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‘Cock-up with the comms’: how Labour announced five non-existent freeports

Erroneous announcement traced back to briefing note prepared by Treasury officals, ahead of PM’s Samoa trip

The Guardian - UK

HS2 ‘doomed from the start’, says former government transport advisor

Andrew Gilligan blamed dishonest project management for the ‘train wreck’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer vows to ‘embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’ ahead of budget

PM will defend Labour plans in speech and insist working people need better public services more than lower taxes

The Guardian - UK

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No new freeports in Budget despite No 10 announcing five more would be built

Government sources said there had been a ‘total cock-up with the comms’ arising from the conflation of customs sites and freeports.

Evening Standard

Government says Israel’s escalation in the Middle East ‘is in no one’s interest’

Downing Street released a statement after Israel launched an assault on Iran in an escalation of aggression.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer confronts slavery reparation calls in speech to Commonwealth leaders

THE Prime Minister has confronted calls for the UK to pay reparations for its historical role in the slave trade while surrounded by Commonwealth…

The National (Scotland)

Tommy Robinson charged with phone offence under Terrorism Act – as it happened

Far-right activist has been charged with failing to provide the pin to his mobile phone over an incident earlier this year in Folkestone

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders

The Prime Minister has insisted reparations are not on the table for the Commonwealth summit.

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: The Commonwealth summit that could put reparations ‘on the table’

In today’s newsletter: Caribbean nations forced conversations about restorative justice on to the Chogm agenda – here’s what that could mean

The Guardian - UK

No 10 climbs down on PM’s claim stocks and shares owners not ‘working people’

The Government has been asked repeatedly to define what a ‘working person’ is to establish which taxes could rise.

The Independent UK

Downing Street climbs down on Keir Starmer's claim shares owners are not ‘working people’ ahead of Budget

The Prime Minister had suggested asset owners would not fall within his conception of what a working person is

Evening Standard

Smoking ban outside pubs 'dropped by Downing Street' following backlash

Pub owners warned an outdoor smoking ban would significantly harm their businesses

Evening Standard

No 10 blocking outdoor smoking ban amid hospitality opposition

Exclusive: Government ‘spooked’ by warnings of job losses and pub closures if it added ban to tobacco and vapes bill

The Guardian - UK

Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes

Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

UK ‘open to discussing non-cash forms of reparatory justice’ for former colonies

Starmer under pressure from Caribbean countries at Commonwealth talks but is refusing payments or apology

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer unlikely to meet Kamala Harris before US election

Downing Street says PM’s hopes of meeting Democratic nominee as well as Donald Trump have faded

The Independent UK

Cardiac arrest survivor calls for Government to scrap VAT on defibrillators

Footballer Jack Hurley handed in a petition to No 10 calling for VAT to be removed from all defibrillator purchases after the device saved his life.

The Independent UK

Starmer faces reparations showdown next year with Caribbean nations as pressure on PM grows

Downing Street has rejected demands, saying the issue is ‘not on the agenda’

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Evening Standard

PM faces pressure from Labour ranks and Caribbean nations over reparations

The Prime Minister will travel to Samoa this week for the biennial gathering of heads of government for the 56 nations.

The National (Scotland)

'Sheer hypocrisy': Labour plan to hand out 'up to 200' seats in House of Lords

KEIR Starmer’s government is planning to create as many as 200 new Labour peers despite previous pledges to abolish the chamber ...

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UK PM Keir Starmer Urges Ceasefire In Gaza Conflict

UK PM Starmer and Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss Gaza conflict, Sinwar's death, and security concerns in the Middle East.

The Guardian - UK

UK will not apologise for role in slavery at Commonwealth summit, No 10 says

News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nations

The Independent UK

Inheritance tax to rise in Budget as Reeves plans to hit well-off

Just 5 per cent of all deaths incurred Inheritance Tax in 2022–23

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget

Charities warned cuts proposed by the Tories would have a ‘devastating impact’ on disabled people

International Business Times

Britain's Lammy In China To 'Challenge' Beijing On Russia Support

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet his counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials in Beijing on Friday to "challenge" China on sensitive issues like Russia's war in Ukraine, as the two countries seek to rebuild frayed ties.

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