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Gordon Brown backs commission on end of life care before MPs decide on assisted dying

A new poll has revealed overwhelming support for for a commission into end of life care before MPs make a final decision on whether to allow assisted dying

The Independent UK

Kind, belligerent, and the man all sides trusted: that’s the John Prescott I knew

He was the soul and conscience of Labour and persuaded millions to keep the faith – even when Blair sorely tested it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Lord Prescott obituary

Veteran Labour politician and trade unionist who served as deputy prime minister under Tony Blair for 10 years

The Guardian - UK

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John Prescott's career highs and lows as the former deputy prime minister dies aged 86

Prescott passed away on Wednesday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced

Evening Standard

John Prescott beams with happiness next to wife Pauline in last snap before his death

The former deputy prime minister has died at the age of 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown opens up on John Prescott’s final few months in his battle against Alzheimer’s

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has paid tribute to Lord John Prescott as he opened up about his final few months, saying he never lost his “warmth and friendliness”.

The Independent UK

John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86

Former trade union activist, who had Alzheimer’s, died peacefully at care home, says family

The Guardian - UK

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How the ‘Prescott Punch’ came to define him as Labour’s firebrand – and a total necessity for Blair

Obituary: The charismatic former deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions

The Independent UK

John Prescott: The political bruiser who helped build New Labour

The ex-deputy prime minister was a key figure in Tony Blair’s modernisation project – only to later distance himself from his legacy.

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Party stalwart kept New Labour in touch with traditional supporters

John Prescott was a formidable campaigner who took his party’s message on the road to its heartlands at a time of change for the movement.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – November 13

Here are the biggest stories leading Wednesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown-backed charity expanding to help more families with cost of living

A new Multibank is to open in Middlesbrough.

The Independent UK

Immigration: How British Politics Failed review – every one of these politicians is unbearable

From Nigel Farage to Suella Braverman and Tony Blair, the bloviating talking heads in this documentary give a good sense of how immigration policy became polluted by racism

The Guardian - UK

King leads nation’s tribute to war dead as Kate watches ceremony from balcony

The Queen was missing from the ceremony in Whitehall, London, through illness.

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King lays wreath at Cenotaph as nation falls silent in remembrance

The Princess of Wales watched on from a balcony over Whitehall.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Reeves's £40bn of tax rises sets up the dividing line for the next election

Ask two Blairites when the New Labour project died, and you might get three different answers. The first is June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister. The second is May 2008, when the party ran a class-based (and unsuccessful) campaign at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. While…

The Guardian - UK

From tax cuts to breaking the economy: five UK budgets that made a difference

As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her measures, we look at how five of her predecessors broke the mould

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer appoints former Tony Blair aide as new No 10 political director

Keir Starmer has appointed a former aide to Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as his new political director ...

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Starmer appoints Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Evening Standard

Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as his political director

Claire Reynolds, the director of Labour Women’s Network, will take on task of liaison between No 10, party and MPs

Evening Standard

Budget 2024: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves big bang tax, borrow and spend gamble risks backfiring

Commentary: If Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ big bet Budget pays off a second term awaits, if it doesn’t everything will be to play for at the next general election

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Queen Elizabeth used bagpipes to stop her corgis barking

A new book on the late royal reveals Queen Elizabeth used bagpipes to stop her beloved corgis barking.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to turn on spending taps with Budget boost for infrastructure and clean energy

The chancellor is planning to change the government’s fiscal rules to free up billions of pounds of borrowing, which she will promise to spend laying ‘the foundations of future growth’

Evening Standard

Reeves ‘WhatsApps’ Hunt and is in contact ‘regularly’ with Blair and Brown

The Chancellor added that she would love to be able to call up the late Alistair Darling – the last Labour chancellor to deliver a Budget.

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