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'Read the room': SNP criticise Labour's plans to increase defence spending

THE SNP have criticised Labour’s Defence Secretary John Healey’s comments, where he said there was “no doubt” that the UK Government would…

The National (Scotland)

UK plans $2bn weapons upgrade as Starmer calls for ‘war readiness’

Day before publication of defence strategy review, Keir Starmer says he will ‘restore Britain’s war-fighting readiness’.

Al Jazeera

Will Starmer’s defence review actually solve any problems?

ANALYSIS: The key question hanging over Starmer’s defence review is whether or not it will be ambitious enough to address the years of chronic underfunding that have left Britain struggling to defend itself, writes Millie Cooke

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Rampage Suspect Identified Fast and People Are Asking Why

Sir Keir Starmer says it is “a matter for the police” after Merseyside officers took just two hours to confirm that the man held over Monday’s rampage in Liverpool

The Fashion Central

Defence review is ‘message to Moscow’ – Healey

The Defence Secretary said the £6 billion of investment would ‘equip our forces for the future’.

Evening Standard

Fiscal recklessness aside, it’s the super-rich who’ll benefit from Reform UK policies

Nigel Farage claimed last week to speak for the working class but he is still firmly wedded to the rightwing playbook

The Guardian - UK

Healey slams ‘shocking’ scenes of smugglers picking up migrants ‘like a taxi’

French police officers were seen watching as migrants, including children, boarded at a beach between Calais and Dunkirk.

Evening Standard

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Britain faces attacks from Russia ‘daily’, minister warns ahead of Starmer’s defence review

Defence secretary John Healey admits the size of the army will not start to grow until at least 2029 as he appears to confirm Labour want to buy fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Ban smartphones in schools, Starmer told – by the country that’s done it

Keir Starmer has resisted a national ban on mobile phones in schools, but the education minister in New Zealand who introduced the measure in her country has told The Independent that it is already proving successful

The Independent UK

UK Government's response to Israel 'gravely inadequate', says 15 human rights groups

THE UK Government’s response to Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza has been branded “gravely inadequate” in a letter by 15 leading human…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer: Wave of investments will make military an ‘integrated fighting machine’

The new funding will see UK munitions spend hit £6 billion during this Parliament and support around 1,800 jobs throughout the country.

Evening Standard

Nuclear jets, home guard and tensions over spending: What we know about Starmer’s defence review

The Independent looks at what we know about the strategic defence review ahead of its publication next week

The Independent UK

UK plans to build six weapons factories to bolster military readiness

Plans for £1.5bn investment in munitions manufacturing response to government’s defence review’s call to boost stockpiles

The Guardian - UK

Record 1,194 migrants cross Channel in a day as UK urges France to act

France has agreed to change its rules so police can prevent people in the water from getting on to boats, but this has not yet come into effect.

Evening Standard

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'Scotland is not an island of strangers', says Humza Yousaf at Stop Reform summit

FORMER First Minister Humza Yousaf slammed Labour’s immigration crackdowns and the rise of Reform UK in a speech in Glasgow on Saturday...

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Farage would spook the City and give us Truss 2 – he could be right

It is not the cryptocurrencies message that is raising eyebrows, it is Reform’s broader tax and spending policies

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer told to reclaim the narrative on immigration

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Voices: Robert Jenrick’s TfL stunt reminds us how simple politics can be

COMMENT: ‘Do you want to go back and pay like everybody else?’ Jenrick’s public transport vigilante video conveyed a brilliantly effective message – and was another example of how successful political stunts can be, writes John Rentoul

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The Independent UK

Mother of jailed British activist at risk of ‘sudden death’ from hunger strike, doctors warn

Laila’s daughter Sanaa said it was a ‘miracle’ her mother survived the night

The Independent UK

Union boss warns Starmer over ‘echoing the right’ on immigration

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak is calling on the left to reclaim the progressive case for a controlled migration policy

The National (Scotland)

Britain will 'without a doubt' spend £10 billion extra on defence, says Labour

LABOUR’S Defence Secretary John Healey said spending 3 of GDP on defence was no longer an “ambition” but a certainty ...

The Independent UK

Jon Sopel says Keir Starmer is ‘cringe’ for handing Donald Trump letter from King Charles

Prime minister handed US president with the invitation during his visit in February earlier this year

Evening Standard

Small boats leave France after week of no migrant crossing arrivals

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on small boat crossings including with measures targeting smuggling gangs.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s poll ratings have plummeted – so is Starmer’s future in question?

Dissatisfaction among MPs has created a febrile mood, with ambitious cabinet ministers assessing their options

The Guardian - UK

UK forging ahead with US trade talks, despite court block on Trump’s tariffs

Exclusive: British officials hope to have deals covering cars, metals and aeroplane parts within weeks

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