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Independent
15/06/2025 05:50:14 PM
Starmer’s rebuke to Trump as he prepares for Canada trade talks
Keir Starmer bows to pressure for inquiry into grooming gang scandal
Why Starmer must stand up to Trump at crucial G7 summit
Fears assisted dying bill could be defeated as MPs say ‘tide turning’
Leaders share healthcare and efficiency hopes for AI at British-Irish Council
‘Tax the rich first’ say readers as Reeves faces fiscal squeeze
Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid
Ministers on ‘resignation watch’ over benefit cuts, Harman reveals
Adverts for assisted dying to be debated by MPs
Badenoch to call for end to energy windfall tax and oil licence ban
Tax hikes will come if economy shrinks any further, IFS warns Reeves
Reynolds mocks Farage’s coal mines plan as an ‘absolute parody’
What changes with the Gibraltar ‘fluid border’ deal?
Family doctors could run hospitals in NHS shake-up, says Wes Streeting
Ben Wallace accuses Labour of ‘conning’ public over defence spending
MPs urged to block assisted dying bill over anorexia ‘loophole’
Blow for Rachel Reeves after UK economy shrinks by more than expected
Football fans aren’t the only ones using expletives about Starmer
Reeves came out fighting — but there are big problems down the line
Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises
UK agrees ‘fluid’ Gibraltar-Spain border with EU post-Brexit
Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises
UK agrees ‘fluid’ Gibraltar-Spain border with EU post-Brexit
New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty
Reeves pledges to end use of asylum hotels by 2029
How the spending review will affect you
Has Rachel Reeves got the balance right in her first spending review?
United Nations experts call for Starmer’s Chagos deal to be suspended
Why did Starmer and Reeves U-turn on winter fuel payments?
What is the spending review? Everything Rachel Reeves could announce
This is just the start of Labour’s civil war
Reeves ‘needs to make £5bn cuts’ after spending review
Farage in crisis as Tories raise double Reform in political donations
Every US state protesting against ICE and Trump's immigration crackdown
Trump protests: Everything we know so far about the ‘No Kings’ protests happening during the military parade
"I know I'm a woman": Congresswoman calls out treasury secretary for talking over her
How would a Tory spending review look? Under Badenoch, nobody knows
China banned from investing in Sizewell C, Ed Miliband vows
David Bull, the doctor and TV presenter unveiled as Reform UK chair
Lords’ objections to Data Bill over copyright threatens its existence – minister
Why Nato has raised the voices of doom to a scream
Why did Starmer and Reeves U-turn on winter fuel payments?
Investments in UK tech sector will create hundreds of jobs, says Government
New Sizewell C nuclear plant backed with £14.2bn government investment
Why is Kemi Badenoch engaging in a new culture war on the burka?
MPs call for benefit cuts to be scrapped after winter fuel U-turn
Reeves’ winter fuel U-turn shows Labour is running scared of Farage
9 million pensioners to receive winter fuel payment again after U-turn
Britons ‘better learn Russian without major defence boost’, Nato boss
One million students to receive AI training in new skills drive
BBC Politics
15/06/2025 05:50:09 PM
PM announces national inquiry into grooming gangs Sir Keir Starmer said he had accepted the recommendations of an audit into the nature and scale of the abuse.
UK sending more RAF jets to Middle East Attribution
Paternity leave: How much time off work do new dads get across Europe? Attribution
UK's careful diplomacy faces test ahead of G7 meeting Attribution
Starmer heads to Canada for talks on security and trade Attribution
MPs bar doctors from raising assisted dying with children Attribution
Starmer urges Netanyahu to use diplomacy in Iran Attribution
Row over Labour minister's small boat comments Attribution
Corbyn and McDonnell to face no action after rally Attribution
Minister to soften impact of planned disability benefit cuts Attribution
Badenoch calls for end to oil and gas windfall tax Attribution
Ex-Tory MP among 15 in court to face betting charges Posted
Chris Mason: Reeves and Starmer can't escape sluggish economy Attribution
Key points at a glance from the Spending Review Posted
Seven ways the Spending Review will affect you Attribution
Faisal Islam: This is not a quick fix, but that's the point Attribution
Spending Review: Where key money is being spent... in 99 seconds. Video, 00:01:39Spending Review: Where key money is being spent... in 99 seconds Attribution
03:21UK sending more RAF jets to Middle East, published at 03:21UK sending more RAF jets to Middle East Attribution
00:14Unionist Irish language fears can be addressed - former Welsh first minister, published at 00:14Unionist Irish language fears can be addressed - former Welsh first minister Attribution
21:55 14 June'I do press ups every day so I can care for my son', published at 21:55 14 June'I do press ups every day so I can care for my son' Attribution
20:25 14 JunePM announces national inquiry into grooming gangs, published at 20:25 14 JunePM announces national inquiry into grooming gangs Attribution
14:57 14 JuneFirst Pride parade since 'politician ban' takes place, published at 14:57 14 JuneFirst Pride parade since 'politician ban' takes place Attribution
Northern Ireland Politics
10:28 14 JuneUK's careful diplomacy faces test ahead of G7 meeting, published at 10:28 14 JuneUK's careful diplomacy faces test ahead of G7 meeting Attribution
09:51 14 JuneNo 20mph roads to revert to 30mph, council says, published at 09:51 14 JuneNo 20mph roads to revert to 30mph, council says Attribution
07:21 14 JuneWales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity, published at 07:21 14 JuneWales is UK worst for surgical abortions, says charity Attribution
06:34 14 JuneGone to the dogs? A look at greyhound racing's future, published at 06:34 14 JuneGone to the dogs? A look at greyhound racing's future Attribution
04:00 14 JuneStarmer heads to Canada for talks on security and trade, published at 04:00 14 JuneStarmer heads to Canada for talks on security and trade Attribution
19:04 13 JuneStarmer urges Netanyahu to use diplomacy in Iran, published at 19:04 13 JuneStarmer urges Netanyahu to use diplomacy in Iran Attribution
18:39 13 JuneRow over Labour minister's small boat comments, published at 18:39 13 JuneRow over Labour minister's small boat comments Attribution
18:08 13 JuneCorbyn and McDonnell to face no action after rally, published at 18:08 13 JuneCorbyn and McDonnell to face no action after rally Attribution
17:55 13 JuneMPs debate how much say Senedd should have on assisted dying, published at 17:55 13 JuneMPs debate how much say Senedd should have on assisted dying Attribution
16:53 13 JuneMPs bar doctors from raising assisted dying with children, published at 16:53 13 JuneMPs bar doctors from raising assisted dying with children Attribution
15:57 13 JuneI gave Welsh government what it wanted, says chancellor, published at 15:57 13 JuneI gave Welsh government what it wanted, says chancellor Attribution
14:31 13 JuneMinister to soften impact of planned disability benefit cuts, published at 14:31 13 JuneMinister to soften impact of planned disability benefit cuts Attribution
13:56 13 JuneEx-trade union leader George Wright dies aged 89, published at 13:56 13 JuneEx-trade union leader George Wright dies aged 89 Attribution
13:21 13 JuneBadenoch calls for end to oil and gas windfall tax, published at 13:21 13 JuneBadenoch calls for end to oil and gas windfall tax Attribution
12:41 13 JuneCouncil staff expected to work three days at office, published at 12:41 13 JuneCouncil staff expected to work three days at office Attribution
Beds, Herts & Bucks
12:39 13 JuneCouple lose legal challenge of winter fuel payment cuts, published at 12:39 13 JuneCouple lose legal challenge of winter fuel payment cuts Attribution
11:45 13 JuneSchools to create single-sex toilets after gender row, published at 11:45 13 JuneSchools to create single-sex toilets after gender row Attribution
10:47 13 JuneNew abattoir plan reviewed after current site shuts, published at 10:47 13 JuneNew abattoir plan reviewed after current site shuts Attribution
09:28 13 JuneVaccine against gonorrhoea to roll out in Scotland, published at 09:28 13 JuneVaccine against gonorrhoea to roll out in Scotland Attribution
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The Spectator
15/06/2025 05:50:15 PM
Starmer agrees to grooming gangs inquiry
Iranian rockets will not dim Israel’s resolve
Netanyahu wants to topple the Iranian regime
Lunches, kidnappings and coups: my Frederick Forsyth connection
Has deporting illegals become illegal?
The post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is going down badly in Spain
The danger of Stella Creasy’s abortion amendment
The deadly curse of influencers
The British right is embracing direct action
Phillipson visits zero private schools in 11 months
Is Israel ready for a long war with Iran?
Paul Johnson: The spending review was ‘incomprehensible’
David Beckham deserves his knighthood
Can Starmer be trusted not to give away the Falkland Islands?
The impossible politics of ‘ancestral remains’
Russian forces break into yet another Ukrainian region
Tim Farron, the last of the old-school liberals
Westminster must fall
Four bets for Royal Ascot next week
Is Israel ready for a long war with Iran?
Starmer agrees to grooming gangs inquiry
Rachel Reeves, the Iron Chancer
How good was Brian Wilson?
Has deporting illegals become illegal?
It’s no surprise that Prevent has gone to the dogs
The deadly curse of influencers From Spectator Life
The lure of St James’s 
Lunches, kidnappings and coups: my Frederick Forsyth connection From Spectator Life
Four bets for Royal Ascot next week From Spectator Life
When did we become so boring? From Spectator Life
Why OnlyFans has young British women in its grip The porn star Bonnie Blue offers a straightforward explanation for her decision to join OnlyFans. She was in her early twenties, married to her teenage sweetheart, pursuing a career in recruitment and living in Derbyshire, the county of her birth. As she told an interviewer last year: I used to work an office job, nine
A lament for the lads’ mags
OnlyFans is giving the taxman what he wants
How to game the social housing system
The depressing rise of ‘direct cremations’
The Renaissance master who rescued polyphonic music
How do you exhibit living deities?
Ingenious: the Globe’s Romeo & Juliet reviewed
Why disaffected actors often make excellent playwrights
The charm of Robbie Williams
Summer opera festivals have gone Wagner mad
Darkly comic samurai spaghetti western: Tornado reviewed



New Statesman

15/06/2025 05:50:14 PM
Netanyahu’s gamble
The Israeli prime minister’s strike on Iran was audacious but also risky, militarily and politically.
The savagery of Alexander McQueen
Do our politicians understand the supreme court’s gender ruling?
Geoff Dyer’s English journey
Israel vs Iran is a new headache for Keir Starmer
The genius of Brian Wilson
Greta Thunberg knows what she’s doing
Netanyahu realises his lifelong dream
Liz Truss is haunting Mel Stride
Blind support for Israel has muzzled Bari Weiss’s Free Press
What Keir Starmer can’t say
The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words? By Tom McTague
Bruce Springsteen faces the end of America
Laughing at the populist right is not a political strategy
A new era for the New Statesman
Talking to strangers enriches our lives in countless ways
The ghost of Muriel Spark
1. Do our politicians understand the supreme court’s gender ruling?
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
2. Netanyahu’s gamble
3. The savagery of Alexander McQueen
5. English literature’s last stand
Rachel Reeves tries to banish George Osborne’s ghost
The Chancellor delivered a traditionally Labourist statement as she denounced austerity.
Inside the SNP civil war
Reform needs Zia Yusuf
James Cleverly’s shadow Tory leadership bid heats up
Laughing at the populist right is not a political strategy
Labour is losing Wales
The Tories must do more than apologise for Liz Truss
Los Angeles, Donald Trump and the moronic inferno
With Elon Musk exiled from government, the president is free to enact the wildest fever dreams of the American public.
How Putin will respond to “Russia’s Pearl Harbour”
The dark reality behind Trump’s embrace of white South Africans
The EU-UK reset exposes the limits of a “geopolitical Europe”
Trump has tired of Netanyahu
Can Putin afford peace?
Jeremy Hunt: Reform’s mission is to destroy the Tories
Britain is trapped in a new build nightmare
Does Andy Burnham want to be prime minister?
Why is Trump shilling crypto?
The Leopard and the ruins of history
The thwarted Marxist of Balliol
Theodore Roosevelt, the Tories’ new philosopher-king
The prophet of the new right
David Rieff foretells the fate of woke
The left after Trump
The Biden cover-up
The extent of the president’s decline was concealed by his desperate team. The reality was even worse than it seemed. By Freddie Hayward
Misogyny in the metaverse
Mark Twain and the limits of biography
Mission: Impossible 8 – the return of the sexless show-off
The birth trauma taboo
Edward St Aubyn’s comedy of horrors
The potter of porcelain mania
Exclusive: the state pension is being siphoned off abroad
Donald Trump’s gamble with your pension
The downfall of King Dollar
How the OBR became the Department for Austerity
A drinker’s guide to offshore London
Can Labour save Scunthorpe?
Parity of esteem has never been delivered
Gordon Brown: We need a national system of crisis support
We have entered the Age of Electricity
Why is Birmingham leading Britain’s child poverty spiral?
Alison McGovern: “Child poverty isn’t inevitable”
Ian Byrne: “Hunger is a political choice”
What Keir Starmer can’t say
Gaza diary: Amid the rubble
A new era for the New Statesman
What if we stopped managing poverty and started ending it?
An old Rioja, a simple Claret,and a Burgundy far too nice to put in risotto
Can the government’s AI Action Plan drive innovation and growth in the UK?
Inside the hidden homeless crisis