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Keir Starmer confirms No 10 is offering concessions to Labour welfare rebels

PM says conversations over changes to bill will ‘continue in coming days’ with more than 120 MPs poised to rebel

The Guardian - UK

Starmer seeking to quell revolt over welfare reform plan

A No 10 source said talks were taking place with potential rebels because ‘we all want to get it right’.

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Keir Starmer is ready to make concessions on his welfare reform bill – will they be enough?

In today’s newsletter: The number of MPs supporting an amendment to the bill could lead to a decisive defeat

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

No 10 says abortion law change must be ‘safe and workable’

The Government will consider whether further changes are needed after MPs backed decriminalising women who terminate their pregnancy.

Evening Standard

UK would have to sign off on US use of Diego Garcia base for raid on Iran

UK continues to urge de-escalation as concerns grow about possible US intervention in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty continues over steel tariffs after Trump deal

The promised elimination of steel and aluminium tariffs was not part of the measures announced by Donald Trump during a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

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Starmer urges Britons in Israel to register their presence

The Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Israel.

Evening Standard

UK warns the situation in Middle East ‘has potential to deteriorate further’

The crisis is likely to dominate talks between leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the G7 summit.

Evening Standard

Ministers step up efforts to quell growing rebellion over UK welfare bill

Whips increase pressure on MPs and No 10 drawing up contingency plans for ministerial changes as vote nears

The Guardian - UK

UK to take ‘every diplomatic step’ to stop Iran building nuclear weapons – No 10

Israel launched strikes on Tehran overnight, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict.

The Independent UK

No 10 blocked nature concessions in planning bill amid Labour rebellion, sources say

Charities and MPs say bill, which has passed its third reading, risks causing environmental harm in England

The Guardian - UK

Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn?

With Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes?

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street ‘exploring plan for digital ID cards’

The ID card would be stored on a smartphone and linked to government records, according to think tank proposals

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Evening Standard

Badenoch to go ‘probably this year’, says former No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson’s former aide described Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as a ‘vehicle’ for voters to say they ‘despise’ Westminster.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship

Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all people wanted to talk about’: How Labour U-turned on winter fuel payment cut

After months of mounting anger from voters and pressure from MPs No 10 accepted a change had to be made

The Guardian - UK

Labour could review other benefit cuts after winter fuel U-turn, sources say

Sources say improved economic landscape may lead to two-child benefit cap and health and disability cuts being revisited

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EU reset deal puts Britain back on the world stage, says Keir Starmer

UK prime minister heralds a ‘win-win’ but faces criticism for concessions on fishing rights

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s post-Brexit reset offers clear benefits – but there is political risk too

While getting UK-EU deal through parliament should be easy enough, cries of ‘betrayal’ may chime with some voters

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It

It was the political satire that gave us omnishambles, pet asbos and the terrifying Malcolm Tucker. Two decades on, creator Armando Iannucci and stars including Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Front lift the lid on its chaotic creation

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re in the last, hard yards’: quiet hopes for UK-EU reset at crucial summit

Monday’s meet-up could provide the piece of the jigsaw to unlock UK growth and draw a line under the Brexit years

The Guardian - UK

No 10 actively investigating winter fuel payment changes as fears grow over voter anger

Keir Starmer did not deny a rethink of benefit cut to 10 million pensioners blamed for Labour’s electoral losses

The Guardian - UK

UAE delegation visited No 10 before law change that paves way for stake in Telegraph

Exclusive: Delegates met officials weeks before UK set out higher-than-expected cap on foreign state ownership of newspapers

The Guardian - UK

‘Island of strangers’ speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration

Keir Starmer’s latest salvo over curbing migration to the UK has resurrected unsavoury ghosts from the past

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