Day: July 3, 2025
Keir Starmer says Downing Street should have engaged more with Labour MPs and repeats support for Rachel Reeves
Keir Starmer has admitted No 10 “didn’t get the process right” in handling the government’s controversial welfare bill this week and says he shoulders the blame.
Looking to repair some of the damage done by Labour’s 11th hour climbdown on the central plank of its welfare changes, Starmer said the government would reflect on its mistakes.
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Dry and sunny Friday forecast gives residents and SES volunteers chance to assess damage after vigorous coastal low wreaks havoc on east coast
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After days of torrential rain and damaging winds, a break in the wild weather has provided a much-needed reprieve for residents of New South Wales.
A “vigorous coastal low” wreaked havoc on Australia’s east coast this week, drenching catchments, leaving thousands without power, causing flight cancellations and fuelling dangerous ocean swells with waves as high as 13 metres.
