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Keir Starmer in record 13-point poll lead over Rishi Sunak as UK's 'most capable Prime Minister'

Labour on huge overall lead of 49%-27% over Tories in the survey conducted for the Standard

Evening Standard

Let’s rekindle the spirit of 1924: lifelong learning for all

Letters: John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite

The Guardian - UK

University friend of Liz Truss and alleged Remainer Olly Robbins tipped to run Keir Starmer's government

Olly Robbins is rumoured to become one of the most powerful men in Britain

Evening Standard

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Conservatives 'have failed the nation', says Iceland boss Richard Walker as he defects to Labour

Former Tory donor Richard Walker, who last year attempted to become a Conservative MP candidate, endorsed Sir Keir Starmer to be the next Prime Minister

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ominous signs for Tories but 2024 different in many ways to 1997 defeat

Keiran Pedley, director of politics at Ipsos, analyses Rishi Sunak's chances of avoiding a landslide defeat for the Conservatives at the next election

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Heir to Blair? Keir Starmer has a long way to go

The 1997 election is about as close in time to the switch to a decimal currency in 1971 as it is to today. In other words, the world has changed since then. Still, the signs of a repeat in 2024 for Rishi Sunak are ominous.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Election polls predict big Labour win but parallels with Tony Blair's 1997 landslide end there

Blair surged to power with a Nineties soundtrack of optimism and Tory economic success. For Keir Starmer, if the polls are right, it will be a case of hard graft from day one, writes George Chesterton

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Iceland supermarket boss and ex-Tory donor backs Starmer for PM

Richard Walker says Labour leader understands how cost of living crisis puts ‘unbearable strain’ on families

The Guardian - UK

Thinking small may get Labour into No 10. It could also stop it staying there

Unlike Brown and Blair, who made bold changes early on, Starmer seems determined to offer as little as possible, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

If the National Trust can be captured by a fake grassroots group, what public institution is safe?

Restore Trust’s insidious campaign to get its preferred candidates on to the body’s board could set a dangerous precedent

The Guardian - UK

The threatened return of Donald Trump endangers the UK’s most vital interests

British politicians are deluding themselves if they think that the so-called ‘special relationship’ will protect us

The Guardian - UK

‘If we win, we have to be ready’: Labour prepares for first 100 days as Tories slide into chaos

In the week an unruly former Conservative minister was slapped down for suggesting yet another change of leader, the opposition was readying itself for government under Starmer’s rigid control

The Guardian - UK

What state are government finances in and what legacy is Reeves likely to inherit?

Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

Voters think Labour would be better than Conservatives on housing and house prices

Opposition would do better on issues including the economy, health, education, the environment, immigration and crime, public says

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Friday briefing: Why Britain is returning plundered artefacts back to Ghana – sort of

In today’s newsletter: 32 pieces of Asante gold are to return home from the British Museum and V&A … but only on loan

The Guardian - UK

The endgame looms for Sunak and the Tories. ‘Rwanda’ will be the epitaph on their political grave

If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Demoralised and shattered: yes, the left in the UK is down. But here’s why it isn’t out

Starmer is intent on eliminating the ‘Corbynite rump’, but their ideas are far more plausible in our age of staggering inequality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Ed Balls says Starmer should perform ‘big U-turn’ and drop £28bn as size of green jobs plan – as it happened

Former shadow chancellor says people need to hear Labour say they are commitment to ‘sound public finances’ over worries about taxation increase

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Starmer vows that Labour will ‘get a grip’ on knife crime

Leader proposes taking steps to reduce availability of ‘zombie’ knives and creating bespoke plans for all offenders

International Business Times UK

Will The UK Be Able To Wipe Out The Houthis Group?

International relations expert warns of intensified conflict and reveals all about the alliances between the Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza.

International Business Times UK

Hamas Kill Record Number Of IDF Soldiers On Israel's Deadliest Day Yet

A Hamas attack kills more than 20 Israeli militants in 24 hours as Netanyahu continues to reject the eventual Palestinian state.

International Business Times UK

Simon Clarke Faces Backlash From Tory MPs After Calling For PM Rishi Sunak To Quit

Writing in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, Clarke claimed Sunak, who is under increasing pressure after he was dealt a blow to his Rwanda deportation plan in the House of Lords, was "leading the Conservatives into an election where we will be massacred".

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs rally around Rishi Sunak after ex-minister calls for PM to quit

MPs from all wings of the party join in criticism of Simon Clarke, with some saying he should lose the whip after comments

The Guardian - UK

Faithless Tories feign loyalty to Rish! with all the plausibility of a Nadine Dorries story

After Simon Clarke proposed yet another leadership switch, most Tory MPs looked the other way – but Nadine sees deeper intrigue

The Guardian - UK

The Telegraph hopes to reshape Tory party in its own image

Amid the paper’s own crises, the Telegraph’s intent seems clear: lower taxes and crack down on immigration

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