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Keir Starmer accused of ‘authoritarian control-freakery’ over two-child benefit cap rebellion

Keir Starmer removed the whip from long-standing figures including former shadow chancellor John McDonnell after they rebelled against the government to back an SNP-led amendment to scrap the policy

The Independent UK

Labour rebel says she ‘slept well’ after taking stand over two-child benefit cap

Zarah Sultana, one of seven MPs suspended over SNP motion, says she is victim of ‘macho virility test’

The Guardian - UK

Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap

Former shadow chancellor John McDonell among Labour MPs who have had whip suspended for six months

The Guardian - UK

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Labour need to remove two-child benefit cap immediately amid ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty, MPs say

Debate over two-child benefit cap a ‘defining issue for the new Labour government’, John McDonnell says

The Independent UK

People join hands around Westminster in protest at UK arms sales to Israel

PRO-Palestine groups have joined hands around the Houses of Parliament in London in protest at the UK Government’s ongoing refusal to halt arms…

The National (Scotland)

Quick, tangible change will see off the hard right – these are the things Labour must do now

Nigel Farage is poised to pounce, but a wave of progressive policy delivery is well within the new government’s reach, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer faces first Commons revolt as PM over two child benefit cap opposed by many Labour MPs

Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell says he may seek to amend the Budget to scrap this welfare restriction

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Starmer won by shifting to the right. But the Labour left doesn’t need to spend these years in the wilderness

The party increased its vote in seats with leftwing MPs. In this strange new world of British politics, there are reasons for hope, say Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott among dozen of Leftwingers standing in London at election

Ex-Labour leader Mr Corbyn is close to pulling off a shock win in Islington North, according to a poll

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Hayes and Harlington?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer’s ‘first steps’ might get him into Downing Street. But there is danger ahead

This cautious programme is too limited to bring about the changes Britain needs – and which would keep Labour in power, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the legacy of the radical left

What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?

The Guardian - UK

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the leftists who took their lead from Tony Benn

An absorbing study of the radical left makes a convincing case for their cultural victories but romanticises the Jeremy Corbyn years

The Guardian - UK

Truss memoir receives pocket money advance

The 49-day PM’s publishers seem to lack confidence in her upcoming book

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The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s cynical budget is the last, desperate gasp of a dying government

Many Conservative MPs fighting to hold on to their seats will be asking the chancellor: ‘Is this all you’ve got?’, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK

Tories accused of using ‘mob rule’ claims to justify restricting protests

Labour among those criticising Sunak, Braverman and others for exaggerating threats to democracy from peaceful gatherings

The Guardian - UK

Does Keir Starmer really need John McDonnell’s advice?

Letters: Readers respond to the former shadow chancellor’s warning to the current leader of the Labour party

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t pretend the ecological crisis is separate’: the economist thinking differently about climate breakdown

James Meadway, once a Labour adviser and now a podcast host, says the separation between climate and economy has to end

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer must say what he’ll do in power – if he leaves a vacuum, the far right will fill it

We on the left expect a Labour government, but it will inherit a terrible legacy. People need to know it has the right answers, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK

Britain risks shift to far right if Labour fails to enact ‘radical change’, says John McDonnell

Former shadow chancellor says public disillusionment could set in and calls for ‘real strategy’ on wages and incomes

The Guardian - UK

We have a government-in-waiting with no real ideas

Letter: With crises hitting us head-on, the shadow cabinet thinks that yesterday’s reformism can tackle today’s emergencies, says Nick Moss

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'politicising the police' in Armistice Day Palestine protest row, says MP

THE Tories have been accused of “politicising” the police with the row over pro-Palestine protests planned for Armistice Day.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s response to the crisis in Gaza is a test of whether it’s fit to govern

The party should pause to assess the moral basis upon which decisions are currently being taken, says the Labour MP John McDonnell

Evening Standard

Jewish activists protest outside Foreign Office demanding ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages

Organisers, Na'amod, arranged protest in Westminster to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The Independent UK

Starmer won’t sack senior Labour MPs rebelling over Gaza stance, says frontbencher

Leadership will ‘continue engaging’ with shadow ministers who back ceasefire, says Peter Kyle

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