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Keir Starmer under fire for not including immigration in plan for change 'milestones'

The Prime Minister denied watering down key promises on growth and clean power as he revealed his ‘plan for change’ on Thursday

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer insists he is sticking to the plan as he sets ‘ambitious’ targets

The Prime Minister denied watering down key promises on growth and clean power as he revealed his ‘plan for change’ on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer speech: PM launches 'next phase' of Labour government with promise to end ‘declinist mentality’

The Prime Minister promised to raise living standards by the end of the Parliament as he set out the ‘next phase’ of his government

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer promises to end ‘declinist mentality’ with plan for change

The Prime Minister promised to raise living standards by the end of the Parliament as he set out the ‘next phase’ of his government.

The Independent UK

Labour MP: Infected blood compensation scheme changing ‘behind closed doors’

Clive Efford also raised concerns about the ‘pace of payments’ as he urged the Government to engage with the victims.

Evening Standard

Starmer appoints ‘safe pair of hands’ to run civil service as he prepares for major reset

The prime minister builds towards a major relaunch after only five months of government as he picks Sir Chris Wormald, the Department of Health’s long-serving permanent secretary, to take over as the new cabinet secretary running Whitehall

The Independent UK

John Curtice casts doubt on Keir Starmer's new 'plan for change'

KEIR Starmer will set out a “plan for change” with milestones set in key policy areas to achieve the targets laid out in Labour’s manifesto,…

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer’s new delivery targets are intended to give an electric jolt to Whitehall

The view in Number 10 is that work on the government’s missions has been too sluggish and now needs to be driven harder and faster

The Guardian - UK

Top pollster warns Keir Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’

Sir John Curtice says Keir Starmer has shown ‘absolutely no ability’ to explain how he is going to lead the country out of its problems after five months of government, as the PM prepares for major policy reset this week

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves may wait until June to announce Whitehall budget details

Exclusive: insiders say drawn-out and complex negotiations will require a delay to spending review announcement

The Guardian - UK

UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register

Technology secretary admits government departments are not being transparent over way they use AI and algorithms

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers

Chancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impact

The Guardian - UK

Rural MPs urge government to reassure farmers over inheritance tax

After Whitehall protest, Labour MPs in rural areas request advice and guidance for farmers over changes in budget

The Guardian - UK

No hiding place for Labour’s farming minister as Whitehall teems with tweed and gumboots

Farage cosplayed Mr Toad, Victoria Atkins troubled all fashion sense, but Steve Reed won the turnip for his flailing defence of inheritance tax changes

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Jeremy Clarkson claps back at Victoria Derbyshire over farm protest question: ‘Classic BBC’

TV personality joined protests at Whitehall over inheritance tax

The Guardian - UK

In Kent, Labour has a fight on its hands – and a make-or-break test for its housing revolution

If it wants to build 1.5m homes, the government will sometimes need to be brave enough to reject local feeling – as it has done in Swale, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Government facing calls to scrap ‘family farm tax’ as farmers march on Whitehall

Ministers insist they back British farmers, and say the inheritance tax changes will only affect the largest estates.

The Independent UK

Farmers’ protest live: Police probe tractors breaking barrier as Clarkson says inheritance tax a ‘hammer blow’

Farmers from across the country have travelled to London this morning to join protests over changes to inheritance tax rules

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The Guardian - UK

The streetlights going out over Britain tell a brutal story: austerity isn’t over – it’s getting worse

Labour won’t achieve its aim of reviving the UK’s economy until it takes the plight of cash-starved councils more seriously, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The National (Scotland)

Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

Evening Standard

Minister rejects plea by London civil servants to work 4-four day week: 'We're not living in the 1970s'

Pensions minister Emma Reynolds also dismissed claims that a shorter working week for civil servants would save the Government more than £20million

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins on longlist of 10 vying for UK civil service top job

Exclusive: former Brexit negotiator seen as probable favourite to take over from Simon Case as cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s final departure marks the moment that the Starmer project gets serious

The prime minister has finally grasped that Downing Street must control the narrative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Independent UK

Minister slaps down civil servants asking for four-day week: ‘This is not the 1970s’

The arrangement would more than halve staff turnover and free up money to hire an extra 2,345 workers, officials say

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