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The Guardian view on standards in politics: a golden reform opportunity squandered

Editorial: Labour’s changes are too feeble and too late. These new bodies should have been launched long ago

The Guardian - UK

UK Government panned for blanking letter questioning links to pro-Israel group

THE UK Government has been condemned for refusing to respond to a letter expressing concerns over its links to Labour Friends of Israel ...

The National (Scotland)

Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

The communications, energy and data infrastructure sectors are all required to notify the investment security unit of certain business deals.

The Independent UK

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Ministers who serve less than six months in government won’t get payoffs as PM tightens rules on ‘golden goodbyes’

The revolving door of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson’s governments cost the taxpayer more than £3 million in severance payoffs

The Independent UK

Ethics Commission launched and ministerial exit pay tightened in standards drive

The Government said the reforms would mean there were ‘stronger rules, fewer quangos and clearer lines of accountability’.

Evening Standard

UK should consider banning cryptocurrency political donations, minister says

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracy

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer's national security adviser to finally face MPs after repeated requests

Keir Starmer’s national security adviser will answer questions from MPs and peers after eight months of repeated requests for him to do so, it has…

The National (Scotland)

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National security adviser will face MPs, minister confirms

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been calling for Jonathan Powell to appear before it since his appointment in November.

Evening Standard

Britain preparing for blackouts on the scale of power cuts seen in Spain and Portugal, resilience plan reveals

The resilience action plan warned Britain could face blackouts on the scale of Spain and Portugal

The Independent UK

Learn from ‘our Scandinavian neighbours’ about crises and war, ministers urged

Pat McFadden spoke to MPs after the Government unveiled plans for an emergency alert system test later this year.

Evening Standard

UK to test nationwide emergency alert system for second time

Alert to take place on 7 September, designed to warn of danger to life, and putting phone on silent will not mute it

The Guardian - UK

Date set for millions of phones across UK to receive emergency alert test

The Emergency Alert System will be tested at 3.00pm on 7 September

The Independent UK

Exact date and time of next mobile phone emergency alert system test is revealed

The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather

Evening Standard

Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down

Nothing says you’ve lifted the mood of the nation like having to haul your chancellor to a photocall at a ‘wellbeing centre’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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With a £5bn hole to fill, the true battle on Keir Starmer’s hands is only just beginning

Sir Keir Starmer’s capitulation on welfare cuts has dented his authority and raised questions about his judgment

The Independent UK

Labour MP who led welfare revolt calls for wealth tax to meet £5bn cost of U-turn

Rachael Maskell blamed the chancellor for the scale of rebellion, saying the Treasury had chosen to ‘find savings on the backs of disabled people’

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘have to work harder’ to bring down small boat numbers – McFadden

The tally for 2025 is approaching 20,000.

The Guardian - UK

Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likely

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The Guardian - UK

Reeves ‘going nowhere’ and has Starmer’s full backing, No 10 says – as it happened

Downing Street’s show of support comes after Reeves was seen in tears in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Minister declines to rule out tax rises amid welfare climbdown warning

Pat McFadden said that ministers ‘will keep to the tax promises’ in their election manifesto.

Evening Standard

Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Hannan Day celebrates his chronicle of Brexit idiocy foretold

Back in 2016, Dan prophesied about what the post-EU sunlit uplands would be like on this very day – no spoiler alert needed

Evening Standard

‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the Commons the whole country must now be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about the threats it faces.

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan joins growing Labour rebellion against disability benefit cuts

Exclusive: London mayor is most senior party figure to call for plans to be dropped, as Starmer vows to press ahead

Evening Standard

UK must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about global threats, minister warns

Pat McFadden warned of the challenge from ‘major powers like China’, and threats of new technologies as he set out the national security strategy.

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