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The spirit of the G8 ‘make poverty history’ summit of 2005 seems long gone

The 2008 crash, Trump, aid budget cuts and a more fragmented world has made debt relief seem a lost cause but there are murmurs of a renaissance

The Guardian - UK

Will Keir Starmer scrap the two-child benefit cap? What to know

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The Independent UK

Labour policies ‘obscured’ by rows over welfare and winter fuel – Lord Kinnock

The week of Sir Keir Starmer’s first anniversary in Number 10 saw the Prime Minister scrap a raft of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms.

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Cabinet minister refuses to confirm if two-child cap will be scrapped

A cabinet minister has refused to confirm whether the Labour Government will keep the the two-child benefit cap in place in a bid to save money

The National (Scotland)

‘We’ve made progress’: environment secretary is upbeat despite Labour’s struggles

Steve Reed says changes to living standards are happening and will make a big difference to trust in government

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer should be bold and consider a wealth tax, Neil Kinnock says

Former Labour leader says government needs a better narrative and risks being bogged down by ‘imposed limitations’

The Guardian - UK

‘I was naive in being hopeful’: Labour voters feel let down after first year

Party’s supporters tell of dissatisfaction, but many feel the Starmer government’s good points have been overlooked

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Starmer’s approval ratings at lowest level since becoming PM after welfare chaos

A More in Common poll also found seven in 10 voters think Sir Keir’s government is at least as chaotic as the Tories’ previous term

The Independent UK

Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, Bridget Phillipson admits

A change in the two-child benefit cap is now less likely

The Independent UK

Big pay days and top of the polls: Nigel Farage’s first year as an MP

In year since Reform party leader was elected at eighth attempt he has been largely absent from Commons votes and very present in the media

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer urged not to 'punish' children by keeping two-child cap

Keir Starmer has been urged not to 'punish' children by keeping the two-child cap following Labour’s partial U-turn on benefit cuts ...

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar told to 'come clean' on how he would fund tax changes in Scotland

Anas Sarwar has been urged to "come clean" on how he would fund changes to the tax system in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

'Lack of vision': John Curtice gives verdict on Labour's first year in power

Labour have suffered the fastest fall in support for any newly-elected Westminster government because of their “lack of vision and positive…

The National (Scotland)

Shona Robison urges Prime Minister to follow Scotland on taxation

Ms Robison said people are wondering what has changed with a Labour government.

Evening Standard

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Conservatives will look to amend Government welfare Bill

Kemi Badenoch will pledge that the Tories are ‘now the only party committed to serious welfare reform’.

The Guardian - UK

‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year

Steve Rotheram and Tracy Brabin urge PM to listen more, with one saying his government is ‘disjointed’ from the rest of Labour

The Independent UK

Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill warns that the chancellor will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown

The Independent UK

Voices: Could Nigel Farage do worse as prime minister? You better believe it

COMMENT: We ought to take Reform seriously as a possible party of government – and Nigel Farage as a possible PM – so let’s give his ideas the scrutiny they deserve, writes John Rentoul

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Evening Standard

Starmer and Macron hope for ‘progress’ on defence and migration at summit

The two leaders will hold a summit when the French President travels to the UK for a state visit next week.

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK

‘Alan Partridge’ star claimed Labour are ‘putting Band-Aids on the gash in the side of the Titanic’

The Independent UK

The leadership rumours inside Labour that speak volumes about Starmer’s future

NEWS ANALYSIS: Voters are unconvinced they have seen much change after the ‘14 years of Tory failure’ that Starmer so often talks about. Every day that this sentiment is allowed to fester, the likelihood of a coup within the Labour Party increases, writes Millie Cooke

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it hit Russian airbase following huge drone strike

Ukraine said Saturday it struck a Russian airbase in the Voronezh region

The Independent UK

Starmer thanks nurse who helped his brother to mark NHS anniversary

The Prime Minister’s brother Nick died on Boxing Day in 2024 aged 60

Evening Standard

Starmer thanks NHS worker who looked after his brother

The Prime Minister’s brother Nick died on Boxing Day in 2024 aged 60, having been ill with cancer.

The Independent UK

The 10 moments that defined Keir Starmer’s first year in office

Sir Keir Starmer celebrates his first year as prime minister with the largest parliamentary majority in a quarter of a century — a commanding mandate that has brought both opportunity and scrutiny.

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