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Ed Miliband is said to have fallen out with Sir Keir Starmer in recent weeks |
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Matt Oliver Industry Editor |
Ed Miliband’s relationship with Sir Keir Starmer has hit the rocks in recent weeks after he bluntly told the Prime Minister that his time was up.
Now, their relationship looks further strained as the Energy Secretary leads a revolt against Downing Street’s attempts to impose fresh budget cuts.
In a whip-around aimed at raising money to plug a hole in the defence budget, the PM reportedly told departments to find capital spending savings of at least 1 per cent.
One government source blamed Rachel Reeves for causing last-minute “chaos” over the source of the funding, after the Chancellor ruled out borrowing to cover extra investment.
She then indicated taxes could rise to pay for defence, but The Telegraph now understands this has been ruled out as well.
Over the weekend, it was also briefed that Miliband’s spending on net zero schemes would face the heaviest cuts of all the departments to drum up extra cash.
However, Labour sources said Miliband and other Cabinet ministers had put up a staunch opposition to those demands.
Source: House of Commons Library |
It’s the latest sign of Starmer’s waning authority since Labour’s poor local election results last month, which triggered calls for him to make way for a more popular replacement.
Miliband has aligned himself closely to Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester Mayor and Starmer’s main rival, and is seen as a potential kingmaker in any forthcoming leadership contest.
Sources close to the Energy Secretary would not be drawn on the dispute. However, his resistance is undoubtedly a fresh headache for the Prime Minister during what is already a perilous political moment.
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Josh Kerr |
Sir Roger Bannister. Steve Ovett. Lord Sebastian Coe. Steve Cram. Four legends of British sport and absolute royalty in running.
I want to follow in their footsteps in London next month by breaking the world mile record and, over the next six weeks, I will take you inside my shot at history.
Kerr surging for the line in March this year as he reclaimed his world indoor 3,000m title |
With videos as well as columns, I will lay out everything about my preparation and the enormity of the challenge. I take a lot of my inspiration from Bannister and what he did in Oxford 72 years ago. What struck me when I recently watched it back was how the basics remain unchanged. The pacemakers Chris Brasher and Sir Christopher Chataway did a brilliant job and then it was ultimately down to Bannister himself on that last lap.
It’s like holding a full glass of water to begin with. No spills. Judge your effort. Then, when the moment comes, you let rip and just give everything.
Read the first instalment of Josh’s world-record diary here ➤ |
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Allister Heath The Left is becoming more extreme and the Right is falling victim to nihilism. Neither augurs well for the country’s future Continue reading ➤
Michael Deacon Politicians only have themselves to blame for the Belfast riots Continue reading ➤
Allison Pearson The football widows’ guide to the World Cup Continue reading ➤ |
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Police attempt to clear protesters near Newtownabbey in Belfast |
As the light faded in Belfast last night, burning cars lit up the city streets and masked rioters clashed with police near a migrant hotel, writes Cameron Henderson. It was the second night of violent disorder in Northern Ireland since a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly stabbed a disabled man. Meanwhile, people-smuggling gangs are offering illegal immigrants guaranteed passage to the UK via flights to Dublin, The Telegraph has revealed.
Today in Makerfield, Andy Burnham heads into the final week of by-election campaigning topping the polls and feeling chipper about his chances of winning the seat – and with it a clear run at No 10. However, as Nick Gutteridge, our Chief Political Correspondent, notes, the horrific attack in Belfast poes a last-minute challenge, propelling immigration to the top of the national agenda and potentially handing a late boost to Reform. Can the Greater Manchester Mayor see off a late onslaught from Nigel Farage, or will Labour’s record on border controls haunt his bid for power?
This analysis is available only to subscribers.
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Plus, go deeper with our full coverage:
• People smugglers ‘guarantee’ UK entry via Ireland ➤
• Rioters clash with police near Belfast migrant hotel ➤
• Telegraph View: A hard Irish border is not the answer ➤ |
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Cricket was supposed to disappear from the back pages this week as the football World Cup started, but instead, Ben Stokes’s antics in a Chelsea nightclub sparked a 72-hour crisis at the top of English cricket. This is the inside story of how bosses at Lord’s feared Stokes would give up the game and how they were forced to send an SOS to Joe Root. Continue reading ➤ |
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Foster has eschewed the typical resistance to ageing in Hollywood |
Whenever I mention I’m interviewing a celebrity, it invariably brings a flurry of contradictory opinions, writes Jessamy Calkin. Not so with Jodie Foster – there was nothing but praise and awe for the actress who’s been a star since she was 10. I was worried she wouldn’t live up to the esteem in which she is held, but she did, sharing how she’s avoided exploitation, stayed private and resisted Hollywood vanity. Continue reading ➤ |
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The British launch of Mehdi Hasan’s media startup Zeteo has sparked excitement in Left-wing circles, but no one is more excited than Zack Polanski, who described it as “brilliant”. With its unashamedly progressive, pro-Palestinian slant, Zeteo promises to shake up the “bull----” of the BBC and other mainstream media outlets. Will the Green Party be its real target market, though? Continue reading ➤ |
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Until recently, even the most advanced robot vacuums had a tendency to bump into chair legs and get stuck, wheels feebly pawing at the air. Now, with AI-powered mapping technology and smart features like integrated mops and self-emptying bins, they are a different proposition. Jessica Salter and Carly Page put models from the most popular brands to the test. Continue reading ➤ Here is another article I hope you’ll find helpful this morning:
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Oliver Brown Chief Sports Writer |
Until today, the 2026 World Cup has existed largely as the product of a crazed mind, so preposterous in scale and scope that you struggle to conceive how anybody would have the hubris to attempt it.
Except it is finally upon us, with Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium chosen to launch the richest, ritziest and most politically fiendish tournament in the history of sport, spanning three host nations, 104 games and over eight million square miles.
It will serve both as a monument to conspicuous consumption and a mirror to the complexities of Donald Trump’s America. But amid the larcenous ticket prices and rancid politics, I expect the sheer quality of the finest teams to provide a tonic to Fifa’s greed.
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Meanwhile, in lighter news, my colleague Thom Gibbs has ranked every World Cup kit.
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Thom Gibbs Senior Sports Writer |
The phrase “football is the most important of the unimportant things”, needs a revision. Football kits are the most important of the unimportant things.
I have been putting polyester in order for The Telegraph for 11 years, for every international tournament and Premier League season. By my estimate, that is 816 kits ranked. What a life.
I continue to enjoy the task thoroughly because of the feeling of promise that is reliably stirred by every new set. Many, of course, are terrible, and with 96 to assess, it was not a challenge to find new candidates for the football shirt hall of shame.
Finding six different synonyms for “ugly,” though? That takes finesse.
See Thom’s ranking here ➤
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The perfect pintEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
I know it’s early, dear readers, but let us talk about cider. You see, there’s been much discussion on the Letters page lately, prompted by John Sturgis’s account of his bibulous odyssey in quest of the perfect pint.
Some readers have offered recommendations, many of which could be summarised as: “Go to Somerset”.
David Heley, meanwhile, writing from Bristol, proposed a basic philosophy of cider: “There are three kinds: singing cider, fighting cider and sleeping cider.”
Heather Weaver was unconvinced: “David overlooks two important types that were present when I was a teenager in rural Devon in the 1980s: ladies’ cider and driving cider.”
This prompted Kim Thonger to recall – perhaps a tad hazily – the days when attitudes to boozing were... somewhat different from those of the present Government: “In the 1970s, the Railway Inn in Sandford would insist that, after two pints of scrumpy, if you were driving, you had to switch to lager.”
Philip Venner knew the pub, and the drink: “I too remember the Railway Inn. I lived nearby in the 1980s and could just about walk home after one or two pints of the scrumpy.
“However, I had to avoid Monday nights as I was an auctioneer at a livestock market the next day. The local farmers would not have been impressed.”
A model of abstemiousness. Perhaps my favourite story, though, came from Reg Ruck: “When I lived in Somerset 50 years ago, I used to buy cider by the gallon from a local farm. It was stored in huge wooden barrels in the barn. One barrel had ‘CTV’ chalked on it.
“The farmer explained: ‘If you watch a black-and-white TV and drink that at the same time, you’ll think you’ve got a colour TV.’ I stuck to the regular-strength scrumpy so cannot verify his claim.” Are you a scrumpy connoisseur, or do you stick with the clear, fizzy stuff? Send your responses here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
Please confirm in your reply that you are happy to be featured and that we have your permission to use your name. |
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1966 | Sloop John B by The Beach Boys hits number one in Britain
1987 | Margaret Thatcher becomes first prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term (and the front page from the following day below)
2004 | Ronald Reagan’s funeral is held in Washington
Birthdays: Shia LeBeouf (40), Peter Dinklage (57), Hugh Laurie (67)
Plus, in the news today, young birds have been taught to migrate by following a paraglider. What breed are they?
An award-winning photograph captures the conservation efforts of a group trying to reintroduce the bird to Europe |
1. Ibis
2. Curlews
3. Herons
4. Storks
Click one of the options to reveal the answer... |
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Chris Evans, Editor
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