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Starmer insists Putin fears British nuclear weapons ahead of crunch talks on ‘coalition of willing’

The PM’s remarks come ahead of a crucial meeting of military figures taking place in the UK on Thursday amid plans to put a peacekeeping force in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Why has the UK government announced swingeing welfare cuts?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says cuts will save UK billions per year, but advocacy groups slam move as ‘immoral’.

Al Jazeera

Europe Shifts Gears For The Trump Era

Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia.

International Business Times

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Military Chiefs Gather In UK To Discuss Ukraine Protections

Dozens of military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will meet in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.

International Business Times

Rachel Reeves not expected to make tax changes at spring statement

It is understood that changes to the tax regime are not expected next week.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer makes rare visit to Vanguard nuclear submarine in show of strength

PM to say Barrow is ‘blueprint for how increasing defence spending can boost UK prosperity’

Evening Standard

Military figures to meet as Ukraine diplomacy push continues

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet with defence planners.

Evening Standard

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Starmer unlikely to fulfil pledge on hospital waiting times, says IFS

Thinktank predicts PM will not realise ambition for 92% of patients in England to wait less than 18 weeks for planned care by 2029

The Guardian - UK

Kyle to lay out plans to turn industrial wasteland into AI hotbeds on US visit

Peter Kyle will detail how ‘relics of economic eras past’ will be transformed into so-called ‘growth zones’.

Evening Standard

Submarine building at Barrow a ‘blueprint’ for UK growth, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer will lay the keel for the next generation of Britain’s nuclear deterrent submarines when he visits the Cumbrian town on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Reeves should bend fiscal rules and borrow to fund defence, says Labour grandee

The current military threat in Europe demands Britain and its allies do whatever is needed to restore security, said Lord Hain.

Evening Standard

Scale of London's economic inactivity crisis revealed: More than 300,000 Londoners now too sick to work

One in 10 were too sick to work in two London boroughs in 2024, the Standard can reveal

Evening Standard

British charity worker injured in strike on UN facility in Gaza

The 51-year-old was among the five people injured in an explosion at a UN Office for Project Services (Unops) facility in Deir al-Balah.

Evening Standard

Downing Street welcomes Trump’s ceasefire deal progress after Zelensky call

The US president had suggested during the call that America takes ownership of Ukrainian power plants to ensure their security, the White House said.

Evening Standard

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British Man Sparks Outrage After Refusing to Fight for UK Under Starmer—"I Won’t Die for a Corrupt Government!

The Independent UK

Zelensky says ‘lasting peace can be achieved this year’ after Trump call

It comes as Downing Street labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s resistance to accepting a ceasefire without conditions as ‘disappointing’.

The Guardian - UK

A defeated KemiKaze offers less opposition than Starmer’s own MPs

All the fight seems to have gone out of the opposition leader, but mood on Labour’s backbenches is frosty over benefit cuts

The Guardian - UK

Group of Labour MPs seeking to steer young men away from ‘toxic influencers’

Exclusive: new group of predominantly male MPs urge party to speak to men directly to tackle toxic masculinity

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The Independent UK

Swinney: Sarwar’s words count for nothing amid ‘return to austerity’ with cuts

Scotland’s First Minister said Labour is ‘punishing the most vulnerable in our society’.

Evening Standard

UK says Putin’s ceasefire refusal ‘disappointing’ as diplomatic talks continue

Air strikes have continued as the Kremlin resists accepting a 30-day truce backed by Washington and Ukraine.

The Conversation

Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic

After weeks of speculation, Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary, has unveiled her plans to reform welfare and cut the country’s ballooning benefits bill. The proposals include:

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel’s resumed bombardment of Gaza

More than 400 people have been killed in a new wave of air strikes on the Palestinian territory by Israel, which shattered the fragile ceasefire.

Evening Standard

One in 12 of UK workforce could be economically inactive from sickness by 2030

The projections were published by the Department for Work and Pensions as part of the Keep Britain Working independent review.

Evening Standard

New freeze on income tax thresholds in 'emergency Budget' not ruled out by Keir Starmer

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch challenged the PM on tax ahead of next week’s Spring Statement

Evening Standard

Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax

In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.

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