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Voices: ID cards are intrusive and expensive – and will do nothing to stop the small boats

COMMENT: As a Blairite, I know I ought to be in favour of them, but ID cards are not the silver bullet to the problems we face with migration, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Starmer considers digital ID cards in small boats crackdown

Top minister says Britain ‘behind the curve’ in roll out of national ID cards

The Independent UK

‘A class act’: Tim Allan, the former Blair ‘smoother’ recalled to Downing Street

Described as inscrutable and smart, the PR man has a job on his hands to turn around No 10’s communications effort

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street shake-up: who’s in and who’s out at No 10

Departures and new hires expected to give PM more direct oversight of delivery of key government priorities

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer brings back ex-Tony Blair comms chief in mini-reshuffle

Keir Starmer has brought back a former adviser in Tony Blair's government as part of a mini-reshuffle of the UK Cabinet ...

The National (Scotland)

Trump’s Gaza plan involves ‘voluntary’ relocation of Palestinians – and giving them $5,000 each: report

Proposals reportedly being considered by White House would see six to eight ‘dynamic, modern and AI-powered smart planned cities’ erected on land torn apart by two years of war

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer shakes up No 10 operation with mini-reshuffle

Exclusive: Darren Jones appointed to new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Which heads will roll in Starmer’s Downing Street shake-up?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer’s principal private secretary is but the latest of his appointees to have been a disappointment to him – a full reshuffle of the PM’s longstanding, trusted aides is overdue, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Voices: Getting rid of the ECHR won’t stop a single boat of migrants

COMMENT: As New Labour grandees unite with Red Wall Labour MPs to call for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed – legislation that Nigel Farage wants to scrap – Sean O’Grady says the mainstreaming of the view that it is no longer workable or needed is deeply…

The Independent UK

‘Satan was unavailable’: Ancient ghoul Tony Blair rises once again and is immediately put in his place

The Lich King cometh!

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Friday briefing: Why are Palestinians shut out of post-war plans while Tony Blair discusses their future?

In today’s newsletter: Former PM returns to Middle East politics as civil society groups argue that any real solution must begin with Palestinian agency

The Guardian - UK

RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – as it happened

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quit. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Voices: Trump has a rival for that Nobel Peace Prize, now he’s let Blair into the White House

COMMENT: Those who’ve never forgiven Tony Blair for the Iraq war were horrified to discover the US president has sought his counsel on Gaza’s future. Enough of such childish spite, says Sean O'Grady – the former PM is an ideally qualified adviser...

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair joins Donald Trump for White House meeting on future of Gaza

Tony Blair joined US President Donald Trump in a White House meeting to discuss plans for the future of Gaza, according to reports.

The Independent UK

Blair joins White House meeting on the future of Gaza – reports

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump would chair the meeting about plans for the region when war with Israel ends.

Evening Standard

Tony Blair meets Donald Trump at White House for meeting on the future of Gaza

Sir Tony briefed the American president on ideas to rebuild the war-torn territory, a senior US official said

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: top CDC officials resign over ‘weaponization of public health’

Top US public health agency loses number of key officials as director ousted weeks into the job. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 27 August at a glance

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The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair attends White House meeting with Trump on postwar Gaza

Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared Kushner

The Independent UK

Trump briefed on a post-war Gaza by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and son-in-law Jared Kushner

Trump has previously suggested an American takeover of Gaza that would see the Palestinian population forcibly relocated

The Guardian - UK

From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Conversation

It’s 25 years since London got a mayor – and our polling reveals discontent

In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local democracy in London. A city-wide referendum had just firmly endorsed New Labour’s plan to give London a mayor. Though only a third of the electorate turned out, 72% of them were in favour – much…

Al Jazeera

Jonathon Porritt, ex-adviser to King Charles: UK complicit in Gaza genocide

Jonathon Porritt, an eminent environmentalist, speaks to Al Jazeera after his arrest over supporting Palestine Action.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Short-term fix to a bigger crisis’: Readers react to Epping asylum hotel ruling

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on the Epping asylum hotel ruling. While some see it as long-overdue recognition of local concerns, others warned it rewards unrest and leaves asylum seekers in limbo

The Independent UK

Voices: Unless he can fix things at home, Keir Starmer will get no credit for his diplomatic skills

COMMENT: He may have helped to persuade Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine, but for all his energy devoted to foreign policy, the PM has gained no credit for it at home, writes John Rentoul

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