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Keir Starmer vows to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’ before Germany trip

PM says trip is part of wider efforts to restore ‘broken relationships’ with EU countries

The Guardian - UK

Starmer reveals he was forced to check prison capacity every day during riots

After a surge in arrests this weekend, it has been reported that there are just 100 spaces left in men’s prisons

The Independent UK

It's looking like Tory rot will simply be replaced by Labour rot

There is no end to the duplicity of Labour's Scottish branch manager Anas Sarwar ...

The National (Scotland)

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UK’s biggest union boss issues ‘no austerity mark II’ warning to Starmer

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has issued a shot across the bows for Keir Starmer as the prime minister indicates the October budget will be ‘really painful’

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s gloomy politics: it is bad economics

Editorial: Keir Starmer wants to pin the blame for broken Britain on the shambolic Tories. But his party has yet to form its own, more hopeful narrative

The Guardian - UK

How George Osborne laid the groundwork for austerity – and Keir Starmer copied him

“I am not going to hide the hard choices from the British people.” “We have had to pay the bills of past irresponsibility.” “We have been…

The National (Scotland)

SNP to elect new national secretary – as two stand to be party president

THE SNP will elect a new national secretary at conference as the incumbent has chosen to step down, the finalised agenda has revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

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‘Austerity mark two is not the answer’: Trade unions hit out at Keir Starmer speech

TRADE unions have hit out at Keir Starmer’s speech in which he warned that the UK Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful”.

The National (Scotland)

The bedraggled Tories are useful foes, but Keir Starmer’s real enemy now is time

The public know there are no quick fixes to Britain’s problems, but without tangible change, patience will run out quickly, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves has boxed herself into a corner on tax

Letters: Readers respond to the chancellor’s attempts to manage Britain’s public finances

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer takes a political gamble with message of bad news

Past Labour PMs – Blair, Wilson, Attlee – have tended to arrive in power accentuating the positive

The Guardian - UK

I went to Downing Street to see Keir Starmer promise – and deliver – pain

KEIR Starmer promised pain and pain he delivered.

The National (Scotland)

SNP facing 'a doing' at Scottish election without major reform, say senior figures

SENIOR SNP figures have suggested the party will lose the next Scottish election unless it enacts a major rethink.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tory leadership candidate pitches tax cuts for millionaires

MURDO Fraser would give millionaires a tax cut of £35,000 while leaving rates for part-time workers untouched, according to one of his campaign…

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian - UK

Keir had his holiday ruined so he’s ruined ours – by telling us everything’s hopeless

When you’re told the country’s dying on its feet, it helps when the messenger has the demeanour of an undertaker

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney issues statement on Labour 'austerity' after Keir Starmer speech

SNP leader John Swinney has issued a statement in response to Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying that his Labour government’s first Budget will…

The National (Scotland)

What we learned from the first big poll for the 2026 Scottish election

Is it really looking good for Anas Sarwar? ... Polling expert James Kelly doubts it.

The National (Scotland)

Labour cuts will 'fundamentally damage' Scottish public services, SNP warn

LABOUR’S political choices will “fundamentally damage” public services in Scotland, the Finance Secretary has warned ...

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Keir Starmer says Labour cronies given jobs as they are the 'best people'

KEIR Starmer has defended parachuting Labour cronies into Government as “getting the best people into the best jobs”, amid a cronyism row…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer can't just keep blaming the Tories — he needs to give us all a little more hope

It really isn’t 1997, is it? Back then, a confident new Labour prime minister promised that “things can only get better”. In sharp contrast, Sir Keir Starmer warns today, in his first keynote speech as PM, that “things will get worse before we get better”. Note the ominous “we”.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hits back at Labour cronyism claims

Prime minister says he is ‘getting the best people into the best jobs’ and has followed procedure throughout

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget

Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar: People will find Keir Starmer's doom and gloom 'refreshing'

ANAS Sarwar has said people will find Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” first Budget “quite refreshing”.

The Independent UK

Starmer warns of ‘really painful’ Budget to ‘fix the rot’ left by Tories

The prime minister defended taking away winter fuel payments from thousands of pensioners as he warned of ‘worse to come’

International Business Times

UK's Starmer Warns October 30 Budget Will Be 'Painful'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Tuesday that his new government's first budget in just over two months will be "painful", asking the country to "accept short-term pain for long-term good".

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