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Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less

It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

What should Keir Starmer do about Wes Streeting? A leadership expert on how to handle rivals in your team

Having survived what looked a lot like a coup attempt, Prime Minister Keir Starmer now needs to decide how to move forward. One of the biggest problems in the immediate term is what to do with his health secretary, Wes Streeting.

The Conversation

Reeves says closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’ in Brexit shift

The chancellor’s LSE speech will raise hopes that the government could be persuaded to relook at issues like our relationship with the single market or customs union

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Starmer accused of catastrophic lack of judgement over jobs for 'paedophile apologists' in angry PMQs clash

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tears into the PM’s decision to give peerage to former No10 communications chief Matthew Doyle

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer is the bandage that Labour can’t rip off for fear of opening old wounds

The party’s MPs know their leader is failing but they are paralysed by fear of a contest with no obvious successor, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say

Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say

The Guardian - UK

Ministers warned not to copy Wes Streeting’s release of messages with Peter Mandelson

Cabinet Office, PM and Met urge caution amid police investigation linked to release of Epstein documents

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s ‘put up or shut up’ message to his rivals is overshadowed by a new scandal

NEWS ANALYSIS: It was clear that, after the failed coup on Monday, Sir Keir needed to come out, face the public and issue a defiant message to show he will not back down. But news that his former communications chief has lost the Labour whip means any respite will be…

The Independent UK

Steady Ed conjures up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel

Miliband is one minister who doesn’t want to be PM, and is more than happy to let Starmer think he is still in control

The Guardian - UK

It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand

The only reason we might not get our seventh prime minister in 10 years is that no one can find one, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Streeting has Mandelson text messages read back to him

Wes Streeting’s texts to Lord Peter Mandelson were read aloud to him after he passed his text messages to Sky News in a bid to clear the air following days of speculation over the pair’s political relationship and friendship.

The Independent UK

Ministers warned not to follow Streeting and publish Mandelson messages

Meanwhile, Scotland Yard warned on Tuesday that it was ‘vital due process is followed.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer still ‘determined’ Anas Sarwar should be Scotland’s next FM

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said while Mr Sarwar had called for the PM to quit, Sir Keir still wants to see him win May’s Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Fightback starts, says Keir Starmer ally after 'High Noon' Cabinet meeting over Mandelson scandal

The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of his senior ministers after surviving attempts to oust him in a day of drama at Westminster

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‘PM comes out fighting’: what the UK papers say as Starmer battles on

Prime minister stares down growing call for his resignation amid the Peter Mandelson-Epstein scandal

Evening Standard

Most graduates say maximum student loan interest unfair – survey

Graduates said student loans had made affording a mortgage more difficult and exacerbated cost-of-living concerns.

Evening Standard

‘I fear... I’m toast,’ Wes Streeting told Lord Mandelson in Whatsapp message over London seat re-election chances

Health Secretary shares DMs with disgraced peer in bid to draw a line under their relationship

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for resignation

PM survives day of high tension after Scots Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for him to step down amid Peter Mandelson row

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The Guardian - UK

‘Rayner for leader’ site proves race to succeed Starmer is well under way

Allies of leading candidates keen to tout credentials but others despair at options at top of party

The Guardian - UK

How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day

There was a very real chance the PM would be out after losing two senior staffers but some well-organised support bought him some time

The Independent UK

Streeting publishes his texts to Mandelson, revealing criticism of Starmer’s government

Health secretary has attempted to clear the air regarding his relationship with the disgraced peer Peter Mandelson, but in so doing has revealed his private disagreements about government policy on the economy and Israel

The Guardian - UK

Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn

I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

Streeting wrote off his re-election chances in WhatsApp exchanges with Mandelson

Health secretary publishes messages as he seeks to draw line under his relationship with former peer

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer clings on as another aide quits and Scottish leader urges him to step down after ‘too many mistakes’

Cabinet rallies around embattled PM, who says he is not prepared ‘to walk away’ despite facing public calls to quit – after communications director Tim Allan steps down

The Independent UK

What to know about who could succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. The release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggests damaging details about Mandelson, putting Starmer's position at risk

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