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Over half of Britons have cried at work, so why are Rachel Reeves's tears so divisive?

When Rachel Reeves cried in the House of Commons yesterday, her emotion was enough to shake the financial markets. But when the majority of Britons have cried at work, why does it still shock us so much?

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting: Weight-loss jabs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’

People are paying hundreds of pounds a month to get the jabs privately

The Independent UK

Free weight loss jabs to be easier to get on NHS under 10-year health plan, says Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting said the so called ‘fat jabs’ should be available according to need, not the ability to pay

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Starmer finally bolsters Reeves after her tears in the Commons spook markets

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

The Independent UK

Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive

COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power

The Independent UK

No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Welfare bill: what compromises have been made and how will claimants be affected?

More than 120 Labour MPs were planning to defeat the bill by voting against it before last-minute concessions

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Assisted dying: what happens now the House of Lords has the bill?

MPs have voted to introduce assisted dying, almost seven months after this bill was first debated in the House of Commons. The proposal – a backbench private member’s bill promoted by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater – would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to receive assistance to end…

The Conversation

More than 1 million private rental homes are substandard, new analysis reveals

Fears that substandard homes are putting people at risk as sweltering temperatures in the UK hit more than 30C

The Independent UK

Assisted dying – medical anthropolgist on the complex practical and ethical road ahead

The House of Commons narrowly passed the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill on June 20, a significant step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill must still pass through the House of Lords before it can become law. So far, the debate has centred on…

The Conversation

Assisted dying House of Commons vote: Key numbers and trends

A majority of female MPs backed the Bill, while slightly more male MPs opposed the legislation than voted in favour.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying set to be legalised as MPs back Kim Leadbeater’s bill in historic vote

Kim Leadbeater’s bill has now passed all its stages in the Commons and will go to the Lords, where it is likely to meet more scrutiny

The Independent UK

What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics

The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was the largest inquiry in UK history, running from 2015 to 2022 and investigating institutional failures in preventing child sexual abuse. The inquiry’s final report included 20 recommendations for change. So far, zero have been fully implemented.

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MPs share their own stories as assisted dying debate continues

If MPs back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at third reading, it will face further scrutiny in the House of Lords at a later date.

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Assisted dying Bill not now or never moment, says Cleverly ahead of crucial vote

Supporters and opponents of a change in the law gathered at Westminster holding placards saying ‘Let us choose’ and ‘Don’t make doctors killers’.

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Rayner brands Philp ‘Johnny Come Lately’ as he presses her on immigration

In a back and forth, Mr Philp claimed landlords are being offered ‘above market deals’ to secure properties for ‘illegal immigrants’.

The Independent UK

Blow for Rachel Reeves after UK economy shrinks by more than expected

The cut to GDP figures will be bad news for the chancellor in her mission to grow the UK economy

The Independent UK

PM picked ‘wrong Chancellor and wrong priorities’, claims Badenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of appearing at the despatch box ‘all puffed up and self-righteous’.

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Asylum seeker hotels to be scrapped by end of Parliament, announces Chancellor

Cost of asylum accommodation set to be more than three times higher than previously estimated - at £15.3 billion over 10 years

The Independent UK

Government to end use of hotels for asylum seekers – Chancellor

Rachel Reeves set out how funding will be provided to cut the asylum backlog and save taxpayers billions of pounds.

The Independent UK

Labour splits over assisted dying debate heat up ahead of crucial vote

Rows over ‘conscience issues’ of assisted dying and decriminalising abortion appear to be causing deeper splits within the Labour parliamentary party

Evening Standard

Fact check: Amendment would stop prosecutions of women for getting abortions

A social media user has made claims about an amendment to the crime and policing bill.

Evening Standard

PM sidesteps future of two-child benefit cap amid ‘chaos, chaos, chaos’ claims

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of making ‘U-turn after U-turn’.

The Conversation

What I’ve learned from teaching philosophy in prisons

Of all the subjects that could be taught in prisons, philosophy might seem a strange choice. You might think that we should address the educational basics first, since, according to a House of Commons report, 57% of prisoners in England “have English and Maths levels at or below those expected…

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The UK and its allies have toughened their language on Gaza. Will action follow?

In today’s newsletter: The impact of foreign secretary David Lammy’s criticism of Israel – and the more substantive options that are still on the table

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