on the wrong pope? Plus Keir Starmer in the crosshairs

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Labour MP says Starmer should quit and new hope for Iran peace talks

Here are today’s five top stories

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Violation of personal freedom’: Readers divided over ‘landmark’ smoking ban for people born after 2008

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on the smoking ban, balancing support for its public health aims with concerns over personal freedom, fairness between generations and how enforceable the policy will be

The Independent UK

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program

An audit of the Hawaii’s tiny home initiative for the homeless has found significant deficiencies needing immediate attention

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