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The UK is losing a race against time to reach war footing

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Our unreadiness for battle cannot be blamed on the present government, but even so, the prime minister and chancellor must be prepared to spend more to bring the country up to speed

The Independent UK

Starmer faces calls to resign as UK government admits ambassador to US failed vetting process

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign after it emerged that his former ambassador to the United States was initially denied security clearance for the role that he was eventually fired from over his close links to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Fresh details emerge on when Starmer found out about Mandelson vetting decision

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Calls for Starmer to resign over Mandelson vetting scandal

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The Independent UK

Starmer ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting ‘until this week’

Sir Keir has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment.

Evening Standard

What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

As Keir Starmer tells tech bosses to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can do

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Starmer amid reports Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting

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Starmer faces calls to quit after revelation Lord Mandelson failed vetting for US ambassador role

Security concerns about appointing Lord Mandelson as UK’s chief diplomat in Washington were overruled

Evening Standard

Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting – but was given the job anyway

PM faces calls to resign as government says he was ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled disgraced Labour peer’s vetting ‘until this week’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accused of misleading MPs after Lord Mandelson ‘failed vetting’

The peer was not given clearance by security officials, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation before he was sent to Washington.

Evening Standard

Second class post on Saturdays set to go by year-end after union deal agreed

Royal Mail has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

Evening Standard

Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Cut welfare to fund defence spending, says Wes Streeting

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Evening Standard

Summer holidays alert: Flights face being cancelled as Europe 'runs out' of jet fuel in six weeks

‘Soon we will hear the news that some of the flights from city A to city B might be cancelled as a result of lack of jet fuel,’ says Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer asked to apologise to MPs for ‘shameful record’ at PMQs

The Prime Minister was accused of ‘ignoring the question and changing the subject’ in 23 out of 24 responses

The Independent UK

Streeting risks reigniting Labour civil war in row over benefits cuts to boost defence

Health secretary’s remarks on welfare budget come as ex-military chiefs warn of the peril facing the UK if No 10 fails to invest in defence

Evening Standard

Swinney pledges no tax hikes and price cap on essential food in SNP manifesto

The First Minister also promised to cap bus fares at £2 per journey if the party is re-elected next month.

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer urged to apologise for ‘contemptuous behaviour at PMQs’

Jesse Norman claimed the Prime Minister had ‘ignored the question and changed the subject’ in 23 out of his last 24 responses to Kemi Badenoch.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’

PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X

The Independent UK

UK’s armed forces need a ‘decade of renewal’, warns former military chief

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The Independent UK

UK ‘badly exposed’ and needs 10 years to rebuild defence, former military chief warns Starmer

Exclusive: Jock Stirrup, the former chief of defence staff under Tony Blair, tells the prime minister: ‘We expect our leaders to lead and that means making tough decisions’

Evening Standard

Risks to children on social media ‘can’t go on like this’, PM tells tech bosses

Senior figures from X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google have been called to Downing Street for talks.

Evening Standard

London faces food shortages as Iran war hits CO2 supplies

Chicken and pork could be in short supply as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz hits global trade

Evening Standard

France prepares for terror attack hitting London amid Donald Trump Iran war tensions

Exclusive: Special agents from the Paris-based Crisis and Support Centre could be flown over to Britain to help French diplomats deal with a major incident in London

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