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London Labour sees over a dozen defections as support for Keir Starmer’s party in the capital plunges

There have been string of defections and defeats for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in the capital as support for Labour slumps in London

Evening Standard

Starmer will attend Cop30 climate summit in Brazil, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the move was part of efforts to restore the UK as ‘a global leader for climate action and green growth’.

Evening Standard

China spy case: Key questions answered after collapse blamed on Government

The trial was due to start this month, but charges against a former parliamentary researcher and another man were dropped in September.

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Farage to hit back at Starmer for calling immigration policy racist

Nigel Farage will hit back after Sir Keir Starmer’s speech, saying his comments have put Reform UK’s candidates and activists at risk.

Evening Standard

Starmer: ‘Choose my decency over Farage’s division’

The prime minister will rally the Labour Party with a call to fight back against Nigel Farage’s Reform in a crucial conference speech in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Five things Keir Starmer must do at the Labour conference after devastating poll

NEWS ANALYSIS: With Andy Burnham and left-wing Labour rebels threatening to oust him on one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool as a man under siege, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Trump urges Starmer to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea to cut energy bills

US President Donald Trump encouraged the Prime Minister to exploit the ‘great asset’ of the North Sea.

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UK fires warning shot to Putin and says Poland airspace breach has ‘united’ Nato

John Healey said British forces could be used to bolster Polish air power after ‘extremely reckless’ move by Russia

The Independent UK

UK condemns ‘unprecedented violation’ after Poland shoots down Russian drones

Defence Secretary John Healey said the move took Russia’s aggression to ‘a new level of hostility’.

Evening Standard

Labour deputy leadership race: Who is in the running to replace Angela Rayner?

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner

The Independent UK

Who is running in the race to become Labour’s new deputy leader?

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner.

Evening Standard

Starmer now one of the West’s most unpopular leaders – even ranking lower than Trump

Keir Starmer is more unpopular than most Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, as a new poll shows the prime minister’s approval rating hitting a record low

The Independent UK

Union leaders warn of ‘massive backlash’ if Starmer axes Rayner’s workers’ rights charter

Union delegates fear the cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and warn Starmer the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

The Independent UK

Sweeping changes were needed for Labour to be serious about a fresh start

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Moving so many ministers after such a short time may not seem ideal, but the end result is a team better matched to the challenges ahead

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Rising star Darren Jones named chief secretary to PM in Downing Street shake-up

Mr Jones will be based at No 10 and ‘directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities’.

The Independent UK

Starmer replacing top civil servant in No 10

Nin Pandit, Sir Keir’s principal private secretary, is set to leave the role.

The Independent UK

Welsh Labour politician found dead at home, inquest opening hears

Hefin Wyn David, 47, was found dead at his home in Caerphilly.

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Reform voters think Corbyn is more intelligent, hardworking and honest than Starmer, new poll shows

The brutal polling comes despite Sir Keir’s attempts to drag his party to the right to see off the threat from Nigel Farage

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Starmer to set out plan for peace in Middle East as he convenes urgent cabinet meeting on Gaza

The prime minister is expected to use Tuesday’s meeting to present his plan for a ‘lasting peace’ in the Middle East

Evening Standard

Starmer to hold emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza to set out pathway to peace

The Prime Minister calls senior ministers in during the summer recess for the meeting on Gaza

The Independent UK

It’s time to show us that things are going to get better, prime minister

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Despite a tumultuous and, at times, disappointing first year in office, Keir Starmer remains the best person for the job, streets ahead of any alternative leader who might theoretically replace him. But now he needs to rewire his relationship with the British people

Evening Standard

Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s

The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.

The Independent UK

Morgan McSweeney: Is welfare backlash the beginning of the end for Starmer’s right-hand man?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits, writes Kate Devlin

The Independent UK

Starmer in crisis talks over changes to welfare bill as he attempts to stave off MPs’ rebellion

The prime minister admitted that MPs want to see welfare reform ‘implemented with Labour values of fairness’

Evening Standard

'Six wasted months': Keir Starmer under fire over grooming gangs inquiry U-turn

Kemi Badenoch says the Prime Minister had to be ‘led by the nose to make the correct decision’

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