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John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86

Former trade union activist, who had Alzheimer’s, died peacefully at care home, says family

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘Prescott Punch’ came to define him as Labour’s firebrand – and a total necessity for Blair

Obituary: The charismatic former deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Party stalwart kept New Labour in touch with traditional supporters

John Prescott was a formidable campaigner who took his party’s message on the road to its heartlands at a time of change for the movement.

The Independent UK

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John Prescott: The political bruiser who helped build New Labour

The ex-deputy prime minister was a key figure in Tony Blair’s modernisation project – only to later distance himself from his legacy.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – November 13

Here are the biggest stories leading Wednesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown-backed charity expanding to help more families with cost of living

A new Multibank is to open in Middlesbrough.

The Independent UK

Immigration: How British Politics Failed review – every one of these politicians is unbearable

From Nigel Farage to Suella Braverman and Tony Blair, the bloviating talking heads in this documentary give a good sense of how immigration policy became polluted by racism

The Guardian - UK

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King leads nation’s tribute to war dead as Kate watches ceremony from balcony

The Queen was missing from the ceremony in Whitehall, London, through illness.

The Independent UK

King lays wreath at Cenotaph as nation falls silent in remembrance

The Princess of Wales watched on from a balcony over Whitehall.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Rachel Reeves's £40bn of tax rises sets up the dividing line for the next election

Ask two Blairites when the New Labour project died, and you might get three different answers. The first is June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister. The second is May 2008, when the party ran a class-based (and unsuccessful) campaign at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. While…

Evening Standard

From tax cuts to breaking the economy: five UK budgets that made a difference

As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her measures, we look at how five of her predecessors broke the mould

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer appoints former Tony Blair aide as new No 10 political director

Keir Starmer has appointed a former aide to Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as his new political director ...

The National (Scotland)

Starmer appoints Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party.

The Independent UK

Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as new No 10 political director

Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party

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Keir Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as his political director

Claire Reynolds, the director of Labour Women’s Network, will take on task of liaison between No 10, party and MPs

Evening Standard

Budget 2024: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves big bang tax, borrow and spend gamble risks backfiring

Commentary: If Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ big bet Budget pays off a second term awaits, if it doesn’t everything will be to play for at the next general election

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Queen Elizabeth used bagpipes to stop her corgis barking

A new book on the late royal reveals Queen Elizabeth used bagpipes to stop her beloved corgis barking.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to turn on spending taps with Budget boost for infrastructure and clean energy

The chancellor is planning to change the government’s fiscal rules to free up billions of pounds of borrowing, which she will promise to spend laying ‘the foundations of future growth’

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Reeves ‘WhatsApps’ Hunt and is in contact ‘regularly’ with Blair and Brown

The Chancellor added that she would love to be able to call up the late Alistair Darling – the last Labour chancellor to deliver a Budget.

The Guardian - UK

Labour gave us Sure Start to tackle child poverty. Now it should hike tax to keep it

The Tories put British children’s prospects of escaping a poor background into reverse. This is Labour’s chance to fix that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Marie Claire

Queen Elizabeth Had Only One Sure-Fire Way to Get Her Corgis to "Shut Up"

It was totally on-brand.

The Guardian - UK

Lord Leitch obituary

Businessman and Labour politician who chaired the National Employment Panel and produced his key report in 2006

The Conversation

Why the Labour government has run aground so quickly – and what it needs to do to get back on course

Many prime ministers at some point find themselves in a situation where nothing they do seems to go right. It happened to Jim Callaghan in the late 1970s, to Gordon Brown in the 2000s and to every Conservative prime minister since 2019.

The Guardian - UK

Former foreign policy adviser to three UK PMs appointed as UN aid chief

Tom Fletcher becomes sixth Briton in a row to take up post despite calls for it to be subject to open competition

The Guardian - UK

Today, our hearts are breaking for the children of Gaza. Tomorrow, we must give them peace

The damage that ongoing fighting will cause to young minds is incalculable. A peace plan that prioritises their needs is vital, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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