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Poll of the day: Should Labour reverse the cuts to winter fuel payments?

Have your say: Labour’s cuts to winter fuel payments, blamed for heavy local election losses, have sparked a fierce debate over whether the policy should be reversed to win back voter trust

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Keir Starmer Hit with Urgent Benefit Cuts Warning as Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan Vows to Stand Firm

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan is making it crystal clear she’s not about to sit back quietly while Labour’s proposed benefit cuts threaten some of the most vulnerable people in Wales.

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Half of Reform voters say local election vote was a protest in clear warning to Starmer and Badenoch

After disastrous local election results, Tory MPs hoping to install Robert Jenrick as new leader risk being disappointed as research suggest he would not beat Nigel Farage’s Reform

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‘He knows the sport inside out’: how David Kogan landed role to regulate football

First chair’s background in football finance and his Labour links helped land historic job he did not initially apply for

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Starmer over winter fuel cash squeeze after local election results

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan called for a ‘rethink’ while Cabinet minister Wes Streeting acknowledged voters’ unhappiness over the policy.

Evening Standard

Former MP who punched constituent blames Starmer for by-election loss

Mike Amesbury said it is time for Labour MPs to challenge the government over policies such as the winter fuel cuts

The Independent UK

Badenoch says UK-India trade deal is one she rejected as business secretary – as it happened

Tory leader says she refused to sign the deal due to a number of sticking points

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Britain 'secretly preparing for attack by Russia' as decades-old emergency plans are updated

British officials have been asked to update a 20-year-old contingency plan in case of threats of an attack, reports say

Evening Standard

Starmer rules out winter fuel allowance U-turn despite local elections backlash

Ministers defend stripping the payments from 10 million pensioners, claiming the move has allowed Labour to invest in the NHS

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: The levers Labour might pull to counter a growing threat from Reform

In today’s newsletter: Can a partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance help the party set a new agenda – and keep support for Nigel Farage at bay?

The Guardian - UK

The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming

Rapid, highly visible action in communities and a forthright attack on the new right – that is what’s needed now, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Eluned Morgan to set out ‘red Welsh way’ in speech criticising Starmer

Exclusive: First minister of Wales hoping to counter threats to Welsh Labour from Reform and Plaid Cymru

The Guardian - UK

Simon Cowell Loses Patience with Rowdy BGT Crowd in Live Semi-Final Meltdown

Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent took an unexpected detour when Simon Cowell found himself battling more than just tough decisions

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Keir Starmer Left Red-Faced as Disability Charity Blocks Local Labour Office Over Benefit Cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has taken a symbolic blow in his backyard after a plan to move his local Labour Party into a new office building in Holborn and St Pancras was quietly scrapped.

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The Independent UK

Swinney: Eradicating child poverty ‘ever more difficult’ because of Labour

The First Minister said he could not ‘fathom’ how Labour lived with itself after making billions in cuts to the benefits budget.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Macron discuss Ukraine and migration in call

The PM and French president also touched on VE Day commemorations.

The Independent UK

Welsh Labour leader to say she ‘won’t stay silent’ as she looks to Senedd vote

The Senedd elections next spring will be Baroness Morgan’s first as party leader.

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BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Left Stunned as Reform Party Unveils Plans to Sue Government

Sunday’s episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg wasn’t short on drama, especially when Reform UK’s Chairman

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Royals watch historic flypast as huge crowds turns out for VE Day 80th anniversary

Second World War airplanes and Red Arrows soared over Buckingham Palace to mark 80 years since end of WWII

The Guardian - UK

Cuts leave voters doubting Labour’s ability to deliver change

Many are giving up on the government after the winter fuel allowance cut, on which there may now be a partial U-turn

The Guardian - UK

No 10 rethinking winter fuel payment cut after Labour slump in local elections

Exclusive: government fears further electoral losses from unpopular policy as well as from planned £5bn of benefits cuts

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer serves tea and cakes at VE Day party in Downing Street

The Prime Minister, joined by his wife Lady Starmer, invited around 130 people including two Second World War veterans to the event.

The Guardian - UK

UK access to EU crime and illegal migration data reportedly denied

Blow to Starmer’s hopes of post-Brexit reset and efforts to clear asylum claims amid rise of populist right

The Independent UK

Row breaks out over Reform banning Ukraine flags from flying above town halls

Reform UK will only allow the union jack, St George’s flag and county flags on council buildings

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Dad Runs Marathon to Help Son Walk: Arthur’s Rare Condition and Incredible Fight for Life

A dad from Witham St Hughs has shared the emotional journey of raising his son Arthur, who is living with a rare genetic disorder, ahead of his fourth birthday.

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