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ITV Lunchtime News
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 19 of 25 min on news stories (77%)
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Keir Starmer announced he is stepping down as MP, triggering a by-election in his Holborn and St Pancras seat. He said he will focus on international affairs and violence against women. The announcement came on the day his successor Andy Burnham was due to address Parliament for the first time as Prime Minister. Burnham's first cabinet meeting of the new term took place, and he was expected to give an optimistic speech.
The government made further changes to the early release scheme, excluding manslaughter convicts and reducing the number due for early release from 6,000 to 4,500. £110 million will be used to convert unused space into cells. The Justice Secretary apologised for uncertainty, but the Victims' Commissioner Claire Waxman expressed a lack of reassurance, particularly over domestic abusers still being eligible. Separately, a man appeared in court charged with murdering a seven-year-old girl and her aunt in a house fire near Middlesbrough, facing multiple charges including two counts of murder.
Flooding across the Himalayas in Nepal and China has left more than 1,000 dead, with rescue operations ongoing in tunnels where hundreds of workers are trapped. In Las Vegas, a jury found Duane Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. In England, the government extended free school meals to any family on Universal Credit, adding over half a million pupils. Finally, the first child to benefit from Dolly Parton's book gifting programme in the UK, Emma Jarman, now 18, spoke about its impact.
- 0:00 Story begins Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
- 0:45
Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 0:45-0:50
- 1:07
Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 1:07-1:16
- 2:29
- 2:40
Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
Andy Burnham blocked early release for people convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 2:40-2:47
- 3:11
Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
The early release scheme has been delayed to October and the number of eligible prisoners reduced to about 4,500.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 3:11-3:16
- 3:23
Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
The reported £110m for prison places is funded from existing budgets rather than newly allocated money.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 3:23-3:30
- 4:44
Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
The early release scheme has been delayed to October and the number of eligible prisoners reduced to about 4,500.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 4:44-4:55
- 4:49
Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
The early release scheme has been delayed to October and the number of eligible prisoners reduced to about 4,500.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 4:49-4:55
- 9:32 Story begins Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
- 11:23 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
- 13:48 Story begins Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
- 14:24
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 14:24-14:40
- 14:24
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 14:24-14:40
- 14:24
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 14:24-14:40
- 14:30
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Davis's own admissions in his autobiography and police interview were key to the conviction.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 14:30-14:52
- 15:23
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 15:23-15:31
- 15:45
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Davis's own admissions in his autobiography and police interview were key to the conviction.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 15:45-15:53
- 15:48
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Davis's own admissions in his autobiography and police interview were key to the conviction.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 15:48-15:53
- 15:48
Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Davis's own admissions in his autobiography and police interview were key to the conviction.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026, 15:48-15:53
- 15:58
- 18:05
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