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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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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The Tories set a tax trap and Rachel Reeves walked straight into it. It may be her defining mistake

By taking Jeremy Hunt’s NI cuts and ruling out other rises, Labour tried to out-Tory the Tories. And made a bad situation worse, says former Labour minister Chris Mullin

The Guardian - UK

Betfred says gambling tax rise in budget will force it to shut all its UK shops

Levies thought to be under consideration will kill profits, say bosses, as gambling firms ramp up lobbying efforts

The Guardian - UK

Betfred says it could be forced to close all its shops in face of gambling tax hikes

Betfred’s CEO said the odds of closing up shop are ‘10 to one against’ on high streets across the UK and Ireland

Evening Standard

‘Hot mic’ hot mess: gaffes made by global leaders when they think no one is listening

Indonesia’s Prabowo is the latest world leader to fall foul of the ‘hot mic’ – diplomatic snafus that have caused embarrassment to leaders around the globe

The Guardian - AU

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Budget must be ‘line in the sand’ after first year’s mistakes, says Powell

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

Evening Standard

Farage denounces ‘cretins’ in charge of the economy as he pledges ‘big bang two’

The Reform UK leader has pledged to boost trade in digital assets if his party forms a government.

Evening Standard

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Why should you be Labour’s next deputy leader? Guardian readers quiz the candidates

As party members prepare to choose between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell, the pair give their views on wealth taxes, Brexit, the climate crisis and the far right

The Guardian - UK

UK investors flock to gold as price smashes £3000 barrier for first time

Landmark comes hours after the dollar price of the yellow metal passed through $4000

Evening Standard

Field Marshal Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank obituary

Senior officer in the British Army and confidant of Tony Blair who endorsed the bombing of Serbia as chief of the defence staff

The Guardian - UK

Landmark study shows 1.4m Britons have a gambling problem

Watchdog’s report highlights growing dangers of slot machines and in-play betting on matches

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Andy Burnham calls for UK to rejoin EU within his lifetime and rejects claim he is fiscally irresponsible – as it happened

Mayor of Greater Manchester says he would have to be ‘wrenched’ out of city and says he wants UK to rejoin EU

The Guardian - UK

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem obituary

Liberal Democrat leader and sage politician who was also an Olympic athlete and British record holder

Evening Standard

Menzies Campbell: Liberal Democrat leader ousted as ‘too old’

As the party’s foreign affairs spokesman he led opposition to Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq.

The National (Scotland)

New TV advert starring David Tennant launches to support The Multibank charity

David Tennant is supporting The Multibank, a charity co-created in Fife in 2022 with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown

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The Independent UK

Starmer under mounting pressure to lift two-child benefit cap

Lifting the two-child benefit cap is set to be the top recommendation of Keir Starmer’s child poverty taskforce

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham: The ‘King of the North’ whose bid to return to Westminster sparked Labour civil war

PROFILE: Keir Starmer is floundering in the polls, and Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Sean O’Grady asks whether the ‘King of the North’ could be its knight in shining armour, even after his Westminster bid was blocked by Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Stop shilly-shallying and scrap the two-child benefit cap

Letters: Readers respond to articles about rising child poverty in Britain, and the education secretary’s criticism that the two-child benefit cap has ‘punished and pushed children into hardship’

The Guardian - UK

‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking

He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Powell: Labour should raise gambling taxes to axe two-child benefit cap

Deputy leadership candidate says party needs to be ‘clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty’

The Independent UK

Labour should consider gambling tax rise to fund axing two-child cap – Powell

The MP said she would be ‘a strong independent choice’ for deputy Labour leader.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves due to appear at gambling lobbyist’s event amid tax review

Chancellor’s invitation criticised as ‘strange timing’ with Treasury looking at whether to raise duties on £12bn sector

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