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The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Starmer warned not to row back on workers’ rights after Rayner departure

Union boss says employment rights bill ‘is a vital first step in tipping the balance back toward workers’

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: Angela Rayner’s exit leaves Labour in a pickle

In today’s newsletter: Starmer has returned from summer recess to a budgetary black hole and Farage on his heels – so a deputy leadership contest is the last thing he needs

The Guardian - UK

UK politics live: Thornberry and Haigh make Labour deputy leader pitches as race heats up

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

The Independent UK

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Labour’s ruling body to draw up plans for race to replace Rayner

The National Executive Committee will hold talks on Monday aimed at deciding on a timeline and rules for the contest.

The Independent UK

Charles’s third year as King busiest so far

The past 12 months saw Charles travel the furthest distance from the UK since becoming King.

The Independent UK

Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’

The Guardian - UK

Contest to replace Rayner will be ‘Labour’s referendum’ on Starmer’s government, PM warned

PM told he needs to listen to members as Emily Thornberry becomes first senior MP to confirm she is considering running

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Angela Rayner’s exit proves it. Unless Starmer is able to meet this moment, Reform is on the path to power

The prime minister increasingly looks like a man next to a burning house, offering to buy a new bookcase and rug, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Alexander ‘looking forward to being Scotland’s voice’

The new Scottish Secretary formally takes up the role on Monday.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner to get £17k redundancy weeks before new rules for disgraced MPs take effect

Cabinet ministers are entitled to a payment worth 25 per cent of their annual ministerial salary when leaving office

Evening Standard

Starmer joins King at Scottish church after bruising week in politics

The Prime Minister and his wife attended the Crathie Kirk service alongside members of the royal family.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham says government needs ‘reset’ to become more decisive

Greater Manchester mayor also suggests the cabinet needs to more ‘pluralistic’ and less London-centric

The Guardian - UK

John Healey reveals Starmer has told cabinet to ‘go up a gear’

John Healey has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer has instructed his cabinet to “go up a gear”, following the prime minister's major reshuffle of his top team and junior ministers.

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Evening Standard

Healey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent

The Defence Secretary said a ‘good team’ was in place following Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.

The National (Scotland)

Labour ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up

Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as the UK Government seeks to harden its…

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Starmer completes reshuffle as new home secretary faces small boat Channel crossings crisis

A government source said ‘nothing is off the table’ for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘focused on delivery’ after post-Rayner purge

The Prime Minister is seeking to draw a line under the damaging fallout from his former deputy’s breach of the ministerial code.

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The Independent UK

Home Office looking at barracks to house asylum seekers under Mahmood

Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer

Evening Standard

PM ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up

Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer.

Evening Standard

Green Party leader says he feels 'compassion' for Angela Rayner but calls on Farage to quit over tax affairs

The newly elected leader said he sympathises with the former Deputy PM and asks whether Reform UK’s Nigel Farage should also quit

The Independent UK

Sweeping changes were needed for Labour to be serious about a fresh start

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Moving so many ministers after such a short time may not seem ideal, but the end result is a team better matched to the challenges ahead

The Guardian - UK

Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘Labour has one year to get it right. Farage is on their tail’

As workers feel the pressure and more people tune in to Reform, Starmer risks losing union members’ support, Graham says

Evening Standard

PM shakes up Home Office in sweeping reshuffle after Rayner exit

Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson have been moved to other departments.

The Independent UK

Labour entering ‘second chapter’ following Rayner resignation

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