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Friday briefing: After constant leaks and a resignation, is the OBR still fit for purpose?

In today’s newsletter: Critics say the OBR’s growing influence has outpaced its accountability, raising questions about whether it serves the public, the Treasury, or the markets

The Guardian - UK

UK Prime Minister Hints at Gambling Tax Rise Ahead of the Autumn Budget

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signals possible gambling tax increases ahead of the Autumn Budget, sparking debate across the betting industry and players alike.

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer to face PMQs amid continued Budget questions

The OECD has warned tax hikes and reduced spending will act as a ‘headwind’ to the UK economy over the next two years.

Evening Standard

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It is not too late to put the brakes on assisted dying, and focus on what is really needed

Palliative care is deeply underfunded and unequal. Assisted dying cannot go ahead until politicians right that wrong, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown urges world leaders to support Nigeria as children abducted

The former UK prime minister and UN education envoy calls for cash for high-tech tracking systems to find the missing pupils.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry lays bare unforgivable failures of Boris Johnson’s government

Letters: Readers respond to the official report on the handling of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Budget may deliver result desired from racing’s ‘Axe the Tax’ campaign

The sport may have jumped from the gaming-fuelled bandwagon just in the nick of time

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Reeves to scrap two-child benefit cap in Budget to appease Labour rebels

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves set to tack hard to the left in the Budget in a bid to prevent an attempt to force a change of leadership by Labour MPs

The Independent UK

A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

The Guardian - UK

Have Reeves and Starmer missed the chance to ditch stealth taxes?

Retreat from plans to increase income tax means Labour is unlikely to make system fairer and more coherent

The Guardian - UK

What are Rachel Reeves’s options after U-turn on income tax rates?

From freeze on income tax thresholds to reforming capital gains tax, we look at how much the alternatives could raise

The Guardian - UK

How would a Labour leadership challenge work and how safe is Starmer?

Briefings at top of government have sparked fresh questions about PM’s position and potential successors

The Guardian - UK

Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap: ‘Do the right thing’

‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say

The Independent UK

At last, a great institution filled with trusted public figures. Shame the Traitors don’t run Britain

The Celebrity Traitors drew to a magnificent close this week – and proved that these lying double-crossers are of a far finer calibre than our MPs, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Independent UK

Badenoch promises to stand with ‘grafters’ by tackling tool and farm theft

The Conservative leader pledged to introduce dedicated rural police officers and increase sentences for those who steal from farmers and traders.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit cap to tackle ‘scar’ of poverty in Britain

The former Labour leader and chancellor issued a stark warning to the current government

Evening Standard

Two-child limit not policy for workshy and must be banished, says Gordon Brown

Campaigners argue that 109 children across the UK are pulled into poverty by the policy every day.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax hike to tackle UK’s ‘biggest threat’

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Evening Standard

Child poverty biggest threat to UK’s long-term economic future – Gordon Brown

Mr Brown is expected to call for a ‘new coalition of compassion for children that will create a chain of hope for children right across our country’.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how

Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer keeps Trumps’ silver necklace gift – for a price

Prime minister paid cabinet office to retain jewellery, but chose not to fork out for cufflinks and golf club

Evening Standard

Historic Grand Staircase in No 10 Downing Street being propped up to stop movement

EXCLUSIVE Westminster City Council granted listed building consent for the work at the heart of Government

The Guardian - UK

Ministers can raise taxes if they come out fighting. But no one in this cowardly Labour government seems able

Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponents, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Evening Standard

The unstoppable rise of Steven Bartlett: from expelled state school boy to multi-millionaire

From feeling out of place as a young first-generation immigrant in Plymouth to becoming one of the world’s most influential podcasters, the story of the London-based CEO and founder is something to behold

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