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Won’t somebody please think of England’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is

Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?

Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running out

The Guardian - UK

‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly

Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong?

The Guardian - UK

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Labour MPs revive ‘desperately needed’ soft left group to take on Reform

Exclusive: Tribune hopes over 100 MPs join group led by Vicky Foxcroft and former cabinet minister Louise Haigh

The Guardian - UK

Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live as it happened

Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters ‘penned in’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Creasy leaves open chance of Labour deputy leadership bid and calls for Palestine Action law change – as it happened

The MP said police should be focusing on people who are members of the group, not those who ‘recklessly express support’ for it

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs alarmed by rise in sponsored events arranged by party

Invitations for receptions sent from parliamentary office include ads for housebuilders and public affairs firms

The Guardian - UK

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‘Too arrogant to listen’: how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs

MPs describe receiving veiled deselection threats as No 10 sought to quash revolt before finally backing down

The Guardian - UK

Labour faces backlash after asking MPs to attend summer parties with private firms

MPs invited to ‘relax in a private setting with senior party figures’ at sponsored events

Evening Standard

More than 100 Labour MPs threaten to halt welfare cuts in biggest rebellion yet

MORE than 100 Labour MPs have signed their names to a Commons bid to halt the UK Government's welfare reforms ...

The National (Scotland)

More than 100 MPs threaten to halt welfare reforms in PM’s biggest rebellion

The rebellion would be enough to defeat the Government’s plans if opposition MPs joined the Labour rebels.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs rebel against welfare cuts with bid to kill Bill

Dozens of MPs, including 11 select committee chairs, are understood to have backed an amendment.

Evening Standard

Liz Kendall says welfare reforms will create ‘a better future’

The Work and Pensions Secretary’s appearance at a Parliamentary Labour Party meeting came amid warnings from MPs about her welfare reforms’ impact.

Evening Standard

Voices: Starmer and Reeves are back from the brink – here’s what they must do next

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: After a spending review that came as a relief to many Labour backbenchers, the government must now start making the case for the ‘inevitable’ tax rises in the autumn that will be needed to deliver better public services, says Andrew Grice

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The Guardian - UK

Labour’s poll ratings have plummeted – so is Starmer’s future in question?

Dissatisfaction among MPs has created a febrile mood, with ambitious cabinet ministers assessing their options

The Guardian - UK

Reeves faces anger from her local party over plans to cut disability benefits

Labour members from Leeds West and Pudsey to write letter to chancellor over plans to reduce Pip payments

The Conversation

‘The red Welsh way’: Welsh Labour attempts to distance itself from the UK party

More than two decades ago, Rhodri Morgan, then first minister of Wales, put “clear red water” between Welsh Labour and the UK party. It’s a phrase that became one of the most enduring cliches in Welsh politics.

The Independent UK

How Starmer finally found his voice as prime minister – by doing what even Tony Blair feared to do

NEWS ANALYSIS: Buoyed by polls which show the public approves of his handling of the Ukraine crisis, Sir Keir has finally begun to look - and sound - like a prime minister. His defiant response to a Labour revolt over proposed welfare cuts is the latest sign of a marked…

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The Independent UK

Starmer moves to crush welfare rebellion with speech to Labour MPs

The prime minister has addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) in a bid to calm nerves over Trump and the spring Budget

The Independent UK

The DWP forced over 680,000 people to pay for its own mistakes. Now campaigners want the law changed

Exclusive: The DWP must ‘take responsibility’ for its mistakes, campaigners say

The Independent UK

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules

The prime minister and chancellor are loosening the rules on how pension funds invest, allowing them to plough surplus funds into the wider economy

The Guardian - UK

Why disunity on the left spells trouble for Labour

Letters: A breakaway party of Labour leftists would only benefit the far right, warns Dr Anthony Isaacs. Plus letters from Andrew Shepherd, David Howard and Bruce Henderson

The Guardian - UK

Warnings AI tools used by government on UK public are ‘racist and biased’

Transparency campaigners welcome government move to publish details of system algorithms

The Guardian - UK

Who are the key people inside Labour’s leadership team?

The chiefs of staff, special advisers and policy strategists guiding Keir Starmer’s new government

The Conversation

After 14 years in opposition, Labour’s cabinet will be inexperienced – is that a problem?

It’s 100 years since the Labour party took office for the first time, back then with a minority government. Now, in 2024, it looks set to win an election with what will possibly the largest majority in history.

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