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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

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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

The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

‘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.

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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…

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 Independent 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

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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.

The Conversation

There’s nothing undemocratic about a large Labour majority – in fact, managed properly, it could provide the space for serious debate

In the final stage of the 2024 election campaign, the Conservatives have turned to scaremongering about the size of the Labour majority thought to be on the cards after July 4.

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott backed to be MP by Angela Rayner and union bosses in growing storm for Keir Starmer

Party is racing to fill a national list of would-be MPs by June 7 after Rishi Sunak called a snap election

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott vows to stay on as MP as Labour descends into chaos over botched suspension

Diane Abbott spoke to supporters at rally outside Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday evening

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The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott’s chances of getting whip back appear remote despite Hester row

Senior figures including deputy leader want to see MP back in fold but Starmer is firm that he does not want to ‘conflate’ issues

The Guardian - UK

Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows

Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selections

The Guardian - UK

Charity warns Alex Chalk to act over legal aid for immigration and asylum

Lord chancellor failing to carry out duty on provision of services in England and Wales, says Public Law Project

The Guardian - UK

Lord Haworth obituary

Senior Labour official and historian who was instrumental in the party’s general election victory in 1997

The Independent UK

Starmer ally says Labour may have to keep ‘lots of bad policies’ in power

Labour leader faces fury over plan to uphold Tory two-child benefit cap – as four Labour mayors join rebellion

The Guardian - UK

Champagne with Rupert Murdoch … Keir Starmer’s Labour is preparing for power

The party is courting business and winning the media magnate’s ear, but team Starmer is at pains to show they take nothing for granted on the road to No 10

The Independent UK

Labour MPs turn against Starmer as they condemn ‘brutal’ Sunak attack ads

Exclusive: Senior Labour MP Barry Gardiner lashes out at ‘descent into gutter’ ahead of PLP contfrontation

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