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Party conference season needs pepping up

Letters: Mike Sheaff says allowing members of an audience a brief opportunity to express a view should be considered an essential part of democracy, while Jonathan Allum says there is still passion in politics. Plus a letter from Dr Ian Flintoff

The Guardian - UK

All the gifts declared by Sir Keir Starmer in the past year

MPs can accept gifts from donors – but should they?

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan declines to follow Keir Starmer in paying back Taylor Swift ticket freebie

Mayor was gifted six tickets worth a total of £1,200 for Wembley Stadium gig

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Why Keir Starmer can't spend his way out of the freebie row

It is easy to look back on the 2000s with magenta-tinted glasses. Certainly, there was no major land war in Europe, or a global pandemic. Meanwhile, to be a Eurosceptic basically meant tutting about ever-closer union. Few seriously suggested leaving the EU.

Evening Standard

Protesters gather outside Scottish Power HQ to call out energy bills hike

PROTESTERS have gathered outside the headquarters of Scottish Power to demand the Winter Fuel Payment cut be reversed ...

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly condemns Chagos Islands deal - despite being the one who initiated talks

After a barnstorming conference, which catapulted Mr Cleverly to second favourite in the Tory leadership contest, the Chagos Islands news threatens to derail his momentum

The Independent UK

UK gives up last African colony after years of dispute

THE UK has agreed to hand over its last African colony to Mauritius, ending years of dispute.

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UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base

Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer must get a grip on ethics commission

Taylor Swift, Glastonbury, clothes - the Prime Minister has paid back from than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality he received since entering Number 10, following the simmering row over ministerial donations.

Evening Standard

US ambassador on falling in love with London, soft power and exclusive view of Shepard Fairey Shoreditch mural

Jane Hartley also tells in exclusive interview how she sees London as a ‘kinder, gentler’ New York

Evening Standard

Joe Biden's hint of Israeli strike on Iranian oil sites sends crude price surging

Comment comes after Biden warned Israel against hitting nuclear sites in Iran, as UK urges de-escalation

Evening Standard

MPs accepting freebies while out of power ‘different’, minister claims

Sarah Jones defends frontbenchers taking free tickets to concerts and festivals while in opposition as ‘building relationships’

The Independent UK

UK politics: Tom Tugendhat suggests Chagos Islands deal could lead to China establishing base there – as it happened

Former security minister says UK decision to cede sovereignty means Mauritius could lease islands to China

The Guardian - UK

Labour gifts row grows as ministers under pressure to repay cost of Taylor Swift and Glastonbury freebies

It comes after No10 announced that Sir Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality

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Deputy PM Angela Rayner’s Ibiza DJ booth party revealed to be £836 freebie

The politician was spotted dancing alongside a DJ in superclub Hï Ibiza in August

France 24

Keir Starmer repays more than £6,000 in gifts, including cost of Taylor Swift tickets

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 3: The Israeli press urges caution as tensions heighten in the Middle East, whereas the Iranian press strikes a more bullish tone. Elsewhere, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer repays more than £6,000 in gifts after a donations row. He also visits Brussels for his first…

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Keir Starmer’s plan to fix Britain’s fractured friendship with Europe

In today’s newsletter: Yearly summits, freedom of movement (sort of) – how the prime minister is trying to repair the UK-EU bond

The Guardian - UK

Whether it’s Trump or Harris in office, Starmer will need an incredible US ambassador. Here’s my vote

Escapist and trivialising solutions are the Johnson and Truss legacy – but that won’t do now. The stakes are too high, the world too volatile, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Independent UK

Starmer pays back £6,000 of gifts in third attempt to close down freebies row

Faced with an inquiry into his leading donor of gifts, Keir Starmer has tried for a third time to shut down the freebies row

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner’s Ibiza DJ booth party revealed as £836 freebie

Revelation comes as Sir Keir Starmer’s government continues to face criticism over ministerial donations

The Guardian - UK

Why official register of MPs’ financial interests is now a must-read

Revelations about gifts of clothes and tickets to sporting events have put MPs’ declarations in the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Starmer vows to turn page on UK’s relationship with the EU

PM promises ‘constructive’ relations, despite resisting talks with the bloc on a proposed youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK

Starmer faces reality check over reset with Europe despite hailing ‘very productive’ talks

The PM came away from talks with commission president with plans for further talks this autumn followed by a summit early next year

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on resetting UK-EU relations: more candour and courage required

Editorial: The prime minister will struggle to get a better deal in Brussels if he is afraid to make a pro-European argument at home

The Independent UK

Following freebies row, UK's Starmer pays back $8,000 worth of gifts

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it is “right” that he paid back more than 6,000 pounds worth of gifts and hospitality

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