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How far will Starmer risk pushing Labour MPs to swallow welfare cuts?

Many MPs will feel that pushing people in to poverty to balance the books is not what they came into politics to do

The Guardian - UK

Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretence

He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Cut Tory spending rules not disability benefits, Stephen Flynn urges Keir Starmer

STEPHEN Flynn has called on Keir Starmer to ditch reported plans to cut disability benefits as well as the party’s “broken Tory spending…

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'Moral case' to slash Britain's benefits bill as Keir Starmer faces outcry from backbenchers

Diane Abbott, the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, says cutting money for disabled people ‘is not a Labour thing to do’

Evening Standard

Tories bid to ban phones from classrooms as schools Bill returns to Commons

The Conservatives have launched a petition urging the public to back their proposal to require schools to ban phones.

Evening Standard

Is Liz Kendall’s U-turn on disability benefits a sign of weakness or a victory for Labour rebels?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The work and pensions secretary’s unexpected reversal on disability benefit cuts signals a major shift in government welfare policy, sparking debate among Labour backbenchers and ministers alike

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Runcorn and Helsby byelection: a punch we will all feel

Editorial: These Cheshire voters will choose a new MP and set the course of British politics for the next four years

The Guardian - UK

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Getting to grips with civil service reform

Letters: Readers respond to government proposals to cut thousands of civil service jobs

The Guardian - UK

Anas Sarwar confronted over 'intentionally misleading' by-election leaflet

ANAS Sarwar has been confronted about an “intentionally misleading” by-election leaflet ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Nothing is off the table’ as Tories set to begin renewing policy offer

Kemi Badenoch has so far made only a few policy commitments, preferring to focus on principles and rebuilding trust.

Evening Standard

Farage reportedly met Cummings for ‘friendly chat about the general scene’

Pair recently met to discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other political matters, Sunday Times says

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting

Jack Aaron, whose past comments on controversial leaders led to widespread criticism, is now overseeing candidate selection

The Guardian - UK

Labour consider benefits cuts U-turn after backlash from MPs

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to cut PIP may be dropped after a tense cabinet meeting and backlash from Labour MPs, according to reports

The National (Scotland)

It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state

Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos

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Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right?

People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

The SNP has suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “should apologise” to disabled people for “allowing damaging speculation to run wild”…

Evening Standard

What the papers say – March 16

A variety of stories lead Sunday’s headlines.

Evening Standard

Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

Kirsty Blackman MP said any planned cuts to disability payments should be scrapped.

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Evening Standard

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march through central London

Hundreds of police officers were deployed for march which passed ‘without incident’, said Scotland Yard

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer has been on a journey: From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’

COMMENT: And yet Labour MPs and members are remarkably quiet – that will not last, predicts John Rentoul

The Guardian - UK

‘I like Nigel Farage’: Runcorn and Helsby byelection could be big test for Starmer

Labour won the seat last year with more than 50% of votes – now polls suggest it will just hang on or lose to Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

John McDonnell accuses ministers of lacking empathy over benefit cuts

Former shadow chancellor also says he is surprised at how poorly government has handled lead-up to policy changes

Evening Standard

Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

The Guardian - UK

Green leader Adrian Ramsay: Labour’s ‘growth v nature’ framing is an outrage

Co-leader says deprioritisation of net zero is ‘extremely dangerous’ as he rejects ‘nimby-in-chief’ characterisation

The National (Scotland)

Planned law to recognise Palestinian statehood rejected by UK Government

A proposed law requiring the UK to recognise a Palestinian state has been rejected by the Government.

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