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<p>Keir Starmer continues to enjoy an apparent honeymoon with the voters, a new poll has suggested</p>
John Rentoul

Is Keir Starmer’s election honeymoon over already?

Three years ago no one thought he could win – now his critics say it won’t last, writes John Rentoul

The Independent View

The Democrats must present the American people with a viable candidate

<p>19-year-old Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata was cut from her country’s Olympic team </p>
Emma Henderson

Cutting an athlete from the Olympics for smoking is a ban too far

<p>Gone are the days when buying and selling second-hand was a faff, or something reserved for the particularly idiosyncratic dressers</p>
Olivia Petter

Say no to fast fashion – why even our MPs are buying vintage

<p>Hogan ended his speech by tearing his shirt off, only to reveal a second Trump/Vance 2024 shirt underneath </p>
Ryan Coogan

Of course Hulk Hogan’s backing Trump – wrestling and politics are exactly the same

<p>Donald Trump and members of the Trump family celebrate after the former president officially accepts the Republican presidential nomination</p>
jon sopel

Trump’s message isn’t one of unity, no matter what he says

<p>Passengers at Madrid’s Barajas airport were among those stranded by the global IT outage</p>
Chris Blackhurst

The global IT outage has revealed an uncomfortable truth

<p>Will museums around the world soon empty completely?</p>
Emily Sheffield

No, the British Museum shouldn’t become a ‘lending library’

<p>Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Friday </p>
Mary Dejevsky

Starmer’s words will be welcomed in Kyiv – but Zelensky needs action more than ever

<p>President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19</p>
Sean O’Grady

If Joe Biden won’t pass the torch now, then when?

<p>Maya Jama and Stormzy have split-up – reportedly because she doesn’t want a baby yet</p>
charlotte cripps

Like Maya Jama, I didn’t want to be pushed into motherhood

<p>Hereditary peers are about to be kicked out of the House of Lords</p>
Alan Rusbridger

The Lords know who among them are dishonourable grifters

<p>Keir Starmer led the fourth annual meeting of the European Political Community, attended by 46 other prime ministers, chancellors and presidents</p>
The Independent View

Starmer has made a good start of wiping up the toxic residue of Brexit

<p>This week I did not attend the Ambani Hindu wedding [unlike Tony and Cherie Blair] / So studded with diamonds, emeralds and pearls of such size</p>
FRIEDA HUGHES

This is how I imagine the Ambani wedding really went...

<p>Sir Keir Starmer announced an £84m foreign aid package to help tackle irregular migration ‘at source’</p>
Letters

Starmer’s approach to the EU is a much-needed change of pace

<p>On current form, home secretary Yvette Cooper looks set to struggle to meet Labour’s commitment to ‘stop the boats’ and ‘smash the gangs’ </p>
John Rentoul

So who will be forced out of Starmer’s cabinet first?

<p>‘I’ve just realised that I’m the only person in the office who wears a tie, and I’m furious about it’ </p>
Ryan Coogan

Why am I the only one wearing a tie in my office?

The speaker of the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has demanded MPs dress more formally for work. After realising he’s the only person at work who actually wears a tie, Ryan Coogan argues that it isn’t just our elected officials who should be held to a higher standard...

<p>SNP leader John Swinney challenged Labour to tell voters: ‘Where is the change?’ </p>
Andrew Grice

Scotland’s love-in with Labour could be a brief encounter

<p>‘Seen at close quarters through the lens of exhausted and angry staff, this is frightening’ </p>
nazir afzal

The UK’s largest healthcare regulator is putting us all at risk

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<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves</p>
The Independent View

On public sector pay, a little compromise goes a long way

The Independent View

On public sector pay, a little compromise goes a long way

Editorial
<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves</p>
<p>The popularity of Taylor Swift’s recent Eras tour helped keep inflation at 2 per cent</p>
Voices

Taylor Swift kept up inflation – but the economy can just shake it off

<p>US president Joe Biden in his rock-star fineries </p>
Voices

Rock stars keep going into their 80s – so why not Joe Biden?

<p>Brothers in arms: Keir Starmer greets Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street on Friday </p>
Voices

Starmer is good at diplomatic speed dating – but hard work lies ahead

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy PM and housing secretary Angela Rayner visit a construction project in London</p>
Business Comment

What the industry thinks of Starmer’s housing plans (it isn’t pretty)

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy PM and housing secretary Angela Rayner visit a construction project in London</p>
Business Comment

What the industry thinks of Starmer’s housing plans (it isn’t pretty)

<p>Joe Biden’s fitness for office, on the basis of his achievements in his first term as president, appears justified</p>
Letters

I’m older than Biden, I know that age doesn’t stop you doing your job

<p>The pound has hit a one-year high against the dollar – making fly-drives to Florida much more affordable for Brits</p>
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With a rising pound, when should you buy your summer holiday money?

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<p>250,000 died as a result of our being unprepared for Covid</p>
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We’ve wasted millions on nuclear deterrents – but ignored the threat

<p>Brits can’t afford to be anchored in the past when our future is at stake</p>
Voices

Encouraging noises, Keir – but what are you going to do about Brexit?

<p>Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee</p>
Voices

Boris posing thumbs-up with Trump is proof of his utter irrelevance

<p>‘Zara McDermott didn’t make any formal complaint about her treatment. But I don’t blame her’ </p>
Voices

Strictly Come Dancing isn’t the problem – men are

<p>Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and leader of the opposition Rishi Sunak walking through the members’ lobby ahead of the King’s Speech</p>
Voices

In his King’s Speech response, Sunak laid three bear traps for Starmer

The Independent View

Generation Z will benefit most from Labour’s return to government

<p>‘Zara McDermott didn’t make any formal complaint about her treatment. But I don’t blame her’ </p>
Voices

Strictly Come Dancing isn’t the problem – men are

<p>Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and leader of the opposition Rishi Sunak walking through the members’ lobby ahead of the King’s Speech</p>
Voices

In his King’s Speech response, Sunak laid three bear traps for Starmer

The Independent View

Generation Z will benefit most from Labour’s return to government

<p>The housing crisis is not just a problem of planning, it also arises from the harsh economics of profit</p>
Letters

Starmer needs to realise the real problem with the housing crisis

Letters

Starmer needs to realise the real problem with the housing crisis

Letters
<p>The housing crisis is not just a problem of planning, it also arises from the harsh economics of profit</p>
<p>Musk’s preoccupation with transgender issues is well documented</p>
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The real reason Elon Musk is moving SpaceX out of ‘woke’ California

<p>It is odd that this government can promise to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP and yet can’t commit to scrapping the indefensible two-child limit</p>
Voices

There is a hole in the heart of the King’s Speech

<p>When asked to make a birthday wish at a recent show, Tenacious D guitarist Kyle Gass said ‘don’t miss Trump next time’ </p>
Voices

I’m a comedian – Tenacious D’s Trump gag shouldn’t get them cancelled

<p>Donald Trump is escorted to a motorcade following the attempted assassination (Gene J. Puskar/AP)</p>
Voices

I know what the ‘suspicious’ woman at the Trump shooting was up to

<p>Donald Trump is escorted to a motorcade following the attempted assassination (Gene J. Puskar/AP)</p>
Voices

I know what the ‘suspicious’ woman at the Trump shooting was up to

<p>West Virginia governor Jim Justice holds his English bulldog Babydog </p>
Voices

Babydog Justice appears on RNC schedule, in surprise twist

<p>Vice-presidential pick JD Vance at the Republican convention </p>
The Independent View

In his immoral absolutism, JD Vance outflanks even Donald Trump

<p>President Zelensky at a summit with the then President Trump in 2019</p>
Voices

Trump’s latest move could prove to be a devastating blow for Ukraine

<p>The King will deliver the first Labour speech from the throne since November 2009 on Wednesday</p>
Voices

This mammoth King’s Speech could make or break the Starmer government

<p>‘Scenes from the three works that have most characterised the atmosphere in the City down the years – <em>Liar’s Poker, Wall Street</em> and <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em> – were unerringly accurate’</p>
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Barclays has introduced extraordinary measures to help those with ADHD

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Yes, you could live on the moon. But don’t go into the tunnels...

<p>Former home secretary Suella Braverman is expected to be preparing a Tory leadership bid</p>
Letters

The Tories need centrists, not those seeking power for power’s sake

<p>JD Vance has categorised the UK as the ‘first Islamist country with nuclear weapons’</p>
Voices

Trump’s VP pick JD Vance has insulted the UK with his racist ignorance

<p>Vance is one of three men currently in the running to become Trump’s veep pick </p>
US

JD Vance has become Trump’s VP – America has never felt more dangerous

<p>Donald Trump, with his ear bandaged after the recent assassination attempt, stands with his vice-presidential pick JD Vance</p>
Voices

Trump and Vance will leave the ‘special relationship’ in tatters

<p>In a rare public intervention, Donald Trump’s wife, former first lady Melania Trump, said ‘the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered’</p>
The Independent View

A golden opportunity to make America united again

The Independent View

A golden opportunity to make America united again

Editorial
<p>In a rare public intervention, Donald Trump’s wife, former first lady Melania Trump, said ‘the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered’</p>
<p>‘The Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish can’t help but be reminded that they are unrecognised components of the nation’ </p>
Letters

Britain should only field one team at the next Euros tournament

<p>The AR-15 assault weapon – used to shoot Trump on Saturday – on display at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas in May </p>
Voices

Put down its weapons? Gun violence is as American as apple pie

<p>Gareth Southgate consoles Marc Guehi after the England football team is beaten in the Euro 2024 finals </p>
Voices

‘More Gareth Southgate, less Michael Gove’ is a good motto for Britain

<p>Gareth Southgate consoles Marc Guehi after England’s defeat in the Euro 2024 final</p>
Voices

Why are England so bad at winning?

<p>Gareth Southgate consoles Marc Guehi after England’s defeat in the Euro 2024 final</p>
Voices

Why are England so bad at winning?

<p>Why do you need that kind of grand-scale validation for your relationship?</p>
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If someone proposed to me like this my answer would be an instant ‘no’

<p>‘Each row has been more bitter than its predecessor and today’s arguments are fuelled in part by rival ambitions – for example, those of extreme right-wingers like Suella Braverman and Priti Patel,’ writes Lord Patten </p>
Voices

Chris Patten: My six-point plan to drag the Tories back from the abyss

<p>Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May on ‘The Grand Tour’</p>
Voices

I’m no fan of Clarkson, May and Hammond, but I’m sad to see them go

<p>One attendee at the rally died in the shooting, and two more were critically injured</p>
The Independent View

Now it’s up to Trump to ensure that cooler heads prevail

<p>The US must step back from the brink, before tensions boil over</p>
Letters

In politics, as in life, violence is never the solution

<p>When asked why students were leaving school without key financial skills, teachers said other subjects took priority</p>
Voices

Children are leaving school without learning a crucial lesson

<p>Nobody, regardless of their views on Donald Trump’s career as a politician, should harbour thoughts of ‘if only’ </p>
Voices

The attempt on Trump proves the ballot must come before the bullet

<p>Wish you weren’t here: Newquay at the height of summer</p>
Voices

Overtourism is ruining Cornwall – but we’re powerless against ‘emmets’

<p>Pubs served up to 90 per cent more pints than usual during England matches </p>
Voices

Can the Euros save our struggling hospitality industry?

<p>Donald Trump was left bloodied after the shooting</p>
Voices

Bloodied and defiant: This image of Trump will redefine the election

<p>Can Gareth Southgate bring the Lions to tournament victory? </p>
Voices

British stiff upper lip? We’ve never been so emotional

Voices

British stiff upper lip? We’ve never been so emotional

Mark Honigsbaum
<p>Can Gareth Southgate bring the Lions to tournament victory? </p>
<p>England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates the semi-final win against the Netherlands</p>
The Independent View

Southgate represents the best of British leadership

<p>It’s hard for a dad to admit he’s finding things difficult</p>
Voices

My partner sleeping in the garden has made our relationship stronger

<p>It sounds as if at last we have in Lisa Nandy a politician who really understands the BBC’s importance </p>
Letters

Can Labour breathe new life into our stagnant cultural institutions?

<p>Take note, Wes: trans people, their friends, and their allies are watching</p>
Voices

Puberty blockers review allows Labour to rise above the ‘culture wars’

<p>Take note, Wes: trans people, their friends, and their allies are watching</p>
Voices

Puberty blockers review allows Labour to rise above the ‘culture wars’

<p>Reeves, the new chancellor, is selling a story of a reckless Tory government</p>
Voices

How Rachel Reeves is borrowing from George Osborne’s playbook

<p>John Healey, the defence secretary, joined Keir Starmer on this week’s visit to Washington (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
Voices

Can the new defence secretary be trusted not to waste his extra cash?

<p>The two men have a lot in common </p>
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There’s one crucial thing that unites the PM and Gareth Southgate

<p>Fans at BoxPark Wembley watch the semi-final against the Netherlands</p>
Business Comment

Could a Euros triumph boost our economy? If only it were that simple

The Independent View

America cannot go on like this – Joe Biden must stand down

<p>Joe Biden corrects himself at the Nato summit after accidentally introducing Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘President Putin’ </p>
Voices

Stumbling Joe Biden is no longer just America’s problem

<p>Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell says he may seek to amend the King’s Speech in order to scrap the two-child benefit cap, which is opposed by many Labour MPs</p>
Voices

Starmer has been in power for a week and the infighting has begun

<p>Time to quit? President Biden has dismissed calls for him to stand aside, but doubts remain about whether he is up to the task </p>
Letters

Joe Biden needs to step aside and put his country first

<p>...the smell of the semi-final that hung in the air / From Dortmund, Germany, had me watching TV / For the last ten minutes of the game and an England win</p>
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Help! I know nothing about football (but I’m Euro-curious)

<p>Andrea Skinner wrote an essay in which she detailed the child sexual abuse she suffered, ignored by her mother – Alice Munro </p>
Voices

Can we ever separate ‘art’ from the ‘monster’ who made it?

<p>Lisa Nandy says ‘the hard work begins today’ after culture secretary appointment</p>
Voices

Lisa Nandy knows the BBC needs to change – and has the smarts to do it

Voices

Lisa Nandy knows the BBC needs to change – and has the smarts to do it

Alan Rusbridger
<p>Lisa Nandy says ‘the hard work begins today’ after culture secretary appointment</p>
<p>In his first press conference for eight months, Biden confused his running-mate, Kamala Harris, with his mortal enemy, Donald Trump</p>
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At Biden’s press conference, trouble began when the teleprompter ended

<p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands as they stand on a White House balcony with first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff during an Independence Day celebration</p>
US politics

Should Biden step down after press conference gaffes?

<p>Sir Ed Davey previously said he does not ‘share any values’ with Nigel Farage (BBC/PA)</p>
UK Politics

Readers have their say on reforming Britain’s electoral system

<p>To build a new prison costs some £600,000 per cell, according to former justice minister Alex Chalk</p>
The Independent View

We must rethink which criminals we incarcerate

<p>To build a new prison costs some £600,000 per cell, according to former justice minister Alex Chalk</p>
The Independent View

We must rethink which criminals we incarcerate

<p>Is Kemi Badenoch ready to run an ill-disciplined Conservative Party? </p>
Letters

Tories should be learning from their failure, not falling into anarchy

<p>Gareth Southgate celebrates after England’s semi-final win</p>
Voices

We should all be ashamed of the way we treated Gareth Southgate

<p>Culture secretary Lisa Nandy went to Parrs Wood High School, along with other notable Labour figures </p>
Voices

Move over, Eton – my old comp is the frontbenchers’ school of choice

<p>The new justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has been warned that space in Britain’s jail is so low, it will run out in less than three weeks’ time (Danny Lawson/PA)</p>
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Releasing prisoners won’t play well, but what other choice is there?

<p>This was the first official sitdown meeting between Keir Starmer and Joe Biden </p>
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Joe Biden meeting Starmer at the White House was difficult to watch

<p>The United Nations has predicted that the world population will now reach 10 billion by 2063</p>
Voices

Happy World Population Day… but you don’t need to breed for Britain

<p>Jacob Rees-Mogg with his wife, Helena de Chair, and three of their six children, Thomas, Mary and Peter</p>
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Meet the Rees-Moggs on reality TV? Don’t mind if I do…

<p>Having given birth, I am not just physically different – heavier, rounder – I have changed emotionally and mentally </p>
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Why did my GP ask me if I’d lost my baby weight?

<p>The United Nations has predicted that the world population will now reach 10 billion by 2063</p>
Voices

Happy World Population Day… but you don’t need to breed for Britain

<p>Jacob Rees-Mogg with his wife, Helena de Chair, and three of their six children, Thomas, Mary and Peter</p>
Voices

Meet the Rees-Moggs on reality TV? Don’t mind if I do…

<p>Having given birth, I am not just physically different – heavier, rounder – I have changed emotionally and mentally </p>
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Why did my GP ask me if I’d lost my baby weight?

<p>If the prime minister is serious about resetting the relationship between Westminster and the devolved nations, he must first set a level playing field</p>
Letters

This is how Starmer fixes ‘the Scotland problem’

<p>Governor Ron DeSantis has passed a slew of legislation intended to pander to the far right </p>
Voices

DeSantis thinks he can keep Satanists out of schools. He can’t

<p>The company’s founder James Dyson was a prominent Brexiteer </p>
Voices

Why Labour should view the Dyson lay-offs as a warning shot

<p>Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson during a campaign visit to a Nuneaton primary school last month </p>
The Independent View

Labour must scrap the two-child benefit cap to relieve child poverty

<p>Kemi Badenoch used the first meeting of the shadow cabinet to chastise Rishi Sunak for the disastrous election campaign </p>
Voices

Kemi Badenoch would be a dangerous choice as Tory leader

<p>A still from the Simpsons episode ‘Homerpalooza’ </p>
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The Cypress Hill/Simpsons collab is a sad attempt to relive the 1990s

<p>Following his talks, Keir Starmer will inevitably be asked by the media how Joe Biden was and whether the 81-year-old is fit to serve another four years as president</p>
Voices

Joe Biden’s competence is the ghost at the feast at the Nato summit

<p>Diners in Barcelona under attack from water pistols during the city’s latest demonstration against overtourism </p>
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Water pistols won’t keep tourists at bay – but this just might…

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