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OPINION - Eluned Morgan becoming Welsh First Minister is a good day for women in politics, but she should beware

At midday today, Eluned Morgan became the first woman to lead the Welsh Labour Party. This is a ground-breaking step — she smashes another Welsh glass ceiling, becoming the first female First Minister of Wales. However, she is no winner. After Vaughan Gething stepped down last week, Labour has chosen…

Evening Standard

Cabinet secretary contenders: who’s in line for top job in UK civil service?

Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down

The Guardian - UK

Eluned Morgan ‘really proud’ to become first female Welsh leader

Morgan was only candidate to put herself forward to replace Vaughan Gething as Welsh Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

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Labour will fail in government if it does not reduce inequality, says new MP

Torsten Bell’s comments come as party leadership has become embroiled in a row over the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Eluned Morgan set to be Welsh Labour's first woman leader

ELUNED Morgan is set to become the new leader of Welsh Labour and the likely first minister of Wales, after no other candidates entered the race…

The National (Scotland)

'Disgraceful': Michael Shanks ignores pledge to oppose Keir Starmer on two-child cap

SCOTTISH Labour MP Michael Shanks has been labelled “disgraceful” for failing to honour his commitment to vote to scrap the two-child benefits…

The National (Scotland)

PMQs sketch: Sir Keir Starmer stunned as Rishi Sunak takes the high road

Tory leader, at head of vastly shrunken party, stresses unity on Ukraine instead of the usual jousting

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Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap rebellion in first PMQs as PM

Prime minister counters SNP questions with statistics on Scottish child poverty after stripping seven MPs of whip

The Guardian - UK

Anatomy of a rebellion: why Keir Starmer’s first brush with parliamentary revolt over two-child benefit cap is a symbolic moment

Following the state opening of parliament, the House of Commons has been debating the contents of the king’s speech (referred to as the debate on the address). This unfolds over the course of several days and is effectively a debate on the new Labour government’s legislative agenda for the next…

The Conversation

Labour MP urges Hilary Benn to ‘rebuild strained relations’ with EU after Brexit disruption

The secretary of state for Northern Ireland defended the Windsor Framework, saying it was an ‘important and significant step forward’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer attacks SNP for child poverty 'lectures' with election results dig

KEIR Starmer has said he will not take “lectures” from the SNP on child poverty as he attacked the party for bringing up his support for the…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer clashes with SNP Commons leader Stephen Flynn over child poverty after 7 Labour MPs suspended

Prime Minister acts ruthlessly against first rebellion within his Government

Evening Standard

SNP could change rules to let Stephen Flynn stand for Holyrood, John Swinney says

THE SNP could change their rules to allow Stephen Flynn to run for Holyrood in 2026, the First Minister has suggested ...

The National (Scotland)

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers

Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faces a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday

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Evening Standard

Families in London's East End being plunged into deeper poverty by two-child benefit cap, warns MP

Labour MPs are planning a fresh push at the autumn Budget to scrap the restriction

The Guardian - UK

The Only Way Is Up by Polly Toynbee and David Walker review – climb every mountain

A savage indictment of years of Conservative rule and how social democracy can set it right

The National (Scotland)

Children's charity boss turned Scottish Labour MP panned for backing two-child cap

FORMER children's charity boss Kirsty McNeill is under fire for voting against scrapping the two-child benefit cap ...

The Guardian - UK

By disciplining MPs for voting to pull children out of poverty, Keir Starmer has shown us who he really is

Labour will say this is just a matter of party discipline, but it is a clear demonstration of the government’s priorities, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The Independent UK

Who are the seven Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer?

Several long-serving Labour MPs have been suspend for the first time

The National (Scotland)

'Running for the hills': Sky News hosts slam Labour for ducking media scrutiny

LABOUR have been called out for their “arrogance” after the party refused to put a minister on Sky News after suspending seven MPs for voting…

The Independent UK

Mapped: How did my MP vote on the two-child benefit cap?

The Commons rejected an amendment by SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap in first PMQs as prime minister – as it happened

Labour leader quizzed by SNP on benefit cap after suspending seven Labour MPs over their stance on the issue

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to Foreign Office in London

Demonstration organised by Workers for a Free Palestine demands government shifts policy on Israel’s war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accused of ‘authoritarian control-freakery’ over two-child benefit cap rebellion

Keir Starmer removed the whip from long-standing figures including former shadow chancellor John McDonnell after they rebelled against the government to back an SNP-led amendment to scrap the policy

International Business Times

UK's Starmer Faces First Grilling From MPs After Early Rebellion

Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling as UK prime minister on Wednesday, after suspending seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling over a controversial welfare policy.

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