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Mhairi Black: Keir Starmer should be 'mortified' to get Tony Blair's praise

BLAIRITES are “well and truly back in charge” of the Labour party, Mhairi Black has aid, after Tony Blair praised Keir Starmer for…

The National (Scotland)

A Symphony for a Common Man review – the diplomat who could have stopped the Iraq war

Story of expert who knew Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons, but was ousted to give Bush and Blair a pretext for invading Iraq, plays out like a real-life version of George Clooney’s Syriana

The Guardian - UK

Labour can’t tax and spend its way out of trouble, warns Blair

Former PM says Starmer could face an even gloomier economic situation than he inherited from John Major

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer’s caution may be frustrating, but it’s right. Voters no longer trust big promises

The Labour leader’s method of quiet but ruthless opposition appears to be in tune with this cynical age, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair urges Labour not to resort to taxing and spending

The former premier said criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s policy offering as too bland was ‘nonsense’.

The Independent UK

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong: I don’t like the pressure on actors to do sex scenes

‘There’s an incredibly strong hierarchical power structure on a TV show,’ he says

Evening Standard

‘It’s been a good week’: Labour buoyed up by slick reshuffle and Tory woes

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacent

The Guardian - UK

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Lord Haworth obituary

Senior Labour official and historian who was instrumental in the party’s general election victory in 1997

The Guardian - UK

Former PM Sanna Marin quits Finnish politics to join Tony Blair Institute

Marin, who stepped down as leader of the Social Democrats after finishing third in April’s election, to resign as MP

The Guardian - UK

Pat McFadden: the most powerful Labour politician most have never heard of

Role preparing for election will see McFadden shape party’s direction, but it is likely to be done quietly

The Guardian - UK

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says, see “the way to prosperity as being through taxation.”

The Conversation

Starmer promotes Blairites as Labour thoughts turn to governing

The reshuffle, thought to have been deftly managed by Sue Gray, made a shadow cabinet heavy with stalwarts from the Blair-Brown era

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the UK falling apart: Labour must reject the orthodoxy that caused it to crumble

Editorial: Keir Starmer is close to embracing a consensus that has failed. Better for Labour to be open-minded about today’s problems

The Guardian - UK

After the reshuffle, Blairites dominate Starmer’s shadow cabinet. That’s bad news for the rest of us

It’s 2023, not 1997, and the problems facing the UK can’t be solved by yet more privatisation, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The Independent UK

Summer's over for UK politicians as Sunak faces a crisis over crumbling schools

British lawmakers headed back to Parliament on Monday after their summer break

Evening Standard

Labour’s Rachel Reeves heckled for ruling out tax rises for the rich

The shadow chancellor got a rowdy reception from the FT crowd

The Guardian - UK

‘Stiff walks and parlour games’: Sunak becomes latest PM to visit Balmoral

Welly boots were a must during stays with the queen, but King Charles may take a new approach

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer is no Tony Blair ... so what’s the point of getting rid of Rishi Sunak?

General Election day is a weird one for political correspondents. You can’t report much and there’s a long night ahead, so you basically need to rest. But I remember 1997 well as the day I bought my first whole case of wine.

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The Conversation

Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner turns 20 – here's how it ushered in the era of grime

From before their election in 1997, New Labour politicians spun an image of Britain that held the promise of prosperity for all. Then we entered a new millennium. For the black community – especially its boys and men – it became clear the promise was as empty as Tony Blair’s…

Evening Standard

Starmer or Sunak? Rupert Murdoch might just sit this one out

Media Watch: Murdoch’s support was crucial for Blair in 1997 but the media mogul may not yet be convinced over Labour at the next election

The Independent UK

Labour peer Alan Haworth dies on Iceland holiday with wife

He was a secretary of the parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 2004, then a member of the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland)

Nadine Dorries's full resignation letter as she launches attack on PM

Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has quit as an MP and launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Here is the full resignation…

The Independent UK

Read Nadine Dorries’ resignation letter in full - as Boris ally tells PM ‘history will not judge you kindly’

Boris ally resigns with blistering attack on Rishi Sunak’s government

The Guardian - UK

Age apparently gives you wisdom, so why doesn’t Joe Biden know when to quit?

Power is addictive, but standing down from politics aged 62 was the smartest decision I ever made, says former Labour minister Chris Mullin

The Guardian - UK

Labour is parading its true leftwing credentials in the byelection fight against the SNP

In the battle for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Keir Starmer has said that the party will smash the ‘class ceiling’, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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