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Labour frontbencher resigns over party stance on Gaza

He said he had been ‘proud’ to work alongside Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss subject to jokes in Commons after King’s Speech

Both former prime ministers were the butt of quips in the chamber

Evening Standard

In his speech, King Charles spoke of ‘my government’. Well, it certainly isn’t ours

The shabby state of British democracy was made plain by a king’s speech tailored not for the country’s needs, but the Tories’ own grubby ends, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Sunak serving up gimmicks for UK in ‘more of the same’ King’s Speech – Starmer

The Labour leader also took aim at Home Secretary Suella Braverman, with some MPs shouting ‘sack her’.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of school students boycott assembly with Wes Streeting over Palestine stance

HUNDREDS of school students boycotted an assembly with a senior shadow cabinet member over Labour’s position on Israel-Palestine.

The National (Scotland)

Israel-Hamas war: there is an important difference between a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire

The British Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, has come under fire from members of his own party for refusing to call for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war, instead pushing for a humanitarian pause in the conflict. As a result, 50 Labour councillors have quit the party. The controversy raises…

The Conversation

King’s speech holds little to pull in votes for a PM running out of time

The lack of new ideas on key issues – the NHS, environment, education and cost of living – could become Sunak’s biggest weakness at the polls

The Guardian - UK

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The Israel-Hamas War Is Dividing Europe’s Left

A political hot potato singes progressives across the continent.

Foreign Policy

King’s Speech’s law and order policies not pre-election gambit – Chalk

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has put a series of criminal justice laws at the heart of the King’s Speech, in a bid to draw dividing lines with Labour.

The Independent UK

Labour criticises Israeli ministers ‘offensive rhetoric’ and urges end to West Bank violence

David Lammy condemns ‘extremist rhetoric’ and ‘displacement of Palestinians in West Bank’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to set out ‘vision of a better Britain’ at King’s Speech

Prime minister to focus on string of criminal justice measures at the annual state opening of parliament

The Independent UK

King’s Speech to set out Rishi Sunak’s ‘vision of a better Britain’

The first King’s Speech for more than 70 years will be used by the Prime Minister to set out a string of criminal justice measures.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s king’s speech to include hardline criminal justice measures

PM to announce tougher sentences for rapists and killers with general election looming

The Guardian - UK

Sunak to use King’s Speech to set out ‘vision of a better Britain’

The King will formally open the new session of Parliament for the first time in his reign.

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The Independent UK

King’s Speech 2023: When is it and what to expect

Seven pieces of legislation will be carried over into the next parliamentary session – but key reforms such as a long-awaited ban on conversion therapy may be dropped

The Guardian - UK

How the Israel-Hamas conflict is dividing the UK Labour party

Keir Starmer’s refusal to back calls for ceasefire has led to resignations and calls to quit from some in his party

The Guardian - UK

This king’s speech will deliver the final blows from a Tory party facing oblivion

Attacks on homeless people and infantile traps for Labour: is this really Rishi Sunak’s answer to Britain’s permacrisis, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

SNP plot with Labour MPs to force vote on Israel-Hamas ceasefire calls

EFFORTS to force a vote on whether to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are expected to intensify this week as Parliament returns for…

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The Independent UK

Starmer faces plot by Labour rebel MPs to force Commons vote on Gaza ceasefire

Labour left-wingers hope to ‘flush out’ more opposition to leader’s stance with debate in parliament

The Independent UK

Labour ceasefire row explained as pressure builds on Starmer builds over Israel-Hamas war

Fifty Labour councillors quit party over Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Starmer sticks to Gaza position after councillors quit Labour

The Labour leader is continuing to grapple with divisions over his stance on the Hamas-Israel conflict.

The National (Scotland)

Labour council leader and 10 others quit party over Keir Starmer's Gaza position

A council leader has left the Labour Party just days after urging Keir Starmer to resign as leader over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak must 'focus on cost of living - not taking tents from homeless', say SNP

THE SNP have said Rishi Sunak must "focus on the cost of living - not taking tents away from homeless people" on the eve of the King's…

The Guardian - UK

Burnley council leader quits over Starmer’s failure to call for Gaza ceasefire

Afrasiab Anwar, one of 11 councillors to resign, was among those who earlier asked party leader to step down

The Independent UK

Burnley council leader and 10 others quit Labour over Starmer’s Gaza position

The councillors said they ‘cannot remain in a party that is not doing enough while innocent people are being killed’.

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