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After Angela Rayner’s exit from government, what’s the future for employment rights in the UK?

After the resignation of Angela Rayner, the UK government faces an urgent question: what will happen to its flagship employment rights bill? The former deputy prime minister was an important champion of the bill – and businesses have seized an opportunity to call for it to be diluted. At the…

The Conversation

Ex-M16 chief slams Starmer’s ‘appalling judgement’ over Mandelson US ambassador appointment

Allies of the Labour grandee said he admitted in his vetting interview for the diplomat job that he continued his relationship with the paedophile for many years

Evening Standard

Downing Street says Starmer still has ‘confidence in his top team’ after Rayner and Mandelson departures – as it happened

Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’

The Guardian - UK

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Government ‘absolutely committed’ to homes pledge, new Housing Secretary says

Steve Reed took over Angela Rayner’s brief in Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.

Evening Standard

Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell to seek union backing in Labour deputy race

The Education Secretary and former Commons leader are going head-to-head in the contest to succeed Angela Rayner.

The Independent UK

Labour deputy leader race: Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell battle for union endorsements

Two candidates remain in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy party leader

Evening Standard

No coronation for Phillipson as she faces challenge from ex-minister in race to become deputy Labour leader

The prospect of a contested election threatens to overshadow Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool at the end of September, with some seeing it as a referendum on the prime minister’s leadership

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Spotlight falls on Starmer’s political judgment after Mandelson sacking

Decision to end support for US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein links comes just before Donald Trump state visit

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell go head-to-head for Labour deputy leadership

The pair will vye to succeed Angela Rayner, who quit after a row over her tax affairs, after being the only two two candidates to make it to next round

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage urged to explain how his partner funded £885k Clacton home

The Reform leader faces accusations of hypocrisy after he criticised Angela Rayner for avoiding paying stamp duty

The Independent UK

Eight in 10 Britons think politicians should publish how much tax they pay

Public overwhelmingly support greater transparency from MPs over their tax affairs, survey finds

The Independent UK

Mandelson scandal raises fresh doubt about Starmer’s political judgment

Messy exit of ambassador to US was entirely predictable, leaving many to ask why PM failed to see it coming

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson’s sacking has left one big question – and it has nothing to do with Epstein

NEWS ANALYSIS: Lord Mandelson is part of a long list of key appointees that Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to sack for predictable problems, which poses big questions about his judgment, as David Maddox explains

The Independent UK

‘Pure evil’: Residents resist eviction as iconic Thamesmead estate faces demolition

The 1960s Lesnes Estate — made famous by A Clockwork Orange — is set to be demolished and replaced with 1,950 new homes, but dozens of residents are refusing to leave

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Thursday news quiz: resignations, recriminations and a mysterious doorbell menace

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Independent UK

Voices: With Mandy-gate, has Keir Starmer finally run out of luck?

COMMENT: Just when the prime minister hoped his fortunes might at last be turning, his now former ambassador to Washington is embarrassed to the point of sacking by new details about his friendship with his paedophile ‘best pal’ – and days before a crucial state visit by Donald Trump, writes…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan offers £200,000 salary to lure 'Oxford Street tsar' to accelerate pedestrianisation plans

Mayor hopes traffic-free street will help West End to rival New York, Paris and Barcelona

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell set to face off in Labour deputy leader contest

The education secretary is first to get the 80 MP signatures needed for her nomination, but sacked former Commons leader Lucy Powell is just three short with 24 hours before the final deadline

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Mandelson the self-styled fixer-in-chief gives hopeless Kemi a helping hand

The Tory leader usually misses the open goals, but after the US ambassador’s creepy letter to Epstein she went in for the kill

The Independent UK

McGovern quits Labour deputy leader race to back frontrunner Phillipson

Her withdrawal leaves five candidates competing to succeed Angela Rayner, who resigned last week amid a row over her tax affairs.

The Independent UK

Voices: Starmer’s Mandelson nightmare gives Badenoch her first good PMQs

COMMENT: Keir Starmer was on the defensive over Peter Mandelson and the Conservative leader drove home her advantage, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson despite ‘best pal’ Epstein revelations

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: ‘Your friends stay with you and love you’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer should beware: in this volatile age, no majority and no leader is secure for long

Labour’s massive election victory already feels long ago. The PM needs to build a new electoral alliance – and quickly, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

Unleashed City can lead the UK's escape from low growth despair

Gilt yields are higher than they were under Liz Truss’s regime.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Bridget Phillipson? Net Worth, Husband And Why Is She Leading The List For Next Deputy Leader?

Bridget Phillipson, Education Secretary and frontrunner for Labour's deputy leader, highlights her working-class roots, family life, and focus on unity and renewal.

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