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Keir Starmer defends U-turn on plans to delay some local elections

Votes in 30 English councils will now go ahead.

Evening Standard

Reform to reinstate two-child benefit cap as Jenrick pledges ‘fiscal discipline’

Sir Keir Starmer criticised Robert Jenrick’s announcement as ‘shameful’, as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson claimed the policy is unaffordable.

The Independent UK

'Shy Labour voters' could save Starmer from defeat by Reform or Greens in Gorton by-election says polls expert

The three parties are ramping up their campaigns ahead of polling day on February 26

Evening Standard

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Boss of BAE Systems urges ministers to publish delayed military spending plan

CEO of UK’s biggest defence company says delay is holding back industry investment as BAE posts record sales

The Guardian - UK

While we’re seeking to fix what’s wrong with Britain, look hard at our policy-lite, sensation-seeking media

Mandelson, Trump, Send: all need explanation with thought and clarity. We must end this obsession with ‘hot takes’, says Roger Mosey, former head of BBC TV News

The Guardian - UK

Another senior London Labour councillor joins Greens as wave of defections from Keir Starmer's party continues

James McAsh blamed Labour becoming ‘intolerant of anyone pushing for progressive change’ for his defection

Evening Standard

UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spending

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer reiterates backing for Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to bring together Palestinian and Israeli officials in a push for progress.

The Independent UK

BAE Systems profits leap amid ‘new era’ of defence spending

Europe’s biggest defence contractor reported better-than-expected underlying earnings of £3.32 billion for 2025, up 12% on 2024.

Evening Standard

Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to make first public appearance since council elections U-turn

The Prime Minister is due in Wales on Wednesday, where Labour faces pressure from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of a crunch Senedd vote.

Evening Standard

Over 4 million working households now struggling to afford a decent life, research finds

More than four million working households across the UK are not earning enough to afford a “decent life”, according to new research.

The Independent UK

Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds

Local workers can be difficult to attract because of poor pay and conditions, say researchers

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Police probe claims Labour bribed voters with food to support by-election candidate

Labour battling to hold Gorton and Denton against fierce challenge from the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Four Chagossians return to islands in attempt to stop British transfer to Mauritius

Group says they intend to establish permanent settlement but Mauritius’s attorney general calls their move a ‘publicity stunt’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on local government elections: fix the system, not the timetable

Editorial: Labour can justify local government reform. It cannot justify delaying elections. Tweaking maps won’t enrage voters; stagnant pay and broken services will

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer buys personalised silver cufflinks given by Trump on state visit

Official rules say government should keep gifts worth more than £140 unless ministers pay the value over that limit

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer keeps cufflinks gifted by Trump – for a price

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The Guardian - UK

What DJs, chefs and politicians have in commons

Brief letters: In defence of DJs | Birdwatching success | Keir Starmer’s intangibility | Royal Mail priorities | Saying thank you

The Independent UK

My son’s teenage murderer got a ninja sword over a Post Office counter – we need a law change to stop it happening again

Ronan Kanda’s killer collected his murder weapon without any ID or age checks, after using an adult’s credit card to purchase it online. His mother is campaigning for change to prevent other deaths

The Independent UK

Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team?

The Independent takes a look at the politicians who have been handed the top roles

The Guardian - UK

The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide

He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer buys personalised cufflinks given to him by Donald Trump as gift for his son

The Prime Minister purchased the gift, which would otherwise have been held by Downing Street

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer buys Donald Trump’s personalised cufflink gift for his son

Sir Keir, like other prime ministers, has generally declined to purchase gifts from world leaders, including previous items from the US president.

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