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Blair: Labour is playing with fire over UK’s future – and is too weak to rejoin EU

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister issues a scathing indictment of Starmer’s government – and warns that the UK cannot even discuss rejoining the EU until it regains its lost strength

The Independent UK

Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful

Intervention by former PM feels almost designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election

The Guardian - UK

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‘Labour lacks coherent plan’ says Sir Tony Blair in essay critical of Government

The former PM says Labour needs a ‘fundamental reset’ and claims it is ill-equipped to deal with the AI revolution and growth.

Evening Standard

UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health support

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal’s title win should be studied by politicians everywhere – and especially Keir Starmer. Here’s why

The sensational victory didn’t happen by accident, it took years of dedication and clever planning, something the PM – himself a fan – should note, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman

The Guardian - UK

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How the world looked when Arsenal last won the Premier League: Blair as PM, Eamon at No 1, £2 pints

Arsenal last won the league in 2004 when Arsene Wenger guided the side to an Invincible season

The Independent UK

At least 15m Britons not saving enough to retire, Pensions Commission says

Just 4% of self-employed workers are putting cash into pensions, with ‘large groups across the UK facing a severe cliff-edge’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s opponents are paving way for Labour’s destruction, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary dismisses Streeting’s call to overturn Brexit as ‘sixth form debate’ and says it will pave way for Farage

The Independent UK

Government-backed Pensions Commission calls for action on gender savings gap

Body says, on average, British women approaching retirement have half private pension savings of men – £81,000 versus £156,000

The Guardian - UK

From Blair to Burnham, jogging as political metaphor has just run and run

The mayor of Greater Manchester is the latest in a long line of politicians to try to show he’s on the right track … etc

The Guardian - UK

Forget the three-term project now: crisis-hit Labour needs a one-term mindset and priorities to match

History shows there have been more short-lived Labour governments than long-lasting ones. The party must secure a clear, progressive legacy, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting: A man with his eye on Downing Street

The former health secretary has made no secret of his ambitions to reach the top.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Wes Streeting profile: What would the Ilford North MP be like as Prime Minister?

Asked in 2018 who would be Prime Minister in a decade, the Ilford North MP answered: ‘It'll probably be me’

The Guardian - UK

Tony Worthington obituary

Labour MP who served as a Northern Ireland minister in the run-up to the Good Friday agreement and was active on behalf of asbestos victims

The Guardian - UK

Potholes – that’s what voters care about. But you wouldn’t know it from the local elections coverage

As I bounced dangerously around a Sussex road, I was reminded of the parlous state of our highways – and the serious neglect of local issues, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

Tom Watson, who had role in attempted coup against Tony Blair in 2006, said move would go down extremely badly with voters

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The Independent UK

This Week in History: General elections, a deadly cyclone, and a new King

Explore how major events between 4 and 10 May were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Don’t ‘doomscroll’ through leaders like the Tories did, minister warns Labour MPs amid plot to oust Starmer

Backbenchers seeking to oust Starmer after what is expected to be a disaster for the party in this week’s local elections

The Independent UK

Tony Blair urges European leaders to overhaul energy strategy amid global shocks

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The Independent UK

Cheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, says Tony Blair

The former PM says that decarbonisation is ‘essential’, but cannot be ‘pursued in isolation’

The Independent UK

Tony Blair think tank suggests replacement for ‘rigid’ state pension triple lock in major overhaul

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The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances

The Independent UK

Scrap ‘unaffordable’ state pension triple lock, urges Tony Blair

State pension was ‘built for a different era’ claims think tank

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