New two-tier sentencing rules were suspended just hours before coming into force due to Cabinet infighting over a policy change that critics claimed would discriminate against white men. The Sentencing Council agreed to postpone the introduction of guidance, which included commissioning pre-sentence reports for offenders from certain minority groups, despite officials warning it would leave judges applying new guidelines while parliament debated their abolition.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK will not "jump into a trade war" with the US over Donald Trump’s plans to impose 25% import taxes on cars entering America. The government is trying to avoid tariffs through "intense negotiations" and aims to be "pragmatic and clear-eyed" in its response.

Three Labour district councillors, Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson, and Sandra Peake, have resigned from the party due to concerns over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. They are now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website. The main reasons for their resignation include changes to welfare, lack of support for WASPI women and victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, and feelings that the Labour Party is not the same organization they joined 30 years ago.

David Lammy demanded Russia accepts a Ukraine ceasefire with "no conditions" as he attended a G7 summit in Canada. The Foreign Secretary emphasized the allies' unified stance, stating that Vladimir Putin cannot shift the goalposts. This comes ahead of Keir Starmer’s video call tomorrow with the "coalition of the willing" to enforce any peace deal with Moscow.