Diogo Jota Dies in Car Crash While Driving to UK After Doctors Warned Him Not to Fly Post-Surgery The football world is mourning the sudden loss of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, following a tragic incident in Spain. International Business Times UK · Jul 3, 2025
Which tax rises could the government introduce to fill the £41bn black hole in Britain’s finances? Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill a massive black hole in the public finances The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Rural councils to get money for ‘remoteness’ cost in funding shake-up – Rayner Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a ‘comprehensive review’ of local government aimed at slashing red tape and reforming funding. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Rural councils to get extra money because they’re more remote, Rayner announces The deputy prime minister has announced a ‘comprehensive review’ of local government aimed at slashing red tape and reforming funding The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together? Ask John Rentoul anything ASK ME ANYTHING: The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a welfare reform crisis, mounting pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership, and growing doubts over Rachel Reeves’s position The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Voices: Only Angela Rayner has emerged from the welfare debacle with her reputation intact COMMENT: It took the intervention of the deputy prime minister to persuade the prime minister that the game was up – now some Labour MPs are wondering if she’ll replace him, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after Labour’s welfare bill passes second reading Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (2 July), hours after MPs voted to pass the prime minister’s watered-down welfare bill. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Angela Rayner reveals why she’d never want to be prime minister The deputy prime minister was asked about replacing Starmer amid growing criticism of his leadership The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Edmunds: What you need to know about rising used car prices Used car prices are climbing again, driven by tight supply and cautious buying The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Rayner says Farage ‘promised the world the moon on a stick’ over Brexit Angela Rayner has said Nigel Farage “promised the world the moon on a stick” with Brexit and Britain has not seen any of the benefits. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Starmer ‘doing the job for Britain’, says Rayner The Deputy PM said there has been ‘a lot going on’ for the Prime Minister in his first year in office. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025 Angela Rayner to back plan to build 180,000 social homes in next decade The figure would be six times the number of social homes built in the 10 years up to 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025 How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PM
Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025 Ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts to come into effect in 2027 Ministers have opted for a phased rollout of the changes to allow businesses time to prepare.
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025 Civil servants begin industrial action over work from home ban and closures of London offices Civil servants working for Angela Rayner start industrial action over moving of Government offices away from capital and lack of flexible working
The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2025 Angela Rayner called out over 'tone deaf' message about terminal illnesses A TWEET about people battling terminal illnesses from the Deputy Prime Minister has been criticised as “abhorrent” and “tone deaf" .
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025 Angela Rayner's civil servants protest over working from home ban and London office closures Officials in the deputy prime minister’s department will launch their ‘work to rule’ protest on Monday
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2025 Keir Starmer facing calls for 'regime change' at Number 10 amid welfare revolt KEIR Starmer is facing calls for a “regime change” at Number 10 amid a revolt over proposed welfare reforms
Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025 Starmer seeking to quell revolt over welfare reform plan A No 10 source said talks were taking place with potential rebels because ‘we all want to get it right’.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025 Thursday briefing: Keir Starmer is ready to make concessions on his welfare reform bill – will they be enough? In today’s newsletter: The number of MPs supporting an amendment to the bill could lead to a decisive defeat
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Ministers in talks over welfare concessions as Labour rebellion grows Six more Labour MPs have added their names to an amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks.
Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025 Keir Starmer seeks face-saving welfare reform concessions as Labour rebellion grows Six more Labour MPs have added their names to an amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks