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250,000 into poverty, £5bn reduced government spending and 126 backbenchers in revolt: Labour's welfare reforms in numbers

Sir Keir Starmer is encountering resistance from Labour backbenchers over welfare reform plans - but how much money are we talking about?

Evening Standard

Voices: Has Starmer’s leadership been weakened by Labour’s welfare revolt? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Just over half of Independent readers supported welfare reform in principle, but only 28 per cent backed Starmer’s current proposals

The Independent UK

Trump administration slaps down UK after MPs pass assisted dying bill

The Trump administration claimed Britain was legalising ‘state-subsidised suicide’

The Independent UK

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Labour is divided over disability cuts – here’s what the public thinks

Keir Starmer has been dealing with his most serious parliamentary challenge since he became prime minister. More than a hundred Labour MPs backed a motion to stop in its tracks the government’s attempt to reduce the welfare bill, including by raising the threshold at which someone can claim disability benefit.

The Conversation

Voices: Don’t blame Morgan McSweeney – this welfare mess is Keir Starmer’s fault

COMMENT: The prime minister will survive the rebellion over benefits cuts, because he will cave in to his MPs’ demands on welfare – but from here on, things will only get worse for him, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Starmer caves in to Labour rebels on welfare cuts with £2bn concessions sparking tax rise fears

Prime minister has offered major concessions on his controversial welfare bill after a tense day of talks with rebel Labour MPs, The Independent understands

The Independent UK

Ministers refuse to name companies that lobbied them over foreign ownership of UK newspapers

Revealed: Crossbench peers scrutinising proposed law change say they were told not to share companies involved

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The Donald laps it up as Nato leaders compete to shower him with sycophancy

Trump is actively indulged by prime ministers whose flattery is beginning to sound like they genuinely believe it

The Guardian - UK

Is the UK preparing for war? New security report warns of possibility of 'direct threat'

The UK government has issued a warning about potential war risks ok UK soil - but what does this mean?

Evening Standard

Tory MP openly criticises Kemi Badenoch and challenges her to suspend him over national security row

Prime minister Keir Starmer tells Conservative leader she will ‘never’ be PM

The Independent UK

Reynolds: Port Talbot plant does not meet US rules to get steel tariff exemption

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to win round welfare rebels with promise of ‘fairness’

Sir Keir Starmer was challenged in the Commons about the looming squeeze on sickness and incapacity benefits.

Evening Standard

Starmer criticises Badenoch as she claims PM is ‘irrelevant’ on world stage

Kemi Badenoch launches volley of criticism at Sir Keir Starmer after attendance at Nato and G7.

Evening Standard

Morgan McSweeney: Is welfare backlash the beginning of the end for Starmer’s right-hand man?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits, writes Kate Devlin

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The National (Scotland)

'Isn't it telling?': John Swinney rips into Anas Sarwar on benefit cuts

JOHN Swinney has ripped into Anas Sarwar's continued support for UK benefit cuts that more than 120 Labour MPs have now opposed.

The Independent UK

BBC shares statement on Kneecap’s Glastonbury set after Keir Starmer objections

Divisive hip-hop trio will take to the West Holts stage after being dubbed ‘inappropriate’ by PM

The Independent UK

UK asylum plans shows post-Brexit Britain is ‘in very dark place’, Albanian PM warns

Edi Rama said things that would have been inconceivable a decade ago are now normal in the UK

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to quell revolt to speed through welfare reforms

The Government’s plans to restrict access to some disability benefits have been publicly opposed by 126 Labour MPs.

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The Independent UK

Starmer admits employer national insurance tax hikes piled pressure on British business

Keir Starmer said the government recognised it has ‘asked a lot’ of British firms since the general election

Evening Standard

Week in review: PM under pressure amid MPs' rebellion over welfare reforms - what the papers say

Cheat the Week: What are the papers saying about this week’s stories?

The Independent UK

Trio of trade deals ‘restored identity’ of UK, PM says as trade plan unveiled

Since Donald Trump’s tariff announcements in April, the UK has reached new agreements with the US, India and the EU.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer facing calls for 'regime change' at Number 10 amid welfare revolt

KEIR Starmer is facing calls for a “regime change” at Number 10 amid a revolt over proposed welfare reforms

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: ‘Bungling Badenoch’ under fire after suggesting Starmer wrong to miss PMQs for Nato summit – as it happened

Liberal Democrats say Conservative leader focused on ‘cheap point scoring’ and her MPs are in ‘open revolt’

The Independent UK

Reform council leader quits within weeks — leaving 18-year-old in charge

Reform’s George Finch, 18, will take over as interim leader of Warwickshire County Council

The Independent UK

Reform would win most seats if general election took place now, new poll reveals

No party would win an overall majority, but a YouGov poll suggests Nigel Farage would have the most seats by far

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