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Elderly British couple detained by Taliban for months arrive in UK

Barbie and Peter Reynolds were freed on Friday and landed in the UK on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their health

The Guardian - UK

British couple held by Taliban are ‘literally dying’ in prison former fellow captive warns

Peter, 80, and Barbie Reynolds, 76, remain in prison after being arrested by the Taliban in February

The Independent UK

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Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’

Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.

Evening Standard

Reeves accepts impact of taxes on growth as she orders Cabinet to tighten belts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to reassure business chiefs that she would seek spending restraint rather than growth-busting taxes.

Evening Standard

New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week

Former science secretary promoted in reshuffle to continue UK efforts to revitalise trade relationship with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

‘Same faces, different positions’: Will Starmer’s reshuffle change anything?

NEWS ANALYSIS: With just one new face around the cabinet table and a massive job swap for most of the rest, political editor David Maddox questions whether Keir Starmer has done enough to reverse his government’s dire fortunes

The Independent UK

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Cabinet reshuffle: All the new appointments in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team

The Prime Minister has carried out a root and branch reshuffle of the Cabinet.

The Independent UK

UK metals firms threaten to sue government over tariffs on steel imports from Asia

Companies send letter to business secretary complaining new rules were imposed with 24 hours’ notice

The Guardian - UK

Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Evening Standard

Labour thinktank offers sponsorship packages to meet and influence ‘key policymakers’

Prospectus lists opportunities for businesses to meet MPs and ministers and ‘shape the discussion’, says report

The Guardian - UK

Hostage families: Releases will play ‘no part’ in UK plan to recognise Palestine

Members of four British families met with Foreign Office officials on Thursday night seeking clarification over the plans.

Evening Standard

UK government has ‘got the balance right’ on tax, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor responds to calls for wealth tax on millionaire households

The Guardian - UK

Minister reopens door to wealth tax days after cabinet colleague calls it ‘daft’

Dame Diana Johnson suggested the government was considering a wealth tax despite the business secretary ruling it out days earlier

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Starmer: Small business owners should not have to put homes on the line

New measures including better access to loans and cracking down on late payments are intended to boost small businesses.

The Guardian - UK

Labour says firms will be penalised for late payments to suppliers

Government drive to support small business will include startup loans for 69,000 companies worth £4bn

Evening Standard

Starmer shares UK-led Gaza peace plans with Trump

The Prime Minister started work on a plan with France and Germany over the weekend.

The Independent UK

British public ‘revolted’ by Gaza crisis, Starmer says: ‘It’s a catastrophe’

Starmer is expected to ask Trump to apply pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza

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British public ‘revolted’ by Gaza crisis, PM says as Cabinet meeting planned

The Prime Minister described the situation in Gaza as an ‘absolute catastrophe’.

The National (Scotland)

More than 250 MPs call on Keir Starmer to recognise state of Palestine

MORE than 250 MPs have now called on Keir Starmer and David Lammy to recognise Palestine as a state.

International Business Times

Starmer To Press Trump On Gaza, Trade In Scotland Talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will press Donald Trump on ending "the unspeakable suffering" in Gaza, and also talk trade, when they meet Monday at the US president's golf resort in Scotland, Downing Street said.

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister squirms after grilling on recognising Palestinian state

A Labour minister dodged questions on when the UK will recognise a Palestinian state as the Government comes under increasing pressure to follow…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends investment in wind turbines after Trump wrongly claims it is ‘most expensive form of energy’ – as it happened

UK PM meets US president at his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, where they discuss energy, Gaza and trade

Evening Standard

‘More to do’ on US steel tariffs than Trump and PM can resolve, minister signals

The Prime Minister will attempt to hammer out a deal on steel, and press for action on Gaza when he meets the US president in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Business Secretary dismisses idea of ‘magic wealth tax’ as ‘daft’

Wales’s First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan has called for a wealth tax.

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