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MPs back bill to end criminal penalties for abortion in key vote – as it happened

Parliament votes on biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in 60 years

The Guardian - UK

Church of England should rethink automatic secrecy of misconduct hearings, say MPs

Proposed clergy conduct measure hoped to improve existing rules criticised for failing to tackle misconduct allegations

The Guardian - UK

Louise Casey is right: children must be saved from grooming gangs. But the culture warriors must be ignored

The new inquiry needs a sharp focus on the reality of this horrific abuse. A process hijacked by opportunists will only fail victims again, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Louise Casey to appear before MPs after major review of child grooming failures

Baroness Casey’s review into the grooming gangs scandal was published on Monday, and criticised the lack of data on the ethnicity of offenders.

Evening Standard

MPs to debate and vote on decriminalising abortion

Various amendments have been out forward as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.

Evening Standard

Tearing up strikes law branded ‘recklessness’ by Government opponents

Ministers say the Conservative legislation has not prevented a single day of industrial action and fuelled unrest.

Evening Standard

British involvement in Iran-Israel conflict could end up like Iraq War, MPs warn

Labour and Lib Dem MPs called for rigour over intelligence on Iran’s nuclear capabilities as comparisons were drawn to Libya and Iraq interventions.

Evening Standard

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Abortion laws in England and Wales face biggest shake-up in nearly 60 years

A vote on whether to decriminalise abortion is set to take place in parliament with rival amendments from Labour

The Guardian - UK

Child sexual abuse victim criticises ‘smug’ Badenoch over grooming inquiry

Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the Commons he was ‘disgusted’ by the Conservative leader’s ‘party political assault’.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer’s biggest U-turns since Labour came to power

From benefit cuts to foreign aid, the most striking about-turns since the prime minister took the reins

The Guardian - UK

SNP take control of Dumfries and Galloway council from Scottish Tories

The SNP have taken over control of Dumfries and Galloway council after the Tory leader quit before a no-confidence vote

The National (Scotland)

MP to face trial over claims he groped women at London’s Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer has exercised right to be tried by jury in crown court over allegations

The Guardian - UK

Scottish council issues statement amid row over whether Union flag is 'sectarian'

A SCOTTISH council has issued a statement amid a row over whether the Union flag is “potentially offensive or sectarian messaging” ...

The National (Scotland)

Top Scottish Greens face coordinated challenges for MSP spots from party members

SENIOR Scottish Green MSPs are facing coordinated challenges for their spots at the top of the party’s regional lists ...

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Tories rage as Scottish primary head suggests Union flag is 'sectarian'

A ROW has erupted around a Scottish primary school after its headteacher suggested that the Union flag was linked to “potentially offensive or…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Emily Maitlis, Jess Phillips, Lucy Powell and the liberal elite have been embarrassed over grooming gangs

Well, it’s hats off to Elon Musk then, isn’t it? What are the chances that the PM would actually have commissioned and now agreed to Dame Louise Casey’s report recommending a proper national inquiry into the mass rape of white girls – some as young as 12 – by men…

Evening Standard

MP Patrick Spencer denies groping women at London's exclusive Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer MP, who has been suspended by the Conservatives, pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

The Guardian - UK

British women are being jailed under archaic abortion laws. MPs can act to end that this week

Women will really have the right to choose if politicians vote to revoke this Victorian-era legislation, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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John Swinney to pledge 'fundamental change' for Scotland's public services

JOHN Swinney is set to pledge “fundamental change” for public services as the status quo is “no longer sufficient”.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow region needs 'elected mayor and devolution deal', think tank recommends

The greater Glasgow region needs a directly-elected mayor and a devolution deal to avoid falling behind other large UK cities, a think tank has…

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs to make its priorities clear to everyone

Letters: Tony Wright says that the government must show people what it stands for; Michael Foster says it should fund local authorities properly; and Mike Scott raises the dire state of the NHS

The National (Scotland)

'Bold': Unelected Labour peer calls for second Holyrood chamber and 'major review'

AN UNELECTED Labour peer has been dubbed “bold” after he called for a “major review” of Holyrood and suggested a second chamber for the…

The National (Scotland)

Trans barrister accosted outside Commons toilet by gender critical activists

A TRANS barrister was confronted by two gender-critical campaigners outside of a women’s bathroom in the House of Commons.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought Labour would be bad. I didn’t think they’d be bad so quickly’

With oppositional views on net zero and Jeremy Corbyn, could a Greenpeace campaigner and a Tory physicist find any mutual ground?

The Guardian - UK

A useful enemy? Why Tories and Reform are calling net zero policy into question

Cross-party consensus on climate appears to have broken down despite polls showing public support for action

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