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Education unions join calls for two-child benefit limit to be scrapped

The child poverty strategy was originally expected in spring but has been delayed.

The Independent UK

Scotland going ‘backwards’ after almost 20 years of SNP rule, Alexander to claim

The Scottish Secretary will use his speech to the Labour conference on Sunday to hit out at the Scottish Government.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham leadership speculation frustrating for MPs, claims Labour chair on eve of party conference

Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

The Independent UK

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Starmer wishes Red Roses best of luck in Rugby World Cup final against Canada

The Prime Minister said supporters will be ‘flying the flag, putting the bunting out and coming together as one’.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs frustrated by Burnham leadership manoeuvrings, says party chairwoman

Anna Turley acknowledged ahead of Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Sunday that there had been a ‘challenging couple of weeks’ for the leadership.

The Independent UK

Reeves takes aim at Burnham’s ‘in hock to bond markets’ comment

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour activists at the Liverpool conference that now ‘is not time’ for Labour infighting.

Evening Standard

Some Israeli government figures to be banned from Ireland, Irish premier says

Taoiseach Micheal Martin made the announcement during an address to the UN.

Evening Standard

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Nato ‘united and prepared to defend its airspace decisively’, says No 10

It came after unidentified drones were spotted near Danish airports this week.

Evening Standard

Badenoch expected to back ditching human rights convention after review

Exclusive: The Independent has seen draft conclusions for Lord Wolfson’s report to the Tory leader giving the basis for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK

Right royal welcome for PM Albanese on British visit

Australia's prime minister has continued to talk up the future of the AUKUS submarine pact, before meeting with King Charles in Scotland.

AAP

Starmer’s ID card may be overhyped, but at least it shows he’s taking the fight to Reform

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The introduction of ID cards in this country may be a modest start to the prime minister’s pushback against Nigel Farage and his party – but it is a sign at least that the Labour leader finally understands the scale of the task at hand

The Independent UK

Who Is Andy Burnham? Manchester Mayor's Radical Pivot Sparks Labour Showdown with Starmer

Andy Burnham's radical tax, welfare, and nationalisation plans spark open conflict with Keir Starmer, fuelling speculation of a Labour leadership clash.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on Labour conference: a clash of visions and direction, not egos and personnel

Editorial: With his authority ebbing, Sir Keir Starmer offers continuity. Andy Burnham promises rupture. The choice is between Anglo-American orthodoxy and European-style interventionism

The Guardian - UK

Why does the UK need digital IDs and what data will they include?

Starmer’s proposal has been criticised by rivals and civil liberties groups and campaigners worry about people without smartphones

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Digital ID plan for UK risks creating ‘an enormous hacking target’, expert warns

Cyber security expert offers warning as tech companies prepare to bid for potentially multi-billion pound contracts

The Guardian - UK

The case against digital ID cards: imagine how a Reform government could use them

The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The National (Scotland)

Where do Scotland's political parties stand on Westminster plans for digital ID?

SCOTLAND’S political parties have united in opposition to Keir Starmer’s plans for digital ID - except Scottish Labour.

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer wants to beat Reform, he’ll need more than ‘patriotic renewal’ – whatever that is

Today’s big ‘fightback’ speech continued with the prime minister’s curious strategy of ceding ground to his enemies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The Conversation

Digital ID cards: what are they and how will they help the UK deal with illegal immigration?

The UK’s new digital ID card scheme, announced by Keir Starmer on September 26, has two big questions swirling around it. Is it a solution to illegal immigration? And will it give the government too much power to monitor people?

TechRadar

The UK wants mandatory digital ID – but over one million Brits are demanding to scrap the plan over privacy concerns

The petition to scrap the plan to introduce mandatory digital ID cards has garnered over one million signatures so far, as critics warn of "mass surveillance" risks.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer's 'Brit Card' ID scheme is his poll tax moment

KEIR Starmer is under attack from every angle.

Evening Standard

Digital ID could form ‘bedrock of modern state’, says senior Starmer aide

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, said the proposal could lead to ‘exciting’ public service reform.

The Conversation

Starmer has enabled the far right – promises of ‘progressive patriotism’ are no longer enough

Faced with an insurgent UK far right backed by a billionaire oligarch, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to lead the progressive fightback is long overdue. If Starmer’s speech, however, is to be anything but empty rhetoric, he must abandon his failed strategy of chasing the Reform vote in favour of…

The National (Scotland)

Digital ID will 'put rights of all people in UK at risk', Amnesty warns

KEIR Starmer’s plans for Digital ID will “put the rights of all people in the UK at risk”, Amnesty International has said.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls President Trump the 'poster boy for the Far Right' after Sharia law in London claim

Mayor says US president’s unfounded attack is racist and has fuelled prejudice

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