Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for not accounting for behavioral changes resulting from government benefit changes, including stricter eligibility tests and freezing of incapacity benefits. He said the OBR's assumption that no one would change their behavior due to these measures was unrealistic, as his plans aim to make a material difference in people's lives. This came after an impact assessment produced by the government showed the changes could push 250,000 people into poverty.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to keep UK steel-making alive and is considering all options, including nationalising British Steel, which is owned by Chinese company Jingye. The government is holding emergency talks with British Steel's parent company over the proposed closure of its blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, which could cost up to 2,700 jobs. Bloomberg reported that ministers are seriously considering taking British Steel into public ownership in their bid to rescue the Scunthorpe plant from closure.

Labour leader Keir Starmer confirmed his plan to give 16-year-olds the vote, despite opponents claiming it's an attempt to rig future elections. He reiterated that Labour's manifesto commitment to lower the voting age will be kept, and the party has signaled that a bill to extend the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds will be introduced in the parliamentary cycle. The legislation would enable 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election scheduled for 2029.

A Russian state media propagandist threatened King Charles with a "ceremonial" nuclear bomb, urging him to pack his 72-hour emergency suitcase. The threat comes after the propagandist appeared on state TV alongside Kremlin's top TV Vladimir Solovyov, who taunted Sir Keir Starmer and the French people to lead their troops into Ukraine.