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Monday briefing: Will Labour lift the gloom at its first conference in power?

In today’s newsletter: The party have been criticised for being too pessimistic while Keir Starmer has been rocked by a scandal over freebies. Can the party reset their message to the public in Liverpool?

The Guardian - UK

‘This is our culture’: what Earl of Devon thinks hereditary peers bring to Lords

As Labour looks to stop all dukes and earls sitting in second chamber, Charles Courtenay defends the ‘long view’ they represent

The Guardian - UK

Inside the MPs v journalists football match at Labour conference

His party is hoping to shake off allegations of cronyism and sleaze over senior figures repeatedly accepting freebies and gifts from donors, including thousands of pounds worth of clothing

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Rachel Reeves to announce investigations into £600m worth of Covid contracts

Chancellor to use speech at Labour conference to pledge reversal of Conservative approach to ‘waive’ £670m worth of disputed contracts

The Independent UK

Reeves tries to lift Labour gloom by pledging ‘No return to austerity’

Rachel Reeves will today try to inject optimism into the Labour conference after a gloomy start to government

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves orders investigations into £600m of Covid contracts

Chancellor will confirm inquiries in conference speech as Labour tries to move on from donations scandal

The Guardian - UK

Sticking to the script isn’t helping Keir Starmer this time

Donations scandal rumbles on into Labour conference as allies call for a change in strategy

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Labour delegates long to celebrate, but ministers can’t quite feel the joy

The party should be toasting its landslide, but instead a state of near-paralysis seems to have set in

The Guardian - UK

Far left try to blame summer riots on Starmer in bid to hijack Labour conference

Far left activist Mish Rahman said the far-right riots which rocked England and Northern Ireland in August were ‘were inevitable under this climate’

The Independent UK

First photo of Sir Keir Starmer's new Downing Street kitten Prince released ahead of Labour conference

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has introduced a new Siberian kitten named Prince to Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Lammy urges ‘guts’ in ongoing US talks over Ukraine using missiles in Russia

In remarks apparently directed at White House, UK foreign secretary says Kyiv’s allies need to show ‘nerve’

The Guardian - UK

Rayner acknowledges ‘anger’ over gifts as row threatens to overshadow conference

The Deputy Prime Minister rejected claims of dysfunction within Number 10 centred on chief of staff Sue Gray.

Evening Standard

UK's Starmer Rules Out Austerity As Labour Conference Opens

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to protect public services and ruled out austerity measures as his Labour party's annual conference kicked off on Sunday, its first in 15 years as a governing party.

International Business Times

Labour minister admits £14,000 gift for birthday party with journalists and lobbyists

A LABOUR minister has admitted taking a five-figure sum from a Labour donor to fund a party with journalists and lobbyists for her birthday.

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Keir Starmer's popularity plummets to record low as Labour conference begins

KEIR Starmer’s approval ratings have plummeted to a record low as Labour conference gets underway ...

The National (Scotland)

Ian Murray fumes as he accuses journalists of 'made up' anti-poverty fund claims

A LABOUR minister has accused a Scottish newspaper of having “made up” a claim that Keir Starmer would set aside a £150 million “war chest”…

The Independent UK

Watch: Angela Rayner and David Lammy deliver speeches on opening day of Labour conference

Watch as the annual Labour Party conference kicks off in Liverpool, with speeches from Angela Rayner and foreign secretary David Lammy.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner rejects claims she broke rules on donations

Deputy PM denies wrongdoing but says ‘I get that people are angry, I get that people are upset’

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Evening Standard

Labour conference kicks off as Starmer vows no more austerity

Labour is braced for a clash with unions over its winter fuel payment decision, as it weathers the storms of multiple rows at the heart of Government.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner defends Labour government over donations row saying ‘all MPs do it’

The deputy prime minister said she understands why people are angry but added that donations are ‘a feature of our politics’

The Independent UK

Starmer and Gray took football freebie in latest gifts row

Keir Starmer has opened the Labour conference with a defence of his gift-taking but is facing questions about hospitality at another football match

The Guardian - UK

A rushed UK law is no way to make such a vital, painful decision as how to die

An over-simple bill on a complex matter like assisted dying will fail to protect those who are most at risk

The Guardian - UK

Labour conference: No 10 braced for potential defeat on winter fuel allowance vote as trade unions set to back motion – as it happened

Unison and GMB understood to be likely to back motion to reverse policy

The Guardian - UK

There goes the honeymoon: stunned Labour heads to conference in a spin

Rows over freebies and hints of unrest in No 10 have soured the mood of July’s victory – and the poll numbers are plunging already

The National (Scotland)

'Out of touch': Keir Starmer failing to bring change to Scotland, says Stephen Flynn

STEPHEN Flynn has said that Labour are failing to deliver the change it promised voters in Scotland at the UK General Election ...

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