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Welfare reform bill fiasco re-empowers parliament

Letters: Michael Meadowcroft says a failure to forge a constructive alliance with backbenchers was at the core of the welfare bill debacle. Plus letters from Michael Bartlet , Shareen Campbell, Derrick Cameron, Geoff Reid and Valerie Mainwood

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

How can Labour turn this mess around? With honesty – and taxes

No more plans for mean, unpopular cuts. Instead, explain why taxes must rise – and be clear about the good that will do, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Glasgow locals give verdict on Keir Starmer's Labour after one year in power

THIS week marks one year since Labour’s General Election victory saw them take power at Westminster for the first time in 14 years ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2025

Voices: The markets have spoken – and it is they, not the prime minister, that saved Rachel Reeves

COMMENT : In its response to the chancellor’s possible resignation, in the face of market jitters the City has made it clear that she is Labour’s only candidate for No 11, says James Moore – and any attempt to replace her could prove very expensive for the country

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Who is Rachel Reeves' sister? Meet the Labour MP Ellie Reeves

Ellie Reeves is a Labour MP and the sister of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

MP Zarah Sultana says she will ‘co-lead’ new party as she quits Labour for Corbyn group

Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn’s Independent Alliance with news of formal plans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Rachel Reeves breaks silence on tears in the House of Commons

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has broken her silence on her tears in the House of Commons yesterday

The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2025

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) · Jul 3, 2025

OPINION - Crying in the Commons? Let's not make a habit of it

It is at times like this – with Rachel Reeves visibly crying in the Commons – that we must be thankful that Jacinda Ardern, former New Zealand PM, who dedicated her recent memoir to “the criers, worriers and huggers” is absent from our politics. Had Jacinda been on the scene…

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

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 · Jul 3, 2025