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UK’s biggest union boss issues ‘no austerity mark II’ warning to Starmer

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has issued a shot across the bows for Keir Starmer as the prime minister indicates the October budget will be ‘really painful’

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s gloomy politics: it is bad economics

Editorial: Keir Starmer wants to pin the blame for broken Britain on the shambolic Tories. But his party has yet to form its own, more hopeful narrative

The Guardian - UK

How George Osborne laid the groundwork for austerity – and Keir Starmer copied him

“I am not going to hide the hard choices from the British people.” “We have had to pay the bills of past irresponsibility.” “We have been…

The National (Scotland)

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SNP to elect new national secretary – as two stand to be party president

THE SNP will elect a new national secretary at conference as the incumbent has chosen to step down, the finalised agenda has revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Austerity mark two is not the answer’: Trade unions hit out at Keir Starmer speech

TRADE unions have hit out at Keir Starmer’s speech in which he warned that the UK Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful”.

The National (Scotland)

The bedraggled Tories are useful foes, but Keir Starmer’s real enemy now is time

The public know there are no quick fixes to Britain’s problems, but without tangible change, patience will run out quickly, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves has boxed herself into a corner on tax

Letters: Readers respond to the chancellor’s attempts to manage Britain’s public finances

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer takes a political gamble with message of bad news

Past Labour PMs – Blair, Wilson, Attlee – have tended to arrive in power accentuating the positive

The Guardian - UK

I went to Downing Street to see Keir Starmer promise – and deliver – pain

KEIR Starmer promised pain and pain he delivered.

The National (Scotland)

SNP facing 'a doing' at Scottish election without major reform, say senior figures

SENIOR SNP figures have suggested the party will lose the next Scottish election unless it enacts a major rethink.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tory leadership candidate pitches tax cuts for millionaires

MURDO Fraser would give millionaires a tax cut of £35,000 while leaving rates for part-time workers untouched, according to one of his campaign…

The National (Scotland)

Keir had his holiday ruined so he’s ruined ours – by telling us everything’s hopeless

When you’re told the country’s dying on its feet, it helps when the messenger has the demeanour of an undertaker

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney issues statement on Labour 'austerity' after Keir Starmer speech

SNP leader John Swinney has issued a statement in response to Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying that his Labour government’s first Budget will…

The National (Scotland)

What we learned from the first big poll for the 2026 Scottish election

Is it really looking good for Anas Sarwar? ... Polling expert James Kelly doubts it.

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Labour cuts will 'fundamentally damage' Scottish public services, SNP warn

LABOUR’S political choices will “fundamentally damage” public services in Scotland, the Finance Secretary has warned ...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says Labour cronies given jobs as they are the 'best people'

KEIR Starmer has defended parachuting Labour cronies into Government as “getting the best people into the best jobs”, amid a cronyism row…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer can't just keep blaming the Tories — he needs to give us all a little more hope

It really isn’t 1997, is it? Back then, a confident new Labour prime minister promised that “things can only get better”. In sharp contrast, Sir Keir Starmer warns today, in his first keynote speech as PM, that “things will get worse before we get better”. Note the ominous “we”.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hits back at Labour cronyism claims

Prime minister says he is ‘getting the best people into the best jobs’ and has followed procedure throughout

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget

Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar: People will find Keir Starmer's doom and gloom 'refreshing'

ANAS Sarwar has said people will find Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” first Budget “quite refreshing”.

The Independent UK

Starmer warns of ‘really painful’ Budget to ‘fix the rot’ left by Tories

The prime minister defended taking away winter fuel payments from thousands of pensioners as he warned of ‘worse to come’

International Business Times

UK's Starmer Warns October 30 Budget Will Be 'Painful'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Tuesday that his new government's first budget in just over two months will be "painful", asking the country to "accept short-term pain for long-term good".

The Independent UK

UK prime minister contrasts his leadership with the past but warns of painful choices ahead

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to draw a contrast between his new government and the past, saying the solution to the country’s problems is in working together and not in continuing to stoke tensions in society

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer slams Tories amid row over Civil Service 'cronyism' under Labour

Conservatives demand PM ‘stop the rot’ after early rows for new government

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer warns of Budget 'pain' — but there must be a plan for prosperity too

Speaking from the Downing Street Rose Garden, the Prime Minister promised no more “business as usual” and his intention to “reverse a decade of decline”. But voters will be wary of more rhetoric and rather more keen on results. Since assuming power, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have highlighted…

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