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Monday briefing: Angela Rayner’s exit leaves Labour in a pickle

In today’s newsletter: Starmer has returned from summer recess to a budgetary black hole and Farage on his heels – so a deputy leadership contest is the last thing he needs

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Brexit didn’t solve Britain’s woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

As Reform gathers for its conference, momentum builds for ditching the European convention on human rights. It would be a disaster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister

MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all

The dispute over hybrid working at the Office for National Statistics is becoming a key test of worker power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Raising VAT rates would let Rachel Reeves fill budget black hole and enable growth

Letters: Kristoffer Berg says VAT can be progressive, while Anthony Seaton suggests making use of MOT data to tax cars

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Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons

Letters: We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry Weston says they don’t protect us from Russian aggression and Michael Newman says they didn’t end the second world war

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Both left and right agree taxes must rise. Time for Labour to get creative

The faux row will be ear-splitting whether Reeves takes a lot or a little. Scepticism about a wealth tax is rising, but there are many ways to skin fat cats, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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I changed my mind on banning the bomb, but the threat of nuclear war is growing – and so is complacency

Though the weapons I campaigned against remain terrifying, I doubt we can disarm unilaterally. That should be the stuff of vital debate: right now, it isn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Planes, trains and more missteps from Labour

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Polly Toynbee in which she reflects on the government’s green agenda and question the need for a third runway at Heathrow

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Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda

The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Is this tough US-EU trade deal a triumph for Brexit Britain? Only in leavers’ most delusional fantasies

Yes, Britain secured better terms with the US than most other countries. But compared with the huge loss of European trade, it’s a drop in the ocean, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The right wants to kill off the NHS. Striking doctors are playing into their hands

The BMA’s demand for pay restoration is a slap in the face for the health secretary who gave them a 22% rise – and it’s testing the public’s sympathy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it?

Giving 16-year-olds the vote is good, not least to stop the rightward lurch, but real change would mean scrapping first past the post, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party

Keir Starmer has made a mess of dealing with this rebellion. Perhaps Tony Blair could give him some tips, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Teenage pregnancy rates are a barometer of Britain’s progress. The tale they now tell is not reassuring

Years of austerity have destroyed the web of services that tackled this complex problem. Compared to our European neighbours, we are failing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour’s free childcare policy doesn’t go far enough

Letters: Estelle Smart says the childcare hours on offer are in termtime only, so will not help all working parents. Plus letters from Joanna Cave and Alastair McLeish

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The doctors’ strike threatens to scupper the NHS’s recovery – this time, the BMA has overreached

Britain is now a poorer country, with stagnant growth. In this pay climate, the doctors are in danger of seeing public support ebb away, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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To those who question what Labour stands for – look at Best Start. It will change Britain’s future

Sure Start was New Labour’s finest achievement, and the Tories destroyed it. Now it’s back with a mission to put children at the heart of everything, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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How can Labour turn this mess around? With honesty – and taxes

No more plans for mean, unpopular cuts. Instead, explain why taxes must rise – and be clear about the good that will do, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof

Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Another tragic fact about this disastrous welfare bill: it proves Labour hasn’t learned and doesn’t truly listen

From cabinet members to the British public, there is an outcry about these benefits cuts. Why is the government always so poor at reading the room? asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Britain has a messy relationship with money - no wonder we’re so divided over doctors’ pay

Of course public sector jobs should be properly compensated. But in a society where pay has stagnated, support for more strikes is waning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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I hope this is the last piece I ever have to write in defence of assisted dying

Today’s vote is on a knife edge. MPs must take their chance to drive forward personal freedoms – and add to Labour’s legacy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Louise Casey is right: children must be saved from grooming gangs. But the culture warriors must be ignored

The new inquiry needs a sharp focus on the reality of this horrific abuse. A process hijacked by opportunists will only fail victims again, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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ID cards: the thin end of an authoritarian wedge

Letters: Simon Rew is concerned about the political and financial costs, while Anthony Baylis fears ID cards would become an instrument of control. Plus letters from Teresa Loyd-Jones, Ian Dawson and Dirk van Shie

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