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- NewsThe Guardian
Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions
Exclusive: plans revealed in new leaked dossier sent to unions ahead of crunch meeting with Keir Starmer
- NewsThe Telegraph
Lord Kinnock leads backlash against Starmer over Tory defection
Sir Keir Starmer faced a backlash from the Left wing of his party after welcoming defecting Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to the Labour benches.
- NewsThe Independent
1 in 24 New Yorkers is a millionaire as world’s wealthiest cities ranked
New York is also home to 60 billionaires, placing it just behind the San Francisco Bay Area for most billionaires
- NewsThe Guardian
Scottish first minister John Swinney appoints Kate Forbes as deputy
Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’
- NewsThe Independent
Labour defends welcoming rightwing Tory MP Natalie Elphicke into party – UK politics live
Dover MP hit out at ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’ as she defected to Labour moments before PMQs
- BusinessThe Telegraph
Every household should be forced to have a smart meter, says British Gas boss
The chief executive of British Gas has said every household should be forced to have a smart energy meter to help hit net zero targets, despite widespread resistance to the devices.
- NewsThe Independent
Children who do not qualify for free school meals are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’ MPs told
At least 900,000 children living in poverty in England are missing out on Free School Meals due to the threshold set by government
- BusinessThe Independent
Interest rates- live: Bank of England under pressure to cut rates as mortgage costs rise
Announcement due on Thursday as economists expect interest rate to remain at 5.25 per cent
- BusinessThe Guardian
Budget sneak-peek predicts higher wages and tax breaks – but no increase for Australians on jobseeker
Government dampens hopes for an increase to jobseeker, despite pressure from economists, social justice groups and equality advocates
- LifestyleThe Independent
Hearty Indian recipes that don’t require hundreds of ingredients
Flavours of the subcontinent come together in this month’s cheap eats column