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Sibling eligibility for infected blood pay outs extended as first payments made

Ministers have also accepted, or accepted in principle, all of the recommendations of the probe into the scandal.

The Independent UK

Payouts for infected blood scandal begin

The Government has set aside billions of pounds to compensate victims of the scandal.

Evening Standard

Even Brexiteer voters want Britain to have free movement with the EU, new poll says

New multi-country survey suggests voters want Keir Starmer to be more ambitious with his EU/ UK relations reset

The Independent UK

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Former Europe minister blames Home Office for blocking Brexit reset progress

Denis MacShane has hit out at the Home Office over blocks to agreeing a youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK

Starmer’s lead EU negotiator opens door to a major concession in Brexit reset talks

European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has opened the door to agreeing a youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK

Infected blood probe chairman intervenes over compensation scheme

Campaigners said they have been ‘frustrated’ by the Government’s lack of engagement with the community.

Evening Standard

Government will not ignite Brexit ‘battles of the past’, says minister

Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds ruled out a return to the single market, the customs union and freedom of movement.

Evening Standard

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Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments

The move comes after former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson’s appointments to Parliament’s upper house were met with criticism.

The Independent UK

Ministers seek EU negotiator to lead reset talks

The Government is looking to hire a new EU negotiator on at least £150k as it attempts to reset relations with Britain’s near neighbours.

Evening Standard

Starmer appoints senior Blair-era aide Powell as National Security Adviser

Jonathan Powell will take over from Sir Tim Barrow in the role based in 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office said.

The Independent UK

Trott: Labour delivering greatest hits of government mistakes ahead of Budget

Conservative MP Laura Trott suggested Labour was ‘taking lessons from the worst bits of our record’ in its opening days in power.

The Independent UK

Budget fiasco sees Labour's conduct compared with Tory partygate lies

LABOUR’S disregard for parliamentary rules by announcing parts of their Budget to American news channels is comparable to Boris Johnson lying…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer rules out post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with EU amid ongoing ‘reset’ with Brussels

Brussels has made a youth mobility scheme a key demand in talks amid Sir Keir Starmer’s much-hyped post-Brexit ‘reset’ with the bloc

The Independent UK

Criminal sanctions could be brought over harm suffered by nuclear test veterans

Nick Thomas-Symonds said the duty of candour brought forward as part of the proposed Hillsborough Law will apply to cases of nuclear test veterans.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Infected blood victims losing faith in compensation scheme, Labour MP says

Labour’s Clive Efford said campaigners feel as if they have ‘won the war, only to see those they vanquished put in charge of delivering the peace’.

The National (Scotland)

Labour's watered-down Lords reform plans clear first hurdle

LABOUR’S watered-down plans to reform the House of Lords have passed their first parliamentary hurdle.

The Independent UK

Bishops’ automatic seats in House of Lords must be abolished, MPs tell Starmer

The second reading of the House of Lords Bill takes place on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Starmer warned EU reset plan to ‘make Brexit work’ not enough to save economy

Exclusive: Starmer’s chief negotiator says the prime minister is “ambitious” about resetting the UK’s relationship with the EU in a letter seen by The Independent

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Starmer’s ‘three pillar’ blueprint to rebuild EU ties with youth mobility a negotiating chip

Exclusive: Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen have announced they will meet next week in Brussels and The Independent can reveal the government’s plan to reset the UK’s relationship after Brexit

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer insists he is serious about EU Brexit reset

The prime minister stressed that the negotiation ‘needs to be done in the proper way’

The Guardian - UK

Tories accuse Starmer of losing control of public sector pay with strike deals

James Cleverly also says PM ‘played by union paymasters’ in offers to train drivers and junior doctors

The Guardian - UK

Offer to victims of UK contaminated blood scandal ‘derisory’, says survivor

Richard Warwick says £15,000 award to children infected at Treloar’s school ‘insulting’, but minister says it is in addition to main payout

Evening Standard

Infected blood victim blasts 'insulting' extra compensation of £15,000 promised by ministers

The worst affected victims could get £2.8m in total, Govt says, but former pupils at a notorious Hampshire school are seething

The Guardian - UK

Labour has been ‘played by its union paymasters’ over train driver pay, James Cleverly says – as it happened

Shadow home secretary criticises Labour handling of pay dispute as Aslef announces new strikes

The Guardian - UK

King Charles sends ‘heartfelt thanks’ to police for restoring order after riots

The monarch held calls with Keir Starmer and senior officers and paid tribute to the emergency services

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