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London councillor who defected to Reform from Tories quits as CPS prosecutor after explosive remarks

Laila Cunningham dramatically defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives last week, saying she was ‘tired of defending failure’

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John Swinney rejects Reform UK coalition but leaves door open for Scottish Labour

John Swinney has ruled out a coalition with Reform UK after the next Holyrood election, but has not appeared to do the same with Scottish Labour

The National (Scotland)

Teenager runs Reform-led council after leader's shock resignation

George Finch, 18, will serve as interim leader of Warwickshire County Council until a permanent replacement is chosen

Evening Standard

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Starmer seeking to quell revolt over welfare reform plan

A No 10 source said talks were taking place with potential rebels because ‘we all want to get it right’.

Evening Standard

The Labour welfare rebels are right. This hounding of disabled people will damage the party for years to come

Opposition is mounting and No 10 is preparing a raft of concessions. But whatever happens next, the moral stain will remain, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

UK nations unite against Labour’s 'inadequate' devolution approach

COMMITTEES in all three of the UK’s devolved parliaments have united to call out the UK Government over its “inadequate” engagement with the…

The National (Scotland)

SNP MPs join Labour rebellion in bid to kill off benefit cuts

SNP MPs have joined up with a Labour rebellion in a bid to kill off the Labour Government’s welfare reform bill.

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Keir Starmer seeks face-saving welfare reform concessions as Labour rebellion grows

Six more Labour MPs have added their names to an amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks

Evening Standard

Pro-independence Holyrood majority 'matters for future of politics' – John Curtice

WHETHER or not Scotland elects a pro-independence majority to the Holyrood parliament next year “matters for the future of politics”, Professor…

The National (Scotland)

Sarwar dodges question on potential welfare reform revolt

The Deputy Prime Minister said talks were still ongoing about potential changes to the Bill.

Evening Standard

Police guarding Parliament think new security fence is ‘dangerous’, says author

Conservative peer Lord Dobbs claims officers have warned the tall metal barrier ‘cuts off sightlines’ to potential attackers.

Evening Standard

Ministers discuss welfare concessions amid looming Labour rebellion

Angela Rayner sought to reassure backbenchers amid a brewing rebellion ahead of the vote set for next week.

Evening Standard

Kicking restoration of Parliament down the road risks disaster, authorities told

A Labour former cabinet minister highlighted ‘a real danger of a Notre Dame-type inferno or something worse’ unless action is taken.

Evening Standard

Meet the engineer hoping to be the first Palestinian-Scot MSP in Holyrood

An engineer in Scotland is hoping to become the first Palestinian-Scot to serve as an MSP in Holyrood

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Voices: So, Daniel Hannan… have any of your post-Brexit Britain predictions come true?

COMMENT: Before the 2016 referendum, a leading light of the Leave campaign outlined the bright future that an ‘independent’ UK would enjoy outside the EU… in excruciating incorrect detail, says John Rentoul

Evening Standard

Tice calls for justice watchdog to act when petitioners say sentences too harsh

‘Even noble, experienced, wise judges can get things wrong,’ Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice told the Commons.

Evening Standard

University vice-principal ‘asked to leave’ after raising concerns, MSPs told

Baroness Wendy Alexander recalled how she was ‘frozen out’, in a submission to Holyrood’s Education Committee.

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'Ever-rising' council tax in London: Angela Rayner challenged on funding shake-up set to hit boroughs

The Deputy Prime Minister was grilled over looming funding cuts to boroughs such as Richmond and Kingston

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The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner says welfare cuts vote will go ahead as Labour rebellion grows

Deputy PM says vote will happen next week, despite more than 120 Labour MPs signing amendment to pause cuts

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

Deputy PM makes pledge amid rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

The Independent UK

Voices: Faced with a growing Labour rebellion against welfare cuts, Keir Starmer has one least-worst option left

COMMENT: The prime minister has belatedly been making the case for benefit reform and changes to PIP payments to calm his mutinous backbenchers – but, a year on from his historic election win, it risks becoming an issue of confidence in his leadership, says Andrew Grice

The National (Scotland)

Craig Murray: I was blocked from standing for Alba at 2026 election

FORMER diplomat Craig Murray has claimed he has been blocked from standing as an Alba Party candidate due to his contempt of court conviction…

Evening Standard

London Labour councillors defect to Greens as support for Starmer's party slumps in capital

Lewisham councillor says he left Labour because the party has ‘ramped up deportations and aped the far-right with anti-immigrant rhetoric’

The National (Scotland)

Why support for electoral reform is at a record high in the UK

A RECORD number of people are in favour of changing the electoral system at Westminster amid plummeting trust in governments.

The National (Scotland)

MSPs to debate bringing buses in major city back into public ownership

MSPs are set to debate whether buses in a major Scottish city should be brought back into public ownership

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