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NEW: Rachel Reeves confirms that adjustments to winter fuel payments will come in time for *this* winter. "We have listened to the concerns that people had about the level of the means test, and so we will be making changes to that, they will be in place so that pensioners are

Keir Starmer says these are “dark days” for Gaza. “Israel's recent action is appalling and in my view, counterproductive and intolerable, and we have strongly opposed the expansion of military operations and settler violence and the blocking of humanitarian aid.” PM says he’s

Keir Starmer suggests UK-US trade deal will finally be implemented in next fortnight - bringing US steel tariffs down to zero from 25%, while rest of world faces 50%. “Let’s come back to this in just a couple of weeks when we’ve implemented it,” he says. #PMQs

EXCL: An academic with apparent connections to the Chinese Communist party has forged links inside the UK parliament and met King Charles and Queen Camilla Eleni Courea & Amy Hawkins reveal theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

NEW: Tories finally repudiate Liz Truss saying they will “never again” risk the economy with unfunded tax cuts like those her mini-budget. Shadow chancellor Mel Stride says: “The damage to our credibility is not so easily undone.” Full story from Peter Walker

EXCL: Victims of rape and serious sexual assault who face their cases being dropped by Crown Prosecution Service will be given right to request review under government pilot Eleni Courea reveals theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Thursday’s The Guardian front page: Chaos fears over return of winter fuel payments theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

A nice moment in the Commons this morning as Commons leader Lucy Powell pays tribute to Richard Wheeler on his final day as Parliamentary Editor, after 12 years in the gallery for the Press Association. He'll be hugely missed.

A row has broken out in Reform UK after its newest MP called on PM to ban the burqa, with party chair Zia Yusuf saying it was a “dumb” question given that was not party policy Rowena Mason reports theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Worth re-reading this excellent profile of Zia Yusuf from Eleni Courea last year 👇 theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Liz. Truss. Hits. Back. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Entirely predictable it would come to this: Musk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalates theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

This is super interesting on threats to UK soft power around the world, with a funding crisis undermining key institutions which promote British influence. by ⁦Michael Savage⁩ & ⁦Kiran Stacey⁩ theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

He’s back, just two days after quitting Reform UK… theguardian.com/politics/2025/…