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Starmer is the police commissioner in his Gotham City vision of British decline – but we want Batman

Batman is the hero of Gotham City. He’s the one locals turn to when they need saving. He’s the name on everyone’s lips. But the reality is that Gotham City crime is also kept under control by the police commissioner – a character who uses the law to bring justice.

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OPINION - Kamala Harris gets through her CNN interview by playing to Keir Starmer's election rules

Boring is good if you’re trying not to scare off voters

Evening Standard

The Iron Lady consigned to the ironing cupboard? Keir Starmer did pledge to do things differently

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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How Keir Starmer’s pub garden smoking ban would work

Everything you need to know as Labour refuses to rule out major new smoking laws

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher portrait will stay on display in No10, minister says after backlash

Sir Keir Starmer is reported to have found one portrait of his Tory predecessor ‘unsettling’ and wanted it to be moved

Evening Standard

Government seeking to make ‘fewer places where you can smoke’ – as it happened

Jacqui Smith says Labour hopes to ‘make it much more likely’ that smokers will want to give up

The Guardian - UK

Starmer removes ‘unsettling’ £100,000 Thatcher portrait from 10 Downing Street

The claim by Sir Keir’s biographer has sparked outrage among Conservative MPs

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Starmer’s Berlin trip was a real success. But let’s not confuse Germany with the EU

If the British prime minister wants a closer relationship with the EU, he needs to go to Brussels, not just Berlin and Paris says the German historian Helene von Bismarck

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer and Reeves think they have a foolproof strategy – wait until winter comes

When the bills hit the mat and taxes go up, Labour’s talk of ‘short-term pain’ will feel intolerable to poor households, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

U.K. tech leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated and shifting their focus to the U.S.—here's why

The lack of domestic investment in the U.K. startup ecosystem is driven by various factors, including Brexit, currency fluctuations and ingrained cultural attitudes.

Fortune

School leaders call on ministers to scrap ‘poverty-producing’ two-child benefit cap

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been under pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK

TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts

PM urged to stay the course after chancellor promises employers government will ‘co-design’ reforms with business

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer ‘gets rid of’ 10 Downing Street’s Thatcher portrait

PM’s biographer says portrait of predecessor commissioned by Gordon Brown no longer hangs in the Thatcher Room

The Guardian - UK

Jewish leaders hit out at Tory MP’s ‘repugnant’ use of Holocaust to criticise smoking ban

Ex-common sense minister defends her ‘analogy’ as she rejects criticism as ‘politically correct bullying’

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Starmer facing questions over appointing rail minister who had whistleblower sacked

Shadow transport secretary Helen Whately has written to the Cabinet Office asking about the vetting of rail minister Lord Hendy after it emerged that he demanded an award winning engineer was sacked for talking to The Independent

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces pushback from pubs over ‘bonkers’ outdoor smoking curb plans

Hospitality industry expresses concern about impact on businesses of leaked proposals not denied by PM

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer in Europe: a visit about more than Brexit

Editorial: The prime minister’s talks in Berlin and Paris will help to reset relations. But the most urgent challenge is to combat populism together

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UK Pensioners And Netizens Slam 'Double Whammy' As Energy Bills And Budget Cuts Loom

Analysis shows that energy bills this winter will be the highest on record for older people who previously received a winter fuel payment of up to £300.

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The Conversation

He never promised us a rose garden – but Keir Starmer’s ‘doom and gloom’ speech was partisan finger pointing

In a recent speech, British prime minister Keir Starmer vowed to fix the “rotten foundations” of the country. Addressing an audience of workers and public servants invited to the garden of 10 Downing Street, Starmer positioned his government as one of service, promising to tackle the deep-seated issues plaguing Britain.

The Independent UK

‘Kick in the teeth’: Pub landlords say Starmer’s garden smoking ban would hit industry hard

Smoking will be banned in pub gardens, and outside football stadiums, restaurants and hospitals under new government plans

The Guardian - UK

Mind the gap in help for disabled people

Brief letters: Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train troubles | Keir Starmer’s country | AI reset | The return of the Man from UNCLE | The big fight

The Independent UK

Starmer hopes Scholz and Macron can help him soften Brexit – but is his strategy doomed to fail?

Britain’s new prime minister has struck up a close relationship with Paris and Berlin and needs their help to unpick problems caused by Brexit, says David Maddox. But it is a strategy full of risk...

The Guardian - UK

EU states working on fresh proposal for youth mobility scheme with UK

Giving young people chance to work, learn and train across Europe is ‘glue’ between countries, says German ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools

The government seems to think AI will allow it to do more with less. But there are plenty of reasons to be doubtful, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Radio France Internationale

Starmer pushes for stronger post-Brexit EU ties in Paris and Berlin talks

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited France on Thursday, following a trip to Germany, as part of ongoing efforts to “reset” the UK’s relationship with the European Union – which has been strained in the years since Brexit.

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