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The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

After a year studying Starmer, I can tell you that he is at once a very kind man and a ruthless one

Those around the Labour leader operate with the knowledge that everyone is expendable and no one is safe, says journalist and author Anushka Asthana

The Guardian - UK

For all the errors and crises, the blight on Starmer’s first year is still the lack of vision

Prime ministers have recovered from bad starts. But unless Starmer can articulate an idea of the Britain he wants, the public – and his party – may desert him, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s

The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.

Evening Standard

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Will Labour’s 10-year health plan usher in a ‘new era’ for the NHS in England?

Major health service reforms have had mixed results, and more emphasis on tech, community-based care and prevention has been tried before

The Guardian - UK

Public wants much greater Lords reform than government’s modest plan – new survey

The UK government’s proposal to reform the House of Lords has now reached a crucial stage – with parliamentarians having a final chance to amend the bill outlining the plan before it becomes law.

The Conversation

How Labour welfare vote rebellion compares to previous revolts by MPs

Keir Starmer has suffered a blow inflicted by his own Labour MPs, but how does it stack up against previous votes under other prime ministers, including Tony Blair’s controversial policies on university tuition fees and the Iraq war?

The Independent UK

Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers review – finally, Netflix makes a great, serious documentary

Twenty years on, this heart-racing four-part series reconstructs the terror attacks and the vast investigation that followed, without losing sight of the survivors. The detail about the bathtub is astonishing

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Starmer’s welfare U-turn means he is now following his party, not leading it

COMMENT: As Labour backbenchers discover the latent power that rests in their hands, Keir Starmer risks being in office but not in power, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Discussing possible punishments for welfare rebels ‘not constructive’ – minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith was asked whether Labour rebels will have the whip removed.

Evening Standard

Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers to The Sandman – the seven best shows to stream this week

A documentary about the devastating events of 20 years ago will really stick in your mind, while Neil Gaiman’s fantasy series wraps up for good

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer's welfare vote nightmare hides a bigger problem: Britain just can't go on like this

One of the perils of being a PM is all the foreign junkets … the Nato meetings, the G7 get-togethers, the one-to-ones with Donald Trump. It’s part of the job of course, but it can present the incumbent with some awful dilemmas: which would you rather…attend a glamorous summit about…

Evening Standard

Voices: Don’t blame Morgan McSweeney – this welfare mess is Keir Starmer’s fault

COMMENT: The prime minister will survive the rebellion over benefits cuts, because he will cave in to his MPs’ demands on welfare – but from here on, things will only get worse for him, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

'Beyond belief': Tony Blair think tank 'advising' Scottish Labour on health policy

SCOTTISH Labour are reportedly consulting with Tony Blair’s think tank, which has previously called for more private involvement in the NHS, on…

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK would win if general election held tomorrow, poll suggests

Ipsos survey finds Nigel Farage’s party has a nine-point lead over Labour

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Voices: Can Starmer afford to join Trump in an open-ended war?

COMMENT: The longer the US president takes making up his mind about whether to launch military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and back regime change, the more time the prime minister has to decide whether to support our closest ally – and how, says Mary Dejevsky

The Guardian - UK

China considers lifting sanctions on UK parliamentarians as relations warm

Exclusive: Restrictions to be reviewed as embassy official says ‘UK-China relations are showing a positive momentum’

The Independent UK

Voices: Rachel Reeves has bet all our money on Wes Streeting saving the NHS

With the cost of living and immigration being too severely impacted by outside factors, backing the NHS was the right choice – and delivering results on health is Labour’s best chance of winning the next election, writes John Rentoul

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The Independent UK

Voices: Starmer and Reeves are back from the brink – here’s what they must do next

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: After a spending review that came as a relief to many Labour backbenchers, the government must now start making the case for the ‘inevitable’ tax rises in the autumn that will be needed to deliver better public services, says Andrew Grice

Evening Standard

Global experts met in East London to try and fix the mental health crisis — their solutions will surprise you

At South by Southwest London the big ideas, says Claudia Cockerell, were about curing the planet’s minds

The Independent UK

Voices: Look away, Sir Keir! Labour’s bible has given its verdict on you

COMMENT: The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

Evening Standard

Cherie Blair says Barbara Taylor Bradford was ‘inspiration to me and millions’

The author died at the age of 91 on November 24 last year following a short illness.

The Independent UK

Liam Neeson remembers ‘brilliant’ Barbara Taylor Bradford in memorial message

The ‘grand dame of blockbusters’ died on November 24 last year following a short illness.

The Independent UK

Wake-up call for Labour: Football fans aren’t the only ones using expletives about Starmer

NEWS ANALYSIS: Politicians becoming the subject of expletive-laden chants by fans of football – or any sport – is historically bad for political careers, explain David Maddox and Kate Devlin

The Independent UK

Downing Street ‘exploring plan for digital ID cards’

The ID card would be stored on a smartphone and linked to government records, according to think tank proposals

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