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Labour's swift, clean move to pick new PM

The past few days saw none of the drama, the backstabbing, the leaking and counter-briefing we've come to associate with leadership changes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Chris Hipkins formally elected new New Zealand Labour leader, replacing outgoing prime minister Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern hands over the NZ Labour leadership to Chris Hipkins in an emotional caucus meeting that saw Mr Hipkins officially endorsed to become the country's next prime minister.

ABC News

What the papers say – January 22

Nadhim Zahawi’s ongoing struggles and some royal family developments are covered on the Sunday front pages.

The Independent UK

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New Zealand: Chris Hipkins taking over from Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday

Sole nominee secures Labour endorsement for prime minister, with Carmel Sepuloni as deputy, and incumbent’s last engagements on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand's ruling party confirms Hipkins as new prime minister - Radio New Zealand

New Zealand's ruling Labour Party selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and prime minister in a meeting on Sunday, Radio New Zealand reported.

Reuters

Hipkins, Sepuloni to lead NZ Labour

New Zealand Labour MPs have greeted outgoing leader Jacinda Ardern and anointed successor Chris Hipkins with applause in Wellington.

AAP

New Zealand chooses 'Chippy' Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern

New Zealand's ruling Labour Party chose former COVID minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern as its new leader, and become the next prime minister of the country.

Reuters

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Hipkins promises focus on 'bread and butter issues'

Labour Party MPs gathered in Wellington to vote on Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as party leader and Prime Minister.

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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees

A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis

Daily Mirror

Labour urges probe of claim BBC chair ‘helped secure £800,000 loan guarantee for Boris Johnson’

A distant cousin of Johnson was the guarantor of the credit facility

The Independent UK

Lisa Nandy slams Tories for handing £1 back for every £4 they've taken from locals

Rishi Sunak announced £2.1billion of levelling up funding last week to much fanfare but received a furious backlash from local authorities which did not get any

Daily Mirror

Nadhim Zahawi fights for his political life after admitting tax ‘error’

Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share sale

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi: the questions over his tax affairs that won’t go away

Opposition calls for the Conservative party chairman to reveal details of the settlement he arrived at with HMRC

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak 'won't boost free childcare because it was Liz Truss' idea', ministers claim

In her brief spell as PM Ms Truss wanted to extend the support for three and four year olds from 30 hours to 50 hours a week

Daily Mirror

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'Mega-rich Tory Nadhim Zahawi just has lofty tax ideals - don't ask questions'

Mark Steel says the PM's approach to Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs is a new liberal approach to the law – that it’s alright to try and swipe millions of pounds as long as you hand it back if you’re caught

Tribune News Service

Chris Hipkins’ journey from police cell to New Zealand’s next prime minister

New Zealand’s next prime minister credits time spent in a police cell for sparking his interest in national politics.

Daily Mirror

Tories accused of sending 'deliberately misleading' Green Party-style leaflets

A campaign group has written to Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi demanding activists stop distributing the leaflets and overhaul rules about campaign material

The Times of India

'Every person has right to go', says Nitish Kumar on Upendra Kushwaha's growing closeness with BJP

PATNA: JD(U)’s national parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha’s countdown in the party seems to have started as Bihar CM and party’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar, while responding to a query about Kushwaha, on Saturday said that every people has the right to go wherever he/she wants.

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Row erupts as SNP MPs pictured near 'decapitate TERFS' sign at protest

SNP politicians have been pictured at a pro-trans rally standing in front of a sign reading “Decapitate Terfs” sparking fierce criticism.

The Independent UK

Zahawi admits he paid settlement after HMRC disagreed with allocation of shares

The Tory party chairman insisted his tax error was ‘careless and not deliberate’.

Daily Mirror

Nadhim Zahawi admits to 'careless error' as he breaks silence on tax bill row

The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute

Evening Standard

Nadhim Zahawi claims tax error was a ‘careless and not deliberate’ error

The Prime Minister previously defended the Tory party chairman after it was revealed he paid millions to HMRC to settle a tax dispute

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak won't resign after second police fine, Dominic Raab insists

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was slapped with a fixed penalty notice yesterday for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving limousine

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi fights for political life after Tory chair admits tax chiefs found he was ‘careless’

Ex-chancellor responds to reports he paid penalty of more than £1m to settle an investigation into his tax affairs

The National (Scotland)

Nadhim Zahawi releases statement to address 'confusion about my finances'

TORY chairman Nadhim Zahawi has released a statement to “address some of the confusion about my finances” after reports that he paid a penalty…

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