As expected, Keir Starmer announces his retirement from the post of Labor leader and also as Prime Minister. Andy Burnham is expected to be his successor. Gordon Repinski talks to Global Correspondent Anne McElvoy about Burnham and the question of how the change could affect the European Chancellor’s policy.
Today Friedrich Merz and Bärbel Bas present the eagerly awaited report from the Pensions Commission. In a 200-second interview, deputy leader of the Green parliamentary group Andreas Audretsch warns of a drop in pension rates from 2031 and calls for credible stability.
For the first time, the Lithuanian Bundeswehr Brigade conducted emergency training. Rixa Fürsen reports on the exercise. However, this is also covered by the staff discussion. Preliminary domestic forecasts show that the voluntary code will not be enough for the 5,000 troops targeted by 2027.
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