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Four times Labour promised to bring down energy bills

LABOUR have come under fire for explaining away an upcoming rise in energy prices because the UK does not have control of its own power.

The National (Scotland)

Tory leadership contenders would be wise to become the ‘heir to Keir’

The Conservative leadership contest is something of a sideshow to the meaningful politics of government. Whoever wins will inherit a depleted party reeling from arguably its worst ever election defeat. It comprises only 121 MPs, many now in marginal seats (77 are defending majorities where just a 5% swing would…

The Conversation

UK PM Tells China's Xi He Hopes For 'Honest' Discussions

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he hoped they could have "honest" discussions about thorny issues as they held the first call between leaders of the countries in over two years.

International Business Times

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Labour accused of 'betrayal' as energy prices set to soar

LABOUR have been accused of “betrayal” after repeatedly pledging to cut energy bills while Ofgem has announced a rise to the price cap.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer received £4,000 Taylor Swift at Wembley stadium tickets for free

Starmer received £19,340 worth of free football tickets with hospitality

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband: Energy bills rise because UK doesn't control its own power

THE UK’s Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said household energy bills will be going up from October because the UK does not control its own power.

The National (Scotland)

UK Labour's Move To Tax Private Schools Stirs Passions

UK's Labour government has vowed to tax private schools in order to boost public education and create thousands of teaching posts, but the policy is causing concern for families already hard-pressed to meet the fees.

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Is effective centre-left government possible? Starmer has yet to prove that – but prove it he must

The PM faces conflicting ideological demands. After the budget and Labour conference, we will see how adept he is at managing them, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Responding to fears about immigration

Letters: Tony Wilkinson says the public must be given accurate figures on small boat arrivals to show what a tiny proportion of immigration it actually is. Plus letters from Brian Stewart and Rosalind Brunt

The Guardian - UK

How can Labour avoid the ‘union paymasters’ jibes? By banning all large donations

There is no comparison between Labour’s transparent union funding and murky donations to the Tories – but stopping it all would be the best way to clean up politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

The truth about Tasers: what the statistics and research tell us

Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently urged the police to take “all necessary action” in response to unrest across cities and towns in England and Northern Ireland.

The Conversation

UK asylum backlog rose before election despite Sunak pledge to cut numbers

Home Office figures show number of asylum seekers waiting for initial decision up in June despite clampdown

The Guardian - UK

Small boat arrivals fell by a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year of power piling pressure on Labour

In the year to 30 June there were 31,493 arrivals in the UK via small boats, a 29 per cent fall on the year before and a slight decrease from the same period two years ago

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October

The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement this autumn

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The Guardian - UK

Workers v bosses: the right is obsessed with zero-sum rows over trade union power. Starmer is right to ignore them

Is economic partnership rather than conflict even possible? Keir Starmer’s government is daring to address the question directly, writes the Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Almost three in four Britons worried about far right after riots

Exclusive: polling finds concern about societal divisions weeks after worst unrest in UK for a decade

The Independent UK

‘Do the right thing’: Pressure mounts on government to resentence prisoners with indefinite terms

Exclusive: Sir Bob Neill heaped pressure on Keir Starmer to resentence IPP prisoners after another inmate took his life

Radio France Internationale

Britain bolsters fight against migrant crossings from France

The UK government on Wednesday announced new measures to curb the arrival of migrants on boats from France and to step up the removal of failed asylum seekers.

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Evening Standard

Staycations in Swansea & penthouses in Santa Monica: where the politicians go on holiday

Summer breaks are fraught affairs for Westminster’s finest. Robbie Griffiths has the lowdown

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage criticises Keir Starmer's Right to Switch Off plan

The Reform leader says working late into the evening is key to success

The Independent UK

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

Senior Labour figure Torsten Bell predicted the measure would not be repealed in the 30 October statement

The Guardian - UK

There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

The rumbles of discord in No 10 matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

London mayor Sadiq Khan hints at Brexit disconnect with Keir Starmer

Mayor of London suggests UK could rejoin the EU in ‘medium to long term’

The Independent UK

UN torture tsar calls on Starmer to review sentences of IPP prisoners trapped indefinitely behind bars

Dr Alice Jill Edwards says cases raised by The Independent highlight need for ‘urgent’ action to end ‘terrible indictment’ on UK justice system

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer's squad are at the Democratic National Convention in force — and this is why

The baggage carousels at O’Hare airport for flights from the UK this week had some intriguing folk waiting for luggage. The Democratic Party’s farewell to Joe Biden as president and coronation of Kamala Harris as candidate in Chicago has attracted key Labour figures observing the transition. Jonathan Ashworth, the former…

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