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Starmer faces Labour MPs as cabinet ministers back PM after call for him to resign – UK politics live

Prime minister addresses parliamentary Labour party amid Mandelson scandal falloutScottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to stand downTim Allan said he was standing down to allow Keir Starmer the opportunity to build a new team.In a statement, he said:I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built.I wish the PM and his team every success. Continue reading...

Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to speak ‘unfiltered truth’ about Epstein if Trump grants clemency, lawyer says – live

Lawyer for Epstein associate says Trump and Clinton are ‘innocent of any wrongdoing’ and Maxwell ‘alone’ can explain why, in exchange for freedomGhislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is set to attend a virtual deposition for the House oversight committee at 10am ET today.This is part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the handling of Epstein’s case, Continue reading...

Australia politics live: police under fire for handling of Sydney protests; chief says speakers ‘incited’ crowd

Fallout begins after violent scenes in Sydney. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW police handling of peaceful protests in Sydney last night against the visit by Israel’s president will be under the spotlight this morning.We have a full report, including claims by NSW Labor backbencher Anthony D’Adam that he saw police punching and throwing someone to the ground. Continue reading...

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US Congress seeks answers, Maxwell invokes Fifth amid Epstein case tensions

Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions on alleged co-conspirators in case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Queensland government to introduce new gun control laws criticised as ‘weakest in Australia’

Under proposed changes in response to Bondi terror attack, only Australian citizens will be able to obtain a gun licence, with no cap on number of weaponsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland will be left with “the weakest guns laws in Australia”, according to gun control advocates, after the premier rejected putting new restrictions on the number or type of firearms that people can own.On Monday, David Crisafulli and the police minister, Dan Purdie, announced what they called the second part of a three-part policy response to the Bondi shootings. Continue reading...

Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the doorThe most senior civil servant in Downing Street is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shakeup of Keir Starmer’s operation after one of the most dramatic 48 hours of the prime minister’s time in office, sources have told the Guardian.Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is understood to be negotiating the terms of his departure from No 10, which would make him the third senior member of staff to leave in recent days. Continue reading...

Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting

Judges, including Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, praise Georgina Duncan’s play as the kind ‘producers dream of and audiences yearn to watch’A work that explores what happens when trauma is left to fester, set in Troubles-era Belfast, has been named the winner of the Women’s prize for playwriting 2025.Judges praised what they described as unflinching and moving writing in Sapling by Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire. Continue reading...

Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.