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BIZARRE: 14 - What They Never Told You

The inside story of how Starmer seized back control of Labour – but with a risk

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the long summer recess approached, the PM dramatically suspended four Labour MPs to reassert his authority. Political editor David Maddox looks at how events unfolded and what it means through the eyes of those involved

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff highest paid special adviser

Morgan McSweeney is paid between £155,000 and £159,999, according to data released by the Cabinet Office.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is Government's highest paid special adviser, figures show

Morgan McSweeney is paid between £155,000 and £159,999, according to data released by the Cabinet Office

Evening Standard

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How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

The Independent UK

Voices: Could Nigel Farage do worse as prime minister? You better believe it

COMMENT: We ought to take Reform seriously as a possible party of government – and Nigel Farage as a possible PM – so let’s give his ideas the scrutiny they deserve, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things around

The Guardian - UK

John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future – from welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback

ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a Corbyn-Sultana breakaway party, and what it all means for Keir Starmer’s grip on government

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Who’s really to blame for Labour’s troubles – Rachel Reeves or the invisible PM?

The Treasury focuses on numbers when what’s needed is vision. The party and the country are crying out for leadership, but it’s nowhere to be seen, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Welfare reform bill fiasco re-empowers parliament

Letters: Michael Meadowcroft says a failure to forge a constructive alliance with backbenchers was at the core of the welfare bill debacle. Plus letters from Michael Bartlet , Shareen Campbell, Derrick Cameron, Geoff Reid and Valerie Mainwood

The Guardian - UK

After a year studying Starmer, I can tell you that he is at once a very kind man and a ruthless one

Those around the Labour leader operate with the knowledge that everyone is expendable and no one is safe, says journalist and author Anushka Asthana

The Guardian - UK

How Starmer went from defiant to defeated as he scrambled to get his bill over the line

NEWS ANALYSIS: The debacle over the welfare reforms has stripped Keir Starmer of his authority and left his government damaged. David Maddox tracks how the prime minister lost control

The Independent UK

With a £5bn hole to fill, the true battle on Keir Starmer’s hands is only just beginning

Sir Keir Starmer’s capitulation on welfare cuts has dented his authority and raised questions about his judgment

The Independent UK

‘Too arrogant to listen’: how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs

MPs describe receiving veiled deselection threats as No 10 sought to quash revolt before finally backing down

The Guardian - UK

Voices: I thought I knew what Keir Starmer believed – now, it’s anyone’s guess

COMMENT: It was unwise of the prime minister to say he ‘deeply regrets’ the ‘island of strangers’ phrase, writes John Rentoul – but even more so to admit that he doesn’t always properly read his own speeches before delivering them

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Voices: Starmer’s welfare humiliation is a turning point for his government

COMMENT: The prime minister had no choice but to give in to Labour rebels on disability benefits – but this rebellion has been handled particularly badly, says John Rentoul, who doubts the current PM will see out this parliament

The Guardian - UK

Starmer aide Morgan McSweeney under fire after Labour welfare rebellion

Backbenchers feel PM’s chief of staff missed strength of feeling over cuts – and there are deeper tensions at play

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer's welfare vote nightmare hides a bigger problem: Britain just can't go on like this

One of the perils of being a PM is all the foreign junkets … the Nato meetings, the G7 get-togethers, the one-to-ones with Donald Trump. It’s part of the job of course, but it can present the incumbent with some awful dilemmas: which would you rather…attend a glamorous summit about…

The Independent UK

Voices: Don’t blame Morgan McSweeney – this welfare mess is Keir Starmer’s fault

COMMENT: The prime minister will survive the rebellion over benefits cuts, because he will cave in to his MPs’ demands on welfare – but from here on, things will only get worse for him, says John Rentoul

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Morgan McSweeney: Is welfare backlash the beginning of the end for Starmer’s right-hand man?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour prime minister’s chief of staff under fire over crisis around plans to limit disability and sickness-related benefits, writes Kate Devlin

The National (Scotland)

'Isn't it telling?': John Swinney rips into Anas Sarwar on benefit cuts

JOHN Swinney has ripped into Anas Sarwar's continued support for UK benefit cuts that more than 120 Labour MPs have now opposed.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer confirms No 10 is offering concessions to Labour welfare rebels

PM says conversations over changes to bill will ‘continue in coming days’ with more than 120 MPs poised to rebel

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to quell revolt to speed through welfare reforms

The Government’s plans to restrict access to some disability benefits have been publicly opposed by 126 Labour MPs.

The Independent UK

Why defeat on unpopular welfare reforms could prove to be the end of Starmer

NEWS ANALYSIS: After less than a year as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion on a crucial policy which could leave him severely weakened or even force him out, warns David Maddox

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer accidentally admits his first year has been a failure

COMMENT: The prime minister said his party’s biggest mistake is that ‘we haven’t always told our story as well as we should’ – an attempt to minimise a problem that is fundamental, argues John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Relief for Starmer in Hamilton, but Reform has arrived as a force in Scotland

NEWS ANALYSIS: A Scottish Labour win in the Hamilton by-election has handed the prime minister a much needed boost, but the result reveals that Reform is a growing threat in parts of the UK Nigel Farage has never appealed to before, writes David Maddox

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