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Vladimir Putin's behaviour 'increasingly erratic' and 'volatile,' says Cabinet minister amid Kyiv missiles row

Joe Biden and Sir Keir Starmer were expected to discuss the Russian president’s conduct at a meeting in Washington

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer meets with Joe Biden at White House as Putin warns Nato against letting Ukraine send long-range missiles – as it happened

Antony Blinken says new US sanctions against Russia are in response to Kremlin’s attempt to ‘subvert and polarize free and open societies’. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Biden And Starmer Discuss Ukraine Weapon Policy Shift

President Biden and PM Starmer discuss Ukraine's request for long-range missiles against Russia. US and UK officials support but have concerns. White House...

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Friday briefing: Why Biden and Starmer are preparing to let Ukraine use western missiles deep inside Russia

In today’s newsletter: A green light for the use of the Storm Shadow missile has been billed as a defining moment in the war – and Vladimir Putin has threatened that its use “would mean that Nato countries … are at war with Russia”. Is it a risk worth taking?

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Independent readers divided over Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend some arm sales to Israel

While some viewed the arms suspension as a mere ‘token gesture’ that doesn’t go far enough, others argued Israel has a right to defend itself

The Independent UK

Starmer ducks Trump cats and dogs row but promises photo of new Downing Street kitten

Sir Keir Starmer was keen to avoid getting embroiled in US election controversy as he avoided discussing Trump’s assertion that people’s dogs and cats are being eaten by migrants

The Independent UK

Is Keir Starmer’s plan to help workers the start of a new era – or no big deal?

Labour’s promises to ‘make work pay’ are short on detail, but delegates at the TUC conference were starting to believe, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' popularity plummets, according to new poll

Public favourability for both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves has fallen sharply, according to a poll ...

The National (Scotland)

Zelensky says Kursk offensive 'slowed' Russian advance in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Kyiv’s surprise incursion launched August 6 into Russia’s border region of Kursk had “slowed” Moscow’s advance in eastern Ukraine. “In Kharkiv region, the enemy has been stopped, the progress in Donetsk region has been slowed down,” Zelensky said. He added that there are…

France 24

Biden, Starmer To Discuss Long-range Arms For Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Joe Biden will discuss Friday whether to let Kyiv use long-range missiles against Russia, in what is likely their last meeting before an election that could upend US policy on Ukraine.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Russia accused of unprecedented missile attack on grain ship in Black Sea

Attack marks first time a missile has struck a civilian vessel transporting grains in open waters of the Black Sea. What we know on day 933

The Guardian - AU

Starmer stares down Putin as he and Biden prepare to hand Ukraine missiles

Prime minister set to hold intensive talks with US president to thrash out victory plan for war in Ukraine as Putin threatens war with Nato

The Independent UK

Starmer tells Putin Russia started Ukraine war and can end it any time

UK PM responds to Putin’s threat that use of long-range British missiles inside Russia would put it at war with Nato

The Guardian - UK

No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Keir Starmer admits

‘There’s no report on my desk,’ says prime minister two days after energy minister said her department had appraised likely effects

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer ready to face down ‘nanny state’ jibes in radical public health drive

Junk food ad ban, age limit on energy drinks and expanded water fluoridation among measures planned to help NHS

The Guardian - UK

Putin: lifting Ukraine missile restrictions would put Nato ‘at war’ with Russia

Comments come after Antony Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons inside Russia

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the NHS: the biggest test for Starmer’s government

Editorial: Lord Darzi’s review of our ailing health system contains a diagnosis. Now Labour must figure out a cure

The Guardian - UK

We did not do impact assessment of winter fuel payment cut, No 10 admits

Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional support

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The Guardian - UK

The NHS is in critical condition – but with the right care, it can make a recovery

Lord Darzi’s damning report on the crisis facing our health service will be the benchmark from which improvements will be judged, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms

‘We have to fix the plumbing before we turn on the taps’ says PM

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s NHS offering: no more gaslighting, but no more money either

Finally, a politician acknowledges the reality that the health service is on its knees, but also that there is no easy fix

The National (Scotland)

Emily Thornberry secures key Westminster foreign affairs role despite Gaza comments

LABOUR MP Emily Thornberry has been elected to an influential Westminster foreign affairs role ...

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour are right to promise NHS long-term reform, but just wait till the winter crisis hits

The NHS has become such a bleak topic of discussion in recent years that it is almost impossible to imagine it being fixed. Lord Darzi’s report paints a picture of an organisation grappling with several crises: in primary care, hospitals and the treatment of long-term illness. Its findings make for…

The Guardian - UK

Government rules out underground cabling in National Grid upgrade

Rollout of pylons in countryside is a cheaper, quicker way to integrate green electricity, energy adviser says

The Guardian - UK

Martyn’s law to require terror safety plans at venues with 200-plus capacity

Bill is laid before parliament after years of campaigning by mother of Manchester Arena bombing victim

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