Guardian Front Page 17th of July 2025
After four Labour backbenchers were stripped of the whip for defying the leadership on welfare cuts, the PM signalled a firmer grip on party discipline ahead of key votes.
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In a different story about criticism of ministerial conduct, the Guardian is reporting that a watchdog had to stop the government from “breaching a strict code” around neutrality when selecting new chairs of the BBC and British Film Institute. The Office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments had to ask ministers to replace interviewers for the roles because they were “not sufficiently independent”, the paper learned through a Freedom of Information request. The government says the commissioner found no breaches of the code.
Guardian Front Page 16th of July 2025
Following a Ministry of Defence data breach that accidentally revealed the identities of Afghans who had assisted British forces, ministers obtained a super-injunction and discreetly relocated more than 1,500 affected individuals and their families to the UK at a cost exceeding £200 million, prompting scrutiny over transparency and legal accountability.
Guardian Front Page 15th of July 2025
Donald Trump confirmed a multibillion-dollar NATO agreement to supply advanced missile defences, promising swift delivery funded largely by the US and warning that any actor undermining regional stability will face stringent economic reprisals, while reassuring European partners such as Britain that collective security and costs are fairly shared.
Guardian Front Page 14th of July 2025
A proposed facility in Gaza, described by a former Israeli leader as a coercive measure with serious humanitarian implications, has sparked widespread unease among various observers and prompted calls for careful scrutiny of its potential impact on local communities.