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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer slammed by Badenoch over defence spending plan ‘mess’

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The Independent UK · Jul 1

Starmer salutes ‘extraordinary courage’ of Jeffrey Donaldson victims

The former DUP leader was convicted last week of a number of sex offences.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

Badenoch torpedoes Starmer at PMQs: 'Generals can count, the Kremlin can count, his defence plan doesn't add up'

Sketch: Deserted by Labour troops, the Prime Minister was like a tank with depleted armour and wonky tracks as he came under fire from Mrs Badenoch

Evening Standard · Jul 1

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Keir Starmer suggests Andy Burnham borrow billions for defence

Prime minister has said his successor in No 10 should use fiscal headroom to fund a £4.7bn gap in defence spending

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Keir Starmer launches attack on SNP over Peter Murrell scandal

KEIR Starmer launched an attack on the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal as he dodged questions over his "paper thin" defence investment…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 1

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess to his successor’ amid concern over £5bn black hole

Tory leader accuses Starmer of ‘leaving this mess to his successor’

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces

Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

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The England fans who fear flying the national flag after it was ‘hijacked’ by the far right

Divisive figures such as Tommy Robinson and his fans have used the St George flag to spread anti-immigrant and racist messaging

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Andy Burnham 'to slash' central Government with tens of thousands of jobs going in London

The Prime Minister-in-waiting is vowing to deliver the ‘biggest devolution of power in modern times’ in Britain

Evening Standard · Jul 1

How Andy Burnham is being handed a £4.7bn defence ‘black hole’

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The Independent UK · Jul 1

Burnham told of £4.7bn defence black hole yesterday, minister suggests

Ministers faced questions over the funding gap and whether Mr Burnham was blindsided by Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement.

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Andy Burnham is about to have a crash course in hardcore geopolitics

The likely next prime minister would rather be in Warrington than Washington, but foreign policy will dominate his agenda more than he thinks, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

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 · Jul 1

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 · Jul 1

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

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

Euronews · Jul 1

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 1

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 Guardian - UK · Jul 1

‘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

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Evening Standard · Jun 30

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 · Jun 30

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

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 · Jun 30

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 Independent UK · Jun 30

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 · Jun 30

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 Guardian - UK · Jun 30

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

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