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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Labour’s plan to improve children’s speaking skills gets mixed reaction

Keir Starmer’s oracy policy for England’s schools welcomed – but some teachers wary of what it would means in practice

The Guardian - UK

Boris attacks ‘odious’ Ulez scheme – but Labour takes poll lead in Uxbridge by-election

The Independent UK

‘It’s game over’: Tory gloom spreads as Sunak fights for his five pledges

Frontbenchers fear they have become ‘zombie government’ with polls indicating PM’s priorities remain unclear to public

The Guardian - UK

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The Worst of Westminster: Keir Starmer U-turns again and Mercer put in place

Good evening! The latest edition of The Worst of Westminster is here as we look at Rishi Sunak turning down Scotland's drug decriminalisation plan…

The National (Scotland)

Missions v priorities: how Starmer’s policy goals compare with Sunak’s

As the Labour leader completes his key pledges, we compare them with the prime minister’s – and assess how firm they are

The Guardian - UK

Railway ticket offices plan is 'a direct attack' on our society as unions blast plans

RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country

Daily Mirror

Scottish Labour councillor in astonishing attack on 'coward' Keir Starmer

A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has branded Keir Starmer a “miserable coward” after he backed away from changing the two-child cap policy.

The National (Scotland)

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Labour shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not commit to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Reeves said she could not promise to get rid of the cap because the party's policies must be "fully costed and fully funded".

Daily Record

Just Stop Oil: Are the climate group’s demonstrations at sporting events against the law?

Disruptive tactics deployed by environmentalists divide opinion

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accused of ‘wavering on climate commitments’

Exclusive: Aid NGOs criticise government and Labour after Guardian reveals flagship climate pledge is almost impossible to meet

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s appointment as Labour chief of staff followed rules, Starmer says

Party leader ‘frustrated’ at not being able to defend hiring while it was scrutinised by Whitehall watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Breaking the class ceiling: are Starmer’s speaking lessons the answer?

Keir Starmer has promised to smash the “class ceiling” by boosting education for poorer children.

The Week

Over 40% of voters believe Labour will reverse Brexit

New poll finds uncertainty over Keir Starmer’s ‘make Brexit work’ policy

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer defends Ulez expansion and says Khan ‘caught between rock and a hard place’

The Labour leader said the London mayor had a legal obligation to improve air quality and so ‘had to take action’

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The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan has ‘no choice’ on Ulez expansion, Sir Keir Starmer says

The Labour leader said the London mayor had a legal obligation to improve air quality and so ‘had to take action’.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ‘frustrated’ he could not clarify detail of Sue Gray contact sooner

The Labour leader said the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments told him not to share details about his contact with the ex-mandarin.

The Conversation

Unpacking the controversy behind Roger Waters' latest tour

“I will not be cancelled,” roared the former Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters at a recent concert in Birmingham, part of a European tour mired in controversy. There have been police investigations in Berlin, demonstrations in Britain and accusations of fostering hatred against Jews, but Waters has remained defiant.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish junior doctors call off strike after getting 12.4% pay rise offer – as it happened

Scottish government says deal amounts to £61.3m investment in junior doctors’ pay, the best offer for this group in UK

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan quizzed on Uxbridge by-election amid Ulez disagreement

The mayor was asked about the fact that Labour’s candidate in the Uxbridge by-election, Danny Beales, disagrees with his key policy to expand the Ulez on August 29

Daily Mirror

'It's disappointing Keir Starmer continues to reject calls for free school meals'

It was clear that Mr Starmer is genuine in wishing to tackle the snobbery and prejudice that prevent people from achieving their potential

Daily Mirror

Labour's classroom revolution to smash 'class ceiling' holding state schoolchildren back

In a highly personal speech, Mr Starmer told how seeing his toolmaker dad feel 'looked down upon' and 'disrespected' because of his job had pushed him to end the academic/vocational divide

Daily Mirror

Pupils to study arts or sport to 16 and speaking skills in Labour school shake-up

Keir Starmer promised that a Labour Government would usher in major reforms to the school curriculum in a speech where he vowed to 'shatter the class ceiling' holding ordinary kids back

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer has finally used the C-word: acknowledging the barriers of class that still divide us

Labour’s new education policy aims to give all children a better start, but there’s a lot of damage to undo, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Leading actors and artists back Labour’s push for more creativity in schools

Exclusive: Grayson Perry and Olivia Colman lead group of creative figures supporting Keir Starmer’s plan to improve “human” skills

The National (Scotland)

Spoiler: it wasn't Anas Sarwar who finally stood up to Sir Keir

AS Labour has turned more and more blue, discontent from within the party has surfaced in bits and parts.

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