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Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped

Rising levels of poverty ‘would make Charles Dickens furious’, Lord Kinnock said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.

Evening Standard

Lord Sawyer obituary

Member of Labour’s NEC who understood the need to modernise the party’s culture to reflect the politics of the late 1980s

The Guardian - UK

I changed my mind on banning the bomb, but the threat of nuclear war is growing – and so is complacency

Though the weapons I campaigned against remain terrifying, I doubt we can disarm unilaterally. That should be the stuff of vital debate: right now, it isn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Zarah Sultana reveals what she wants new political party with Jeremy Corbyn to be called

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has said the new group will only boost Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK parties

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn confirms plan to create new political party with Zarah Sultana

Ex-Labour leader said it was ‘time for a new kind of political party’ to take on Starmer – but Labour grandee warns it will only help Tories and Reform

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves set to reject calls for wealth tax on super-rich

Rachel Reeves is set to reject introducing a wealth tax despite pressure from left-wing MPs in the Labour Party

The National (Scotland)

Starmer braced for fresh rebellion over reforms to special needs support

It comes after Bridget Phillipson refused to rule out scrapping key documents that parents rely on to guarantee specialist help for their children

The Independent UK

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‘Enemies of Labour’ to benefit from Corbyn-led party, says peer

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The Independent UK

Any breakaway party should be called ‘Farage assistance group’ – Lord Kinnock

The former Labour leader said any ‘splintering’ of the party would ‘only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour’.

Evening Standard

Labour policies ‘obscured’ by rows over welfare and winter fuel – Lord Kinnock

The week of Sir Keir Starmer’s first anniversary in Number 10 saw the Prime Minister scrap a raft of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms.

Evening Standard

Corbyn and Sultana’s new breakaway party will only boost Nigel Farage, Neil Kinnock warns

Lord Kinnock said the new party should be called the ‘Farage assistance group’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer should be bold and consider a wealth tax, Neil Kinnock says

Former Labour leader says government needs a better narrative and risks being bogged down by ‘imposed limitations’

The Guardian - UK

After a year studying Starmer, I can tell you that he is at once a very kind man and a ruthless one

Those around the Labour leader operate with the knowledge that everyone is expendable and no one is safe, says journalist and author Anushka Asthana

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Look away, Sir Keir! Labour’s bible has given its verdict on you

COMMENT: The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

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Peter Taaffe obituary

Political activist who oversaw an attempt by the Militant tendency to take control of the Labour party

The Guardian - UK

When Thatcher took performance lessons from Laurence Olivier, it changed the course of her political destiny

The PM’s makeover collaboration was kept a closely guarded secret for fear it would hurt her ‘ordinary housewife’ image, says writer and broadcaster Tim Walker

The Guardian - UK

Starmer should end UK’s ‘cycle of hesitation’ with EU, says Neil Kinnock

Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson, our man in Washington: an 'absolute moron' or ruthlessly effective 'prince of darkness'?

“Absolute moron” or ruthlessly effective “prince of darkness”? It’s safe to say that our new man in Washington divides opinion — almost as much as the president to whom he’ll be paying court.

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The Guardian - UK

Letters: Andrew Bennett obituary

Neil Kinnock writes: Andrew Bennett was an independently minded democratic socialist with strong environmental credentials and a dry sense of humour

Evening Standard

Who is Peter Mandelson? The controversial Labour grandee who called Epstein his "best pal"

From Young Communist League member who sold the Morning Star outside Kilburn Tube Station to Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

The Independent UK

Why was Peter Mandelson arrested and what is his history with Labour and Starmer?

The Labour grandee has held some of the most senior roles in British politics

The Independent UK

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

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet

The Guardian - UK

A Woman Like Me by Diane Abbott review – voice of the left

The veteran MP’s inspirational memoir charts a life in politics and testifies to the power of refusing to pipe down

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