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UK's New Govt Vows To Oust 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House

The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.

International Business Times

Even Nigel Farage opposes the two-child cap. Labour must scrap it

Letters: This is an opportunity for Keir Starmer to demonstrate to left-behind voters that he is on their side, writes Bernie Evans. Plus letters from Hazel Davies, David Lindsay, Jan Pahl and Jon Marks

The Guardian - UK

Chief Mouser Larry and the surprising power of political pets

General elections in Britain throw up some predictable news stories. For those, like myself, with an interest in animal history, some of the best are the familiar photo features of pets at polling stations. This is a recent tradition, now firmly established, that has proven handy for news outlets that…

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It’s worrying to see the prime minister cheerleading for war. Will Ukraine turn into Starmer’s Iraq?

The Nato summit offered a chance to work towards resolution. But instead, Starmer talked about long-range missiles, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

I suffered 13 years in opposition – here’s my advice to my despairing fellow Tories

Life in the political wilderness is grim, but you have the luxury of time. Use it to offer a constructive alternative to Labour, says former Conservative MP David Lidington

The Guardian - UK

Ambani wedding: the world’s most expensive ceremony and its £462m bill

From Rihanna’s performance at the pre-celebrations in March to a guest list including Kim Kardashian, Sir Tony Blair and Priyannka Chopra, here’s the lowdown on the Ambani wedding

Evening Standard

Ambani wedding: Inside the lavish, star-studded wedding of Asia’s richest man’s son

Billionaire’s son’s lavish Mumbai wedding draws global leaders and celebrities

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‘Is it nostalgia or were the 90s just wicked?’: millennial artists revive ‘Cool Britannia’ era

Fashion and music from the 90s are with us again - not to mention a Labour landslide. Next month’s Edinburgh fringe will capture the mood

The Guardian - UK

A cure for the NHS? Artificial intelligence and healthcare in Scotland

‘IT’S like Rolls-Royce building a full simulation of an engine, with millions of parts. They build a model and can simulate all kinds of failure…

The National (Scotland)

Tributes pour in for Kirsty Wark after she presents BBC Newsnight for the last time

Host is longest-serving presenter of the current affairs programme in BBC history

The Independent UK

The Tony Blair Insitute 'did not simply ask ChatGPT for the results' of its AI impact report, it trained its own version of ChatGPT instead

If there's one thing I trust, its AI predictions. Said nobody ever.

PC Gamer

Peers removed from House of Lords for ‘non attendance’

A NUMBER of peers have ceased to be a member of the House of Lords due to non-attendance.

The National (Scotland)

When US presidents and UK prime ministers met for the first time – from hand-holding to ‘political soulmates’

Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden’s working relationship may be different to that of forerunners, such as Theresa May and Donald Trump, and Gordon Brown and Barack Obama

The Independent UK

Former PM Blair pushes AI adoption to save UK public sector billions

AI could help tackle DWP backlog and improve efficiency across even more government agencies.

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The Independent UK

Watch: Tony Blair speaks at Future of Britain Conference

Watch again as former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair spoke at the Future of Britain Conference on Tuesday (9 July).

The Independent UK

Tony Blair warns Britain’s ageing population will lead to higher taxes and poor outcomes

The former prime minister said Western politics is facing the challenge of turmoil within political parties, including the Republicans and increasingly the Democrats under Joe Biden

The Guardian - UK

Starmer praises Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament as PM – as it happened

Parliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the world

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair urges Starmer to keep grip on immigration to tackle rise of far right

Exclusive: former PM says immigration benefits UK but controls are needed to ‘close off avenues’ for populists

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The Independent UK

Blair: Modern technology means there has never been a better time to govern

The former prime minister will address the Tony Blair Institute’s Future Of Britain in London on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s suit and Victoria Starmer’s secret power: why do I suddenly smell sexism?

Are their outfits too expensive? Do they wield some undeclared influence? Labour women are under attack – and it feels just like the 1950s, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Emily Thornberry ‘sorry and surprised’ not to be given cabinet role by Starmer

Former shadow attorney general says she wishes cabinet well and nothing can detract from party’s ‘historic victory’

The National (Scotland)

Jackie Baillie backs Wes Streeting's NHS private sector plans

SCOTTISH Labour’s deputy leader has suggested the Scottish Government should follow Wes Streeting’s plans for heavier involvement of the private…

The Conversation

NHS: six key challenges facing the Labour government

In 1997, Tony Blair’s election “pledge card” included a promise to cut NHS waiting lists, then totalling 1.16 million. Keir Starmer’s “first steps for change” include a similar pledge to cut waiting times, but his task is on a different scale, with 7.5 million people currently awaiting treatment. How did…

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair’s new dawn of 1997 offers landslide lessons for Keir Starmer

The Guardian’s political editor in 1997 recalls the optimism then and what went wrong in the transition from opposition to power

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘fix foundations’ of UK economy with growth plan

Chancellor will use first speech to declare ‘national mission’ that involves unblocking infrastructure and private investment

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