Voters want a Brexit U-turn, Starmer needs be bolder, says UK's top pollster Labour should end its 'strategy of silence' on Europe if it wants to revive its fortunes Sir John Curtice said

Britain's top pollster Sir John Curtice says Keir Starmer should be more aggressive about closer ties with Europe, as it's backed by 80% of Labour, Green and LD voters:
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Putin making hay while all eyes are on Iran:
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Royal Navy in 'doom loop' with too few ships working too hard The Iran war has exposed the shortcomings in Britain's naval fleet, experts say

Britain once ruled the waves - but 'parlous' state of the Royal Navy means there are gaps not seen for 200 years, experts suggest:
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King Charles set to warn Trump about Putin's threat to Europe The King is likely to try to talk the US President out of leaving the Nato alliance

Will Diplo King Charles be able to save Nato?
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Reform councils are failing to fix potholes – threatening Farage's bid to be PM How Reform’s local authorities perform will be a key factor at the General Election

Potholes may yet upend Nigel Farage's forward charge:
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The Royal Navy has six ships that can shoot down missiles - all are in UK waters Prime Minister insists he stands by his initial refusal to allow US military to use British bases

The UK has six state-of-the-art destroyers called Type 45s. They are designed to take out missiles, drones and fast jets and have a 200m radar (I went on one years ago). Of the six, six are in UK waters, five out of action. We might send the remaining one to Cyprus:
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Editors unite to demand Parliament takes action on SLAPPs | Oliver Duff I'm pleased to support fellow UK editors, lawyers and publishers with this letter to Keir Starmer. We call on the UK Government to legislate against this outrageous abuse of the legal system by peop...

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Starmer's Trump whispering act won't work with ruthless Xi Xi Jinping's world view was forged in hardship under Chairman Mao

Xi Jinping lived in a cave and was denounced as a schoolboy. Fascinating detail here:
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Labour in civil war over Burnham as Rayner backs his return as an MP Party thrown into turmoil even though Manchester Mayor has yet to say whether or not he will stand in vacant seat

Whatever you think about Starmer, he cannot get a break:
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Wes Streeting: My cancer diagnosis was fast - how I'll speed it up for everyone For too many people, it’s meant the difference between a second chance to live and a life cut short

Wes Streeting on trying to end the cancer post code lottery:
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Trump sparks fury by saying Nato soldiers avoided Afghan front lines A total of 457 UK personnel died in the Afghanistan war supporting the US-led invasion

457 UK personnel died in Afghanistan
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Trump to demand Greenland for Ukraine support, NATO officials fear President ruled out taking arctic island by force, but his demands have sparked a diplomatic frenzy

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'We look incompetent a***holes': Why Starmer is failing to reap Jenrick dividend With the Tories and Reform at war over the Newark MP's defection, Labour should be enjoying itself

You'd think Keir Starmer would benefit from the Tory/Reform Jenrick spat. Alas for him, no:

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'Ding dong the Traitor is dead': Inside the Tory civil war as Jenrick is sacked The Tory leader compiled her evidence, and then struck when Jenrick was least expecting it

Many Tories are glad to see the back of Robert Jenrick as Badenoch asserts her new-found authority:
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Filter water with pillowcase: Stark official advice in event of UK-wide power cuts Radio scripts that would be read out on Radio 2 and Radio 4 in the event of a national blackout have been published

What to do if the power gets knocked out for quite a long time:
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For context on Trump v BBC the largest ever judge-ordered defamation payout in the US (that I can find...) is $1.4bn awarded to Sandy Hook victims against a hoax theorist.
Largest out of court settlement is Fox news paying $787bn to Dominion Voting Systems over claims it helped rig the US election

Suspected spy staying in Dorset shepherd's hut reported to counter-terror police Local witnessed flying drone near military base where Ukraine's troops are trained

Quite astonishing:
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Reform's huge poll lead drops back as Tories gain ground after Budget Badenoch gains could be 'first shoots of recovery' for the Conservatives

Badenoch most popular leader this month - are Tories on the road to recovery?

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UK-EU weapons fund talks collapse in blow to Brexit reset and economy Deal would have bolstered UK defence industry

It's so easy to say you'll do something. The actual doing is much harder. This is a bit of a blow to Brexit reset, economy and European re-armament
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Cheaper UK university fees for EU students to clinch Brexit reset deal EU considers softening stance on fees and cap on 'youth experience' to get agreement over the line

Meanwhile, the Brexit-reset talks are heading for a Sunday deadline deal/brickwall:

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1.8m people to pay more income tax as overall burden hits all-time high State pensioners also face being dragged into taxation

We're all paying more tax
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Brexit, Trump, Truss or Reeves? Experts on who's to blame for stalling the economy The Chancellor is blaming Tory policy and the US President - but is she right?

Also this - sure we'll hear a lot about Brexit, Truss and Trump this afternoon:
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'Total s**t show': How Reeves has one hour to save the Labour Party Futures of both the Prime Minister and his Chancellor took a hit in a week of Westminster chaos

Good time to re-up this from last week:
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Starmer's 'right hand man' promises action on rent and cost of living Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, tells The i Paper making food, housing and energy more affordable is central to the government's child poverty plan

Wonder if there'll be anything on Local Housing Allowance in the budget:
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Boris Johnson's lack of leadership blamed for 23,000 Covid deaths A scathing report by inquiry chair Baroness Hallett also criticises the Department of Health, led by the current Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald and the then minister Matt Hancock

Covid report pretty damning on the "toxic and chaotic culture" in No 10: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

I expect this will prove controversial:
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What Starmer said to Streeting in awkward phone call (and what he avoided) The Prime Minister has apologised to his health secretary, but is keeping faith with his top aide

'Let's catch up soon. Keep up the good work!' What Keir said to Wes:
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'F**cking deranged': How No10's bid to squash Streeting for leader backfired A briefing against Wes Streeting has exposed a 'toxic culture' in No10

If nothing else, the Starmer Streeting kaffufle has exposed deep rifts in No10:
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Just thinking how it's gone for parties who change leaders:
Biden for Harris. Didn't work
Blair for Brown. Not great
Thatcher for Major. OK, but he was her choice
Cameron for May. Difficult
May for Johnson: Good start but...
Johnson for Truss. Less said the better
Truss for Sunak: Cause already lost