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OPINION - Keir Starmer U-turns on axing university tuition fees

On the face of it, Tuesday has been another red letter day for intergenerational unfairness. New data from estate agency Savills finds that the over-50s now own more than three-quarters of the nation’s property wealth. At the same time, the man favoured to be the next prime minister has U-turned…

Evening Standard

Calls for ‘loophole’ to be closed as BP profits are £500m ahead of expectations

Enormous earnings are the ‘unearned, unexpected windfalls of war’, says Labour shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband

The Independent UK

How many of Keir Starmer's '10 pledges' HASN'T he dropped yet?

SIR Keir Starmer has triggered a furious backlash after signalling his party is set to abandon its commitment to free university tuition ...

The National (Scotland)

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Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row

Veteran mandarin once held Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands but tensions have flared in Sir Keir’s operation after it was revealed she is paid more than the PM

The Independent UK

Local elections: what does a good night look like for Keir Starmer's Labour or Rishi Sunak's Conservatives?

Thursday May 4 sees one of the biggest English local elections in recent memory.

The Conversation

John Pettigrew: National Grid chief on why the public must not block the charge to net zero

Events of the past year turned the heat up on the energy network, but the man in charge is unfazed, putting faith in civic duty and turning down the thermostat

The Guardian - UK

How many of Sir Keir Starmer’s 10 pledges still stand?

The Labour leader said the ‘vast majority’ of the promises he made during the leadership election were still valid

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OPINION - The Standard View: We need cool heads to end these strikes

It may sound obvious, but it bears repeating — nurses are vital to the safe running of hospitals and their absence heaps further strain on the health service.

Evening Standard

Why is Sue Gray back in the news?

Senior civil servant once described as ‘the most powerful person you’ve never heard of’ is making headlines again

The Guardian - UK

Desperate Tories cook up Sue Gray 'dead cat' row two days before local elections

Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of attempting to stoke a row about his decision to hire the former government ethics chief as he has nothing to say about the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Dropping tuition fee pledge ‘deeply disappointing’, Starmer told

Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism after confirming that Labour is set to ‘move on’ from his commitment to abolish tuition fees.

The Independent UK

Labour to consider BAN on disposable vapes amid fears kids becoming nicotine addicts

The Labour leader also urged ministers to ban colourful packaging and attractive flavours for kids such as unicorn crush or cotton candy amid 9% of 11 to 15 year old children having used e-cigarettes in 2021

Daily Mirror

SNP and Labour slam Tories after BP profits are £500m more than expected

The oil giant said it made just under £4 billion in underlying replacement cost profit between January and March.

Daily Record

Labour to ditch its promise to abolish tuition fees in England

Keir Starmer says party will set out ‘fairer solution’ to funding university fees in coming weeks

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The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer dodges question on trimming down monarchy in cost of living crisis

KEIR Starmer dodged a question on whether the monarchy should be “trimmed back” amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says Labour will abandon pledge to scrap tuition fees

Party will ‘move on’ from Starmer’s 2020 leadership pledge

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘confident’ Sue Gray did not break rules over Labour role

Labour has pledged to abide by any Acoba recommendation in relation to the hiring of Ms Gray.

The Independent UK

Labour ‘likely to move on’ from pledge to abolish tuition fees, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Labour would ‘set out a fairer solution’ to the current system.

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Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says Labour will abandon vow to scrap university tuition fees

The Labour leader said the party was preparing to 'move on' from its commitment to free tuition, which was written into the last two manifestos under Jeremy Corbyn leadership

Evening Standard

Students slam Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn on axing uni tuition fees if he becomes Prime Minister

Student leaders on Tuesday slammed Sir Keir Starmer‘s U-turn on his pledge to abolish tuition fees if he becomes Prime Minister.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer denies job talks held with Sue Gray during her Boris Johnson inquiry

Labour leader says he is confident Gray, offered the role of his chief of staff, has not broken any rules

The Independent UK

Starmer insists he had ‘no discussions whatsoever’ with Sue Gray while she was probing Partygate

In March Sir Keir poached Ms Gray from the civil service to serve as his chief of staff, sparking uproar among Tory MPs.

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray declined to make representations to inquiry into her role with Labour, Dowden says – as it happened

Oliver Dowden says process ‘involved interviewing relevant persons’ but Sue Gray chose not to take part

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer poised to scrap pledge for free university tuition fees

KEIR Starmer is set to scrap his party’s commitment to free university tuition, according to a report.

The Independent UK

Minister to provide update into circumstances of Sue Gray switch to Labour

The former senior civil servant and partygate investigator has accepted the job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief-of-staff.

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