In today’s newsletter: A former Met superintendent on what a change in response following the 2024 UK riots may mean for police, the media and communities themselves
Good morning. It was supposed to be a day of joy. Half a million people packed out the square mile to catch a glimpse of the Liverpool team that won the Premier League. Among the fans were families and children. Then a car ploughed into the crowd – turning a day of smiles and revelry into one of shock and horror.
At least 65 people, including children, were injured on Monday, with 27 people taken to hospital. Local authorities said four people were left “very ill”. Keir Starmer said the scenes were appalling, while the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, called the incident “shocking and horrendous”.
UK politics | The Treasury is in a standoff with ministers over proposed cuts to public services, with key departments yet to agree their budgets. The news comes as the International Monetary Fund suggested the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, could give herself more flexibility to hit her fiscal rules.
Gaza | Israeli troops opened fire near thousands of hungry Palestinians as a logistics group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre on its second day of operations. The chaos fanned fears that the group’s inexperience would render it unable to handle the operation.
Reform UK | Nigel Farage has been accused of leaving a multibillion-pound black hole in his party’s spending plans with a series of expensive policy pledges to be paid for by cutting nonexistent items. Farage promised up to £80bn worth of new spending including scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Canada | King Charles has said Canadians can “give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away” in a rare appearance in the country’s parliament. Charles’s speech, written by the Canadian prime minister’s office, served as a rebuke of Donald Trump.
Entertainment | After an extensive search, the actors set to play the new leads of the Harry Potter TV series have been found. Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton were chosed from tens of thousands of hopefuls.
