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Mel strides out to bat for Rish! after PM’s shortest day in Normandy

‘He didn’t run away,’ said the minister, but that’s precisely what Sunak did. He cared so much, he couldn’t be bothered to stay

The Guardian - UK

Sunak will ‘absolutely’ remain Tory leader despite D-day blunder, ally says

Cabinet minister Mel Stride says PM ‘deeply regrets’ early exit from 80th-anniversary commemoration in Normandy

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ally dismisses speculation PM could quit before polling day

Cabinet minister Mel Stride said Rishi Sunak will ‘absolutely’ lead the party into the General Election on July 4.

Evening Standard

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Minister denies Rishi Sunak will quit before general election over D-Day snub

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said the prime minister will ‘absolutely’ lead the Conservatives into the election

The Independent UK

‘No tax surprises’ in manifesto, Keir Starmer says – as it happened

Labour leader says party will not be raising income tax, national insurance or VAT

The Guardian - UK

Tories accept £5 million from donor who said Diane Abbott 'should be shot'

THE Conservative Party have accepted another £5 million from Frank Hester, the businessman accused of saying Labour’s Diane Abbott “should…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak is not a liar, minister Mel Stride insists as Labour tax row heats up

But shadow frontbencher John Healey says the PM is getting ‘more desperate’

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak engulfed in new row over £5m donation from tycoon who made 'racist remark' about Diane Abbott

Labour open a further attack on PM’s ‘integrity’ after tax row, but Tories say they are keeping the money

Evening Standard

Labour and Conservative battlebuses hit the road, but ‘lonely figure’ Sunak seems like a solo traveller

Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory ‘big beasts’ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to work with Donald Trump if both win power despite guilty verdicts

Rishi Sunak declined to comment on conviction of former US president in hush money trial

Evening Standard

Tories defend 'triple lock plus' pensions campaign promise dubbed 'laughable' by Labour

Mel Stride also insists proposal for national service at age 18 is a ‘great idea’

Evening Standard

Minister says Tories will pay for pensions policy by clamping down on tax avoidance

Mel Stride says pensioners will pay more income tax under Labour as critics say plan is merely reversal of previous Tory policy

The Guardian - UK

DWP under investigation over disability benefit assessments after claimant deaths

Possible sanctions include an unlimited fine if ministers are found to have broken the law

The Independent UK

The Govester goes rogue and veers from history lecture to full-on rant

Giving a keynote speech about antisemitism, the minister let himself show his real self – his nasty self

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Growing calls for Ken Clarke to be stripped of his peerage over infected blood scandal

Damning final report of the official inquiry into the tragedy accused the Tory grandee of ‘indefensible’ actions and ‘misleading’ the public

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak slams 'deeply unhelpful' ICC bid to arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

But Amnesty hits back to accuse UK of undermining the court and ‘opposing the search for justice’

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood victims to get interim payments of £210,000 within 90 days – as it happened

John Glen, Cabinet Office minister, tells Commons that those infected will be able to claim compensation as well as the estates of those who have died

Evening Standard

Police to look 'very carefully' at corporate manslaughter charges for infected blood scandal, says minister

The Infected Blood Inquiry delivered a damning report into the biggest treatment scandal in NHS history

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The Guardian - UK

MPs call for issues leaving carers with huge debts to be fixed ‘without delay’

Committee chair says UK government has known for years about flaws in benefit system and needs to ‘get a grip’

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to act quickly on state pension communication compensation plans

It comes after a Work and Pensions Committee session with campaigners from Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) and the PSHO.

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’

Ministers ramp up anti-welfare rhetoric a day after data showed increase in UK unemployment

International Business Times

UK Says Defence Ministry Targeted In Cyberattack

A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial by Beijing.

Evening Standard

Minister insists UK vigilant on cybersecurity after China blamed for hack against armed forces personnel

Initial investigations have not shown any data was taken, but affected personnel are being alerted and given support

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on disability benefit reform: the latest proposals are dangerously out of touch

Editorial: Threatening to withdraw personal independence payments will only ramp up stress on unwell people

The Guardian - UK

Take it from a psychologist: Rishi Sunak’s callous crusade on welfare will have disastrous consequences

Targeting people who need support for depression and anxiety will only make these growing problems worse, says Jay Watts, a clinical psychologist

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