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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projects

The Guardian - UK

Burnham told of £4.7bn gap in Starmer’s defence improvement plan on day it was published, minister suggests

Burnham left to find £4.7bn to fund a black hole in Starmer’s defence spending plan

The Independent UK

Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Robert Jenrick and Hamish Falconer, MPs for Newark and Lincoln, among those whose constituencies now face cuts

The Guardian - UK

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Newsletter: EU entering trade ‘conflict’ with China without autumn deal, EPP boss Weber says

Hello, it’s Mared Gwyn here with your morning digest. Today: The view from Dublin as Ireland takes over the EU presidency baton, and how EU allies have clinched better terms as the bloc’s steel tariffs kick in.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets as two killed in Putin’s major aerial attack on Kyiv

Massive attack on Kyiv comes hours after Ukraine said Putin wanted to capture the capital again

The Independent UK

‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation

Track record of Welsh Water shows changing ownership status is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sector

The Guardian - UK

Tory grandee Michael Heseltine backs Andy Burnham’s No 10 North

Lord Heseltine said if the ex-mayor delivered on the broad vision he set out on Monday, it could be ‘very beneficial’ for ‘our entire economy’.

Evening Standard

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Defence Secretary faces questions on £4.7bn funding gap left to Andy Burnham

The presumptive prime minister will have to identify an extra tranche of funding for defence in his first budget.

Evening Standard

Burnham left with £4.7bn bill for Starmer’s new defence investment plan

Ally of PM-in-waiting says four-year boost for the armed forces is an ‘unexploded bomb’

The Guardian - UK

Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead

The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvre

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Keir Starmer could have left a far prouder defence legacy than this

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The widely-criticised Defence Investment Plan may be a small step in the right direction, but is underfunded, overdue, and thus a strange reflection on the priorities of a prime minister who claimed to put deterring Britain’s enemies first

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood tipped for chancellor as John Healey in frame for Home Office

IN THE ROOM: The Independent understands that Mahmood is now among the leading names being discussed for the Treasury, while Healey is being spoken of in Westminster as the frontrunner to take over at the Home Office if she is moved, writes Maja Anushka

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewal

The Guardian - UK

Steve Reed backs Andy Burnham’s plans to ‘go further and faster’ on devolution

The Communities Secretary said the prospective prime minister’s plans for an outpost of No 10 based in Manchester were a ‘great idea’.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s delayed defence investment swansong satisfies absolutely no one

The Dip couldn’t be more Keir if it tried: the military, the allies and probably not even Keir himself were happy

The Guardian - UK

Hope must be backed by legislation

Letter: Andy Burnham has a short window to demonstrate that he will follow a new path, writes Benjamin Selwyn

The Independent UK

Is Starmer’s new defence plan enough to keep the UK safe?

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Evening Standard

Scotland could face budget reductions as UK ups defence spending, Swinney says

The First Minister said ‘enormous investment’ in nuclear arms had made it difficult to strengthen conventional defences.

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Evening Standard

FTSE 100 up as defence stocks rally on spend lift

The proposals see an extra £15 billion being pumped into defence spending up to 2030.

The Independent UK

How EU students could have their tuition fees slashed in Brexit reset deal

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The Independent UK

Britain not safe under Starmer’s new defence plan, John Healey suggests

Healey – who quit earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of being ‘unwilling to commit the resources’ needed to keep Britain safe – urged the government to set out a target date for the UK to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence

The Independent UK

Starmer offers cut in tuition for EU students as part of reset talks

A deal could see EU students have their fees cut from £38,000 to £9,535, in line with UK undergraduates

International Business Times UK

UK Goes All-In On Modern Warfare: £5bn Drone and AI Investment to Counter Growing Global Threats

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, emphasising drones and autonomous systems to counter Russian threats, while reallocating funds from less urgent projects.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says £15bn defence investment plan will prepare UK for war

The long-awaited investment package is partly funded by cuts to road and energy schemes.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham says he will end culture of briefing against female ministers

PM hopeful tells meeting of women’s parliamentary Labour party that any staff who undermine female members of his team will be sacked

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