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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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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No new freeports in Budget despite No 10 announcing five more would be built

Government sources said there had been a ‘total cock-up with the comms’ arising from the conflation of customs sites and freeports.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations

No 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UK

The Guardian - UK

‘Working people’ definition is work in progress for No 10

The phrase is commonly used by all parties but its meaning has come under scrutiny before next week’s budget

The Guardian - UK

No 10 blocking outdoor smoking ban amid hospitality opposition

Exclusive: Government ‘spooked’ by warnings of job losses and pub closures if it added ban to tobacco and vapes bill

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at Wembley concert, No 10 confirms

Source says backstage ‘brush-by’ did not include discussion of VIP protection given to star, a decision made by Scotland Yard

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s struggles reflect how No 10 works – but she must not be story

Advisers to prime ministers are often targets of sniping but being in news is not sustainable for Starmer’s chief of staff

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet ministers tell Keir Starmer he must immediately remove top civil servant to regain his authority

Exclusive: Ministers have lost patience with the UK’s top civil servant Simon Case and one accused him of ‘poisoning the well of government’ with off-record briefings

The Independent UK

Head of the civil service under pressure to quit amid ‘anger’ over leaks

It is unclear when Simon Case will resign, with senior No 10 staff alleged to have made informal complaints

The Guardian - UK

Larry the Downing Street cat is a ‘little sh**’, Scottish secretary jokes

Scottish secretary Ian Murray made the joke as he spoke to business leaders in Glasgow on Thursday

The Independent UK

We did not do impact assessment of winter fuel payment cut, No 10 admits

Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional support

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s senior team sheepish after forgetting his birthday

PM was 62 on Monday but No 10 insider admits it was ‘really bad’ no one remembered his special day at morning meeting

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Jailed rioters could be freed early under overcrowded prison scheme, says No 10

Downing Street says there is no specific exclusion for those who took part in disorder after Southport knife attack

The Independent UK

Those stoking violence online could face jail, Keir Starmer says

Downing Street said social media firms should be doing more to crack down on inflammatory content fuelling disorder on Britain’s streets.

The Guardian - AU

Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill – as it happened

Labour leader says he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if he is elected PM

The Guardian - UK

‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches

Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge

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The Guardian - UK

David Cameron to set out UK basis for continuing arms sales to Israel

Foreign secretary’s intervention comes as pressure grows on ministers to reveal legal advice over Gaza conflict

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces growing calls to return £10m donated to Tories by Frank Hester

West Midlands mayor says he would return money, after No 10 says Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott were racist

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says

Statement from Downing Street follows cross-party criticism of Frank Hester’s remarks about former Labour MP

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces Tory meltdown as deputy chairs back Rwanda bill rebellion

Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to legislation

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings claims he secretly met with Rishi Sunak about possible return

PM branded ‘weak and desperate’, as Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser reveals Tory leader asked for advice on how to ‘smash’ Labour

Evening Standard

Cummings: Sunak wanted a secret deal with me to win the next election

The Prime Minister reportedly asked Boris Johnson’s ex-chief aide for advice earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

Alastair Campbell proposed legal threat to BBC amid Iraq war coverage row, files reveal

Government papers released to National Archives show animosity between broadcaster and No 10 in early 2000s

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