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Starmer vows more powers for OBR so Truss budget ‘disaster’ never happens again

The Labour leader said ministers would be legally bound to consult the official fiscal watchdog on tax and spending changes under his party’s plans.

The Independent UK

Starmer defends approach to EU as Tories claim he would ‘unpick’ Brexit

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer insisted his policy was aimed at maintaining standards, something the Government had also committed to.

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of people do not trust Tories on environment, poll finds – as it happened

Ipsos poll carried out after Rishi Sunak U-turn on net zero policies also evenly split on whether policy shift was correct

The Guardian - UK

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Labour rejects claims it wants to ‘unpick Brexit’ after Starmer EU comments

The Labour leader told a conference in Canada ‘we don’t want to diverge’ from European Union standards.

The Independent UK

Labour says budget watchdog won’t be ‘gagged’ in future after disastrous Truss tenure

Planned boost to OBR’s powers outlined a year on from the Truss-Kwarteng mini-budget

Evening Standard

Labour vows no retreat on key EU standards after Starmer Brexit row

But no secret plot to rejoin the bloc, says shadow chancellor

Evening Standard

Revealed: Keir Starmer held secret Brexit talks with Emmanuel Macron

Labour leader forced to deny he’d try to rejoin EU as we reveal he discussed ‘difficult and very political issues’ in Paris – and Tories rage he’s trying to ‘unpick Brexit’

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Almost 90% of voters - including 65% of Tories - say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administration

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges spending discipline as it reveals possible manifesto policies

No extra money for childcare revolution as policies on areas from green economy to immigration are set out

The Guardian - UK

'Not a mandate': Labour dismiss SNP independence strategy plan

A PROPOSED policy which could see the SNP seek to kick-start independence negotiations if they win a majority of seats at the next General Election…

The National (Scotland)

Reeves: SNP strategy not a mandate for independence under Labour

A motion says the SNP would seek to start negotiations with the UK Government on independence if wins a majority of seats at the general election.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Labour’s lack of honesty — with themselves and us — about tax will haunt them

“If you’re explaining, you’re losing” is one of those Ronald Reagan quotes that sounds clever — so long as you don’t give it too much thought. Sometimes, it really is the Government’s job to break down a complex problem or set out its response to a crisis. That said, if…

Evening Standard

Labour can’t tax and spend its way out of trouble, warns Blair

Former PM says Starmer could face an even gloomier economic situation than he inherited from John Major

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s been a good week’: Labour buoyed up by slick reshuffle and Tory woes

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacent

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Councils going bust, schools crumbling, the NHS in crisis: the answer is more tax

Labour can raise £50bn from the wealthy to pay for public services without introducing a new one-off wealth tax, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

The Independent UK

Union boss piles pressure on Labour after Reeves rules out wealth tax

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak calls for national debate about ‘how we tax wealth, not work, in this country’

The Guardian - UK

TUC boss urges Labour to heed public support for wealth taxes

Paul Nowak says Keir Starmer’s party has some progressive ideas on tax but needs to go further

The Guardian - UK

Tories try to reset after Raac and ruin while Keegan is unrepentant

It was another train wreck from the education secretary – it’s almost as if she’s desperate to get sacked

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The National (Scotland)

What the Labour shadow cabinet have said about Scotland and independence

Labour announced a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet, with Lisa Nandy, Angela Rayner and Liz Kendall all taking up new roles.

The Conversation

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says, see “the way to prosperity as being through taxation.”

The Guardian - UK

The winners and losers in Keir Starmer’s Labour reshuffle

The key changes as the party leader prepares his shadow cabinet for a general election

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer’s reshuffle is about doubling down on Labour’s new seriousness

When Sue Gray worked in government one of her many sought-after skills was her advice on reshuffles. Today she reports for duty as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and will walk straight into a reshuffle. In a way this is an odd time to change the shadow cabinet. A…

Evening Standard

Labour’s Rachel Reeves heckled for ruling out tax rises for the rich

The shadow chancellor got a rowdy reception from the FT crowd

Evening Standard

Richard Osman: the TV quiz industry is ‘sort of collapsing’

It’s Pointless to work on a quiz today, thinks the TV man turned author

The National (Scotland)

SNP by-election candidate pledges to bring in bill to end two-child benefits cap

SNP by-election candidate Katy Loudon has committed to introducing a Private Member’s Bill to abolish

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