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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

I love the nanny state, but let’s leave outdoor smokers to puff away in peace

There are plenty of laws against the habit, but the ban-it-harder brigade don’t know when to stop

The Guardian - UK

Ignore ‘vicious’ social media criticism, Blair tells Starmer

Former UK prime minister praises Labour leader’s handling of riots and advises him not to put off the ‘hard decisions’

The Guardian - UK

‘We are in danger of being the doom and gloom government’: can Starmer’s hardline strategy actually work?

The PM’s grim rose-garden message hasn’t impressed voters and some MPs fear ‘tough decisions’ show a lack of empathy – and no promise they’ll pay off

The Guardian - UK

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Why are Starmer and Reeves so determined to bring Britain down?

Since Labour’s victory the new PM and chancellor have hardly stopped warning us that cuts are on the way. It’s no way to turn a country around

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair: ‘I would have stayed if I could, is the truth’

Ahead of the publication of his book about leadership, the former PM talks about relinquishing power, why he’s not fazed about a second Trump term and being an AI evangelist

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the autumn budget: Labour must break this cycle of sluggish growth

There are tough decisions to be made, but living standards must improve if the economy is to be rescued

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown era offers hope that Labour can get train times back on track

Figures show how rail punctuality has been in decline since last Labour PM, with Sunak’s tenure a recent low

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Stephen Flynn blasts 'hard to find' Anas Sarwar in SNP conference speech

STEPHEN Flynn labelled Anas Sarwar “less hard man, and more hard man to find” during his speech to SNP conference.

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn pokes fun at Keir Starmer with 'toolmaker' joke in conference speech

STEPHEN Flynn took aim with a wee joke at Keir Starmer’s expense during his speech at this year’s SNP conference...

The National (Scotland)

Can new towns give Keir Starmer the answer to Britain’s housing crisis?

It’s a huge challenge, as shown in Ebbsfleet, where one such new town was launched by George Osborne in 2015, but now only has 3,000 or so of the 12,500 promised homes

The Guardian - UK

From football matches to Taylor Swift tickets, Starmer’s penchant for perks is a disconcerting trait

A willingness to accept the generosity of the rich can influence politicians in a way we don’t need, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Audit launched by watchdog into Labour civil service hires amid 'cronyism' row

LABOUR hires to the senior civil service will be probed, the Whitehall appointments watchdog has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Will Labour resist the ‘killer tactics’ of industry’s enemies of public health?

A new report lays down a challenge to Keir Starmer to take on vested interests of food, drink and tobacco companies

The Guardian - UK

Starmer under pressure as support mounts for anti-Brexit youth travel scheme

A petition backing the introduction of a scheme which would mostly reinstate free movement between the UK and EU for under-30s has hit 50,000 signatures

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The Guardian - UK

Watchdog launches review after UK civil service ‘cronyism’ row

Announcement follows questions over exceptional appointments of Labour donor and former thinktank staffer

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s doom-and-gloom messaging on the economy risks backfiring

Some in the party worry that constant reference to the financial ‘black hole’ left by the Tories could dent consumer and business confidence

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer should review killing of Geronimo the alpaca, says farmer

Animal was put down in 2021 after what breeder Helen Macdonald claims was flawed testing for bovine TB

The Guardian - UK

Rayner the raver: deputy PM spotted behind decks at Ibiza club

Video footage shows Angela Rayner dancing to remix of Somebody That I Used to Know

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The Guardian - UK

The lady’s not for returning – but where has No 10’s Thatcher portrait gone?

Painting that hung in former PM’s study since 2009 no longer there – but aides are tightlipped as to whereabouts

The Guardian - UK

Flirty chats, juicy gossip, bracing night air – think what we’d miss if Starmer banned smoking areas

Even though I rarely light up now, these casual gatherings are still my happy place, says writer Daisy Jones

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Thatcher portrait row is the silly season story we all deserve

It is the nutrition-free, Friday-afternoon-in-peak-silly-season news story we deserve. A portrait of Margaret Thatcher will remain on display in 10 Downing Street, despite reports that Keir Starmer had asked for it to be moved because he found it "unsettling".

The Guardian - UK

Prison population hits record high in England and Wales

Jail sentences handed to participants in recent riots thought to have exacerbated overcrowding

The Conversation

Starmer is the police commissioner in his Gotham City vision of British decline – but we want Batman

Batman is the hero of Gotham City. He’s the one locals turn to when they need saving. He’s the name on everyone’s lips. But the reality is that Gotham City crime is also kept under control by the police commissioner – a character who uses the law to bring justice.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kamala Harris gets through her CNN interview by playing to Keir Starmer's election rules

Boring is good if you’re trying not to scare off voters

The Guardian - UK

The Iron Lady consigned to the ironing cupboard? Keir Starmer did pledge to do things differently

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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