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Starmer vows to press on with welfare reform as he takes blame for U-turn

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged his Government did not ‘get the process right’.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves insists she is ‘cracking on with the job’ after Commons upset

‘People saw I was upset, but that was yesterday. Today’s a new day and I’m just cracking on with the job,’ the Chancellor said.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says death of Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota is ‘devastating’

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Keir Starmer defends ignoring Rachel Reeves's tears at PMQs: 'I was last to notice'

KEIR Starmer has said he was “probably the last” person to realise Chancellor Rachel Reeves was crying during Prime Minister’s Questions on…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer pays tribute to Diogo Jota after Liverpool player’s death

Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to Diogo Jota after the 28-year-old Liverpool footballer was killed in a car crash in Spain.

The Independent UK

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

Watch: Starmer reflects on ‘tough few days’ and addresses Reeves

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A year of Keir Starmer: Screeching U-turns, backbench insurrections and a Chancellor reduced to tears

Lapses in judgment, U-turns galore and, most troublingly, an abyss between himself and the nation: the sky is deathly grey in Starmerland, writes Andy Coulson

Evening Standard

Cheat the Week: Wimbledon dumps its line judges, and more

Here’s what the papers are saying about this week’s stories...

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves smiles and laughs in show of unity with Keir Starmer after Commons tears

The Chancellor joined Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting in east London

Evening Standard

UK government bond markets rally after Starmer backs Reeves

Bond yields fall, reversing a sharp rise on Wednesday sparked by speculation over the future of the chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Reeves appears in public day after PMQs tears

Chancellor Rachel Reeves joined Sir Keir Starmer at the launch of the Government’s NHS plan.

Evening Standard

Voices: Can Labour’s 10-year plan finally fix the NHS? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Labour’s newly published 10-year plan for the health service raises questions about whether the party can deliver meaningful reform, or if it risks repeating past promises without the funding or detail to succeed

The Independent UK

Why Starmer finally came out to give his full backing to his tearful chancellor

NEWS ANALYSIS: After Rachel Reeves’ tears and a complete failure by the prime minister to appreciate the gravity of his situation in PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer had to intervene quickly prevent the markets being spooked further, says David Maddox

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Starmer admits to ‘tough’ few days as prime minister addresses Reeves crying

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted the past few days have been “tough” as he discusses Rachel Reeves crying during parliament on Wednesday (2 July).

The Guardian - UK

PM shoulders blame for welfare fiasco and says No 10 ‘didn’t get process right’

Keir Starmer says Downing Street should have engaged more with Labour MPs and repeats support for Rachel Reeves

The Independent UK

Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together? Ask John Rentoul anything

ASK ME ANYTHING: The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a welfare reform crisis, mounting pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership, and growing doubts over Rachel Reeves’s position

Evening Standard

Starmer backs ‘excellent’ Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in the Commons

Sir Keir Starmer said Rachel Reeves was upset about a personal issue, and was caught on camera because there’s no ‘hiding place’ in politics.

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The Guardian - UK

Anti-apartheid activists would have been called terrorists under logic banning Palestine Action, Peter Hain says – as it happened

Labour peer says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ his party is backing moves to ban group

Evening Standard

PM takes blame for welfare U-turn as he gives full backing to Chancellor

Speaking in his first interview since a threatened backbench revolt, Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the past few days had been ‘tough’.

The Guardian - UK

Pound and UK bonds recovering after Starmer backs Reeves; US economy adds 147,000 jobs in June – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as economists predict that Wednesday’s sell-off has strengthened Reeves’s position

Evening Standard

Reeves is 'fine' and will be Chancellor 'into next election', says Starmer after her PMQs tears hit markets

The Prime Minister said he spoke to Ms Reeves on Wednesday evening and she is ‘fine’

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Labour is betting on an NHS overhaul to deliver real change, but can they pull it off?

In today’s newsletter: With no new funding and a workforce already stretched, questions loom over whether ambition alone can overcome a system in crisis

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

Evening Standard

MPs declare more than £1m of gifts and hospitality in year since election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared the highest value, receiving gifts worth a total of £98,709 over the past year.

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