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Labour must avoid ‘naive’ lurch to right after Reform success, Haigh warns Exclusive: former transport minister criticises party’s direction and calls on Starmer to focus on issues like taxation and welfare reform

In Louise Haigh’s first interview since being effectively sacked as transport sec, she tells me Starmer must avoid a “simplistic and naive” response by lurching to the right after Reform UK’s success in the locals… 👇🏾

Very pleased she spoke with me

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MPs tell No 10: frontbenchers could quit over disability benefits plan Labour MPs suggest backlash means PM cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments

NEW - No10 told there could be ministerial and other resignations over the welfare cuts as MPs pressure government to drop any PIP freeze. Comes after cabinet ministers voiced their own fears earlier this week.

Huge pressure coming from PLP.

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Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation

🚨 @newscientist.com SCOOP: I've exclusively obtained Peter Kyle's interactions with ChatGPT using FOI laws - in what I believe may be a world-first transparency release. The chatbot said "Lack of Government or Institutional Support" slowed UK AI adoption www.newscientist.com/article/2472...

MP calls for inquiry into labelling of black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’ Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70s

Labour MP Kim Johnson calls for a public inquiry into historic scandal which saw black children incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” & sent to schools for physically & mentally disabled pupils

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‘There is no moral case’: Labour divided over prospect of benefit cuts Some feel the party is moving away from the working class, but others argue ministers must show new Labour voters the system can work

Ever since ministers began to put the “moral case” for cutting spending on UK benefits, emotions have been running high among Labour MPs.

The argument – that Labour is “the party of work” – has left some furious, & others angry at those who are furious.

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EXCL: Keir Starmer faces biggest rebellion yet over welfare cuts with dozens of angry Labour MPs threatening to vote against freezing disability benefits.

Many concerned that Rachel Reeves could go further than former Tory chancellor George Osborne who, despite deep benefit cuts, kept PIP rising.

Parents of under-fives may be exempted from UK’s two-child benefit limit Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely

EXC: Ministers discussing a range of options for changing (but not removing) the 2-child-benefit cap.

Exempting parents of under-5s, exempting parents in work, higher child benefit payments, all in play.

Story with @alethaadu.bsky.social

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Starmer planning big cuts to UK aid budget to boost defence spending, say sources Exclusive: PM expected to confirm boost in military spending to at least 2.5% of GDP by 2030

EXCL: Keir Starmer planning drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a boost to defence spending, the Guardian has been told www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK-EU youth mobility scheme key to better EU relations, says top diplomat Germany’s ambassador to UK suggests Starmer will have to agree concessions in order to secure economic benefits

UK-EU youth mobility scheme key to better EU relations, says top diplomat

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