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UK working with partners on Ukraine peace, Starmer says as Trump blasts Europe

The US president criticised crisis talks among European leaders for failing to ‘produce’ anything.

Evening Standard

Deal to release ‘£100bn of Russian assets’ for Ukraine expected imminently

British officials said they were hopeful a deal would be agreed to unlock the value of immobilised Russian sovereign assets in the coming days

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky ‘ready’ for wartime election after Trump parrots Putin criticism

Ukrainian president calls for US to help ensure security of polls

The Independent UK

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Allies discuss ‘positive progress’ to use frozen Russian assets in Ukraine talks

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and Friedrich Merz met at No 10 on Monday.

Evening Standard

Starmer launches TikTok account despite security concerns

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer launches personal TikTok account despite ban

Downing Street said ‘security mitigations’ were in place to operate the account

The Independent UK

Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028.

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer expected to award 25 new Labour peerages

Exclusive: Former union bosses and Labour staffers on list as prime minister aims to balance chamber

The Guardian - UK

Zero-tariff deal with US to cost NHS £1 billion, No 10 says

The agreement sees the UK’s threshold for what it can pay for new medicines raised by 25%.

Evening Standard

The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for

Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in society. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves denies lying to public in run-up to budget

Chancellor accused of misleading public about reasons for tax rises, with opposition politicians calling for her resignation

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes – UK politics live

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

The Independent UK

Starmer stands by Reeves as claims grow she misled public on finances

Downing Street says Reeves’ remarks were ‘entirely accurate’ as pressure grows over claims she misled voters

Evening Standard

Starmer to back Budget amid row over Reeves’ deficit claims

Opposition figures have called for the City watchdog to investigate pre-Budget briefings about the fiscal shortfall.

Evening Standard

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Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’

The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.

The Independent UK

Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’

The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services

Evening Standard

No 10 denies Reeves 'lied to public about £21bn black hole' before budget

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

Evening Standard

Criminal inquiry demanded as ‘unprecedented’ leak of Chancellor's Budget reveals £26bn tax rises

Rachel Reeves condemns ‘deeply disappointing’ accidental release of Budget details ahead of her Commons statement

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The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all

Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

PM hopeful of ‘right outcome’ on Ukraine ahead of coalition of the willing talks

Downing Street said efforts over the weekend between the US and Kyiv to broker a truce with Moscow marked a ‘major step’ forward.

The Guardian - UK

Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report

Campaign group says it will pursue all legal means to ensure personal accountability for ‘grave betrayal’

Evening Standard

Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report - including that lockdown could have been avoided

The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations

After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...

Evening Standard

Labour Traitors War: Keir Starmer warns Cabinet against 'distraction' of party infighting after coup frenzy

The Prime Minister stressed to his senior ministers that they must ‘work as one team’

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner’s reappearance is a further damning of Starmer’s leadership

COMMENT: Editorial: With Labour in turmoil and the Budget still more than a week away, the resurgence of the prime minister’s former deputy adds further complication that Keir Starmer could do without

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