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Monday briefing: How Elon Musk is shaping a dangerous political moment

In today’s newsletter: As Musk prepares to interview Donald Trump, his use of X to amplify far-right voices and spread misinformation raises concerns. But what can be done to rein him in?

The Guardian - UK

Kate and William join Snoop Dogg in star-studded congratulations to Team GB at end of Paris Olympics

Prince and Princess of Wales describe competitors as ‘inspiration to us all’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s complicated relationship with Elon Musk’s X

After a government minister says she has deleted X, formerly Twitter, from her phone because it has become ‘a place of misery’, Kate Devlin looks at the difficult relationship between Labour politicians and the site

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If these riots came as a surprise, you’ve not been paying attention

Letters: There has not been enough pushback against rightwing racist campaigns over many years to demonise refugees and Muslims, writes Jonathan Callan. Plus letters from Dr Keith Flett, Elspeth Cardy and Caroline Stewart

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Ending two-child cap would 'lift lots of kids out of poverty', Labour minister admits

REMOVING the two-child cap on benefits would "lift a lot of children out of poverty” and Labour could have scrapped it, a UK Government…

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Labour ministers will ‘mess up’ and disappoint voters, Jess Phillips says

Minister accuses Tory government of ‘spitting in our face and telling us it is raining’

The Independent UK

‘Two-tier’: UK treats far-right attacks less harshly than Islamist violence, says thinktank

Exclusive: Defence thinktank says rightwing violence ‘often classified as mere thuggery’ by politicians and prosecutors

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‘We’re too frightened to talk about immigration,’ warns top Labour party veteran

Dame Margaret Hodge echoes calls for Labour to be bold in supporting multiculturalism, too

The Guardian - UK

Social media site X is ‘only a place of misery’, Government minister says

Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, spoke out after a spat between the PM and X boss Elon Musk.

Evening Standard

UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending

The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances

The Guardian - UK

Jess Phillips calls X a ‘place of misery’ as she vows to scale back use

Labour minister says she removed social media platform’s app from her mobile phone when Elon Musk took over

The Guardian - UK

Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says impact of disorder will last years as former social cohesion tsar urges review of events

The Guardian - UK

Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters

Using an array of technology and intelligence tools, police are hopeful of tracking down key perpetrators, even those who were masked

The Guardian - UK

UK has once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer

Lord Falconer reveals that Keir Starmer will not block Commons vote on giving terminally ill people choice of ending their lives

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Keir Starmer cancels holiday next week in wake of riots

Prime minister is to stay in the UK next week and work on the government’s response to the violence

The Independent UK

King Charles III applauds people who stood against racism during recent unrest in the UK

King Charles III has applauded people who took to the streets of British towns and cities earlier this week to help blunt days of unrest fueled by far-right activists and misinformation about a stabbing attack that killed three girls

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have created an Islamophobic cesspit – but Labour must share some of the guilt

The party sowed division during the Blair years – and according to its Muslim members, the stain of prejudice remains, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson launches scathing attack on Keir Starmer over immigration

Former PM accuses current leader of being ‘deaf’ to public concerns about immigration

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King Charles sends ‘heartfelt thanks’ to police for restoring order after riots

The monarch held calls with Keir Starmer and senior officers and paid tribute to the emergency services

The Independent UK

King offers his ‘heartfelt thanks’ to police after days of riots and violent disorder

It comes as the riots begin to dissipate with more than 700 arrested

International Business Times

Starmer Says UK 'On High Alert' For More Far-right Rallies

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that authorities must "stay on high alert" for more far-right riots, as courts issued the first jail sentences for online incitement during the recent disorder.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer under pressure to order inquiry into social media to prevent it fuelling future riots

Exclusive: Liberal Democrats and others call for inquiry to learn lessons from appalling scenes of violence on the streets

The Guardian - UK

You know who else should be on trial for the UK’s far-right riots? Elon Musk

Direct guilt sits with those who brought violence to our streets, but their hatred was inflamed by lies spread on X, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Independent UK

Armchair thug jailed for Facebook posts urging rioters to attack asylum hotel

Jordan Parlour first person sentenced for inciting recent disorder online

Evening Standard

Crisis what crisis? Keir Starmer got riots, Boris Johnson the once-in-100-years Covid pandemic

COMMENTARY: As Prime Minister, you don’t choose your crises but Sir Keir Starmer may have got one he is well equipped to tackle

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