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Australia
Allies’ briefing blunder exposes Labour leader to ridicule
With plans to defend their boss, Starmer allies have repeated the mistake Kevin Rudd’s office made in June 2010 when…
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UK
Starmer aide McSweeney ‘toast’ after botched briefing ends in ‘epic own goal’
Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on…
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UK
Briefing war spotlights relationships between three of Labour’s most senior figures | Labour
According to Gordon Brown’s onetime enforcer, one way to eliminate someone who challenges leadership is to push them over the…
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UK
Friday briefing: Six lessons from three years of bringing you this newsletter | UK news
After an unholy number of good mornings – 468, to be precise – it’s time to say goodbye. I’m moving…
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UK
Thursday briefing: Inside Labour’s ambitious rethink of the national curriculum | National curriculum
Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inbox for First Edition – though you…
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UK
Wednesday briefing: Improbable victory for city’s first Muslim mayor offers new playbook for fight against Trump | Zohran Mamdani
Good morning. A few hours ago, Zohran Mamdani was declared the winner of the New York City mayoral election with…
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UK
Thursday briefing: While the ceasefire holds, Gaza continues to starve | Gaza
Good morning. In the end, the ruling was both simple and obvious: Israel is the occupying power in Gaza, the…
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UK
Monday briefing: ‘New levels of misery’ for Ukraine’s soldiers as diplomatic wrangling drags on | Ukraine
Good morning. It looked, for a moment, as if Donald Trump had finally taken a clear side in the war…
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UK
Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain | Climate crisis
Good morning. For years, whenever I read about parts of Britain being wrecked by flooding, it always felt like something…
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Australia
PM says briefing on super tax plan was nothing unusual
Anthony Albanese has played down revelations that his office has requested a Treasury briefing on upcoming legislation to increase taxes…
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