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Reality check: Could the UK's social media ban lead to VPN restrictions?

As the British Prime Minister shared plans to ban all under-16s from social media, speculation is mounting as to whether VPNs will be next. While we wait for the government to share further information on this in July, here's how the debate has been unfolding.

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Criminal proxies jailed over arson attacks targeting Prime Minister

A car and two houses linked to Sir Keir Starmer were set alight in May last year.

Evening Standard

Makerfield by-election as it happened: Burnham’s landslide win opens door to Labour leadership contest

Andy Burnham has won a landslide victory over Reform UK in the Makerfield by-election, a result allies say opens the door for him to formally challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. The former Greater Manchester mayor took the seat by more than 9,000 votes.

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Two Ukrainian men jailed over arson attacks linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych, 32, was jailed for seven years and Carpiuc, 27, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham’s allies ‘want Starmer to hand over power in September’

The Prime Minister has made clear he will fight any challenge to his position earlier on Friday.

Evening Standard

Cabinet loyalists tell Starmer he has the weekend to set out timetable for exit

Ministers say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitable

The Guardian - UK

‘His time has come’: Makerfield voters want Burnham to be prime minister – as long as he doesn’t forget them

ON THE GROUND: A statement win in Makerfield has given Andy Burnham a chance to take on Keir Starmer and become prime minister. What do voters now expect from their new MP? Dan Haygarth finds out

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Who is Andy Burnham? Starmer's successor and the UK's seventh prime minister in 10 years

Burnham served as the Mayor of Greater Manchester for nine years prior to his emerging as frontrunner to succeed former PM Keir Starmer, who struggled with internal divisions and low poll ratings during most of his premiership.

Euronews

Two Convicted of Targeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Firebombing Plot Ordered by Anonymous Russian Contact

Two construction workers were sentenced for plotting arson attacks linked to UK PM Keir Starmer, after being duped by a Russian-speaking Telegram user promising cryptocurrency payment.

International Business Times UK

‘Time is up’: Starmer's ministers to push him towards exit after Andy Burnham wins key poll

UK Cabinet ministers will reportedly tell Prime Minister Keir Starmer this afternoon that he must set out a clear timeline for his departure, according to The Times.

The Times of India

Will Starmer resign? Labour ministers up pressure after Burnham wins by-election

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The Independent UK

Senior Cabinet members 'tell Keir Starmer to go' as Prime Minister clings on

CABINET members have reportedly told Keir Starmer to go, while the Prime Minister has used a lunchtime call with Labour staff members to urge them…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers turn on Starmer as Labour MPs demand Burnham ‘coronation’ as PM

As transport secretary Heidi Alexander become the first to tell Keir Starmer to go, he insists he will fight a leadership contest and urges Labour to ‘pull together’ and ‘avoid plunging the country into chaos’

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham emerges as new challenger for UK's Starmer after bypoll win

Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure on multiple fronts, from Labour's falling poll numbers to the growing threat posed by Reform UK. Now, another challenge has emerged much closer to home: Andy Burnham.

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham the mystic with a mission is all smiles after Makerfield coronation

There would be no more sadness. No more despair. A change was a-coming – and he would work tirelessly to make it happen

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham gets backing from London MPs as he marches on No10 after Makerfield victory

Some London Labour MPs were openly calling for Sir Keir Starmer to stand aside after Andy Burnham’s seismic win in Makerfield

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Struggling bees and the G7’s hot mics may speak volumes

Are we in the opening scenes of a disaster movie? There’s something going on with insects

AAP

Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker seeking to replace Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain's next prime minister

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The National (Scotland)

Two men jailed over Russian-backed arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer

Two 'useful idiots' have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer on the orders of a shadowy Russian-speaking…

The Guardian - UK

Two men jailed for arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc imprisoned for seven years and two years respectively

AAP

Two jailed for arson on property linked to UK's Starmer

A UK court has sentenced two men to prison for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the orders of the mysterious figure "El Money".

The Independent UK

Criminal proxies jailed for arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer

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The Conversation

Why are we so obsessed with charismatic leaders?

Whatever your politics or profession, leaders who dominate our collective memory are rarely the quiet, methodical ones. They are the ones who stepped on stage or screen and made people believe in a vision, a company, a movement or a future. They all had charisma.

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2 men jailed for setting fire to property linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

A British court has sentenced two men for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Arson plotters recruited to target Keir Starmer by Russian-speaking handler jailed

The pair were acting on instructions from a shadowy Russian-speaking Telegram account called El Money

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