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Geert Wilders faces shutout as centrists hail huge gains in knife-edge Dutch election

Far right neck and neck with liberal D66 but all major mainstream parties have ruled out working with anti-Islam firebrand

The Guardian - UK

Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies

Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader

The Guardian - UK

Shadow minister spoke ‘imprecisely’ about Tory settled status plans – Badenoch

Katie Lam appeared to indicate that some people already granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain could have their residency taken away.

Evening Standard

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Swinney accuses Reeves of ‘extraordinary carelessness’ in home letting row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Thursday a probe into the issue was not necessary.

Evening Standard

Centrist D66 narrowly leads far-right PVV in knife-edge Dutch vote, exit polls show

The centrist Democrats 66 (D66) have taken a slim lead in the Dutch parliamentary election, according to exit polls, narrowly ahead of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) in a tightly contested race that could reshape the country’s political landscape.

Radio France Internationale

Reeves says she should have checked rental licence had been obtained as letting agent apologises – as it happened

No 10 releases redacted emails between Reeves’ husband and letting agent

The Guardian - UK

The main takeaways from the Netherlands' nail-biter elections, with the result still in the balance

Votes are still being counted in the Netherlands after a tense election, leaving uncertainty about the future government

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Ministers can raise taxes if they come out fighting. But no one in this cowardly Labour government seems able

Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponents, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election

Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’

The Guardian - UK

Tories will not win by ‘bashing the green agenda’, says Johnson

The former prime minister argued the public wanted ‘cheap green energy’ instead of anti-net zero policies.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

Evening Standard

‘The novelty will wear off’: Labour hopes publicity will be Farage’s downfall

With no sign of Reform’s media strategy slowing down, Labour insiders fret over limiting Nigel Farage’s support

The Guardian - UK

Tories deny they have thrown out plans to toughen up indefinite leave to remain

Plans to retrospectively remove the settled status are no longer Tory policy, a spokesman suggested on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Sentencing reforms clear the Commons despite concerns over early releases

The Sentencing Bill aims to ease the crisis in prison places by restricting the use of short sentences and strengthening community punishments.

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Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay

Nige suffers through lacklustre PMQs to seize the spotlight with drive-by demand to get further away from Europe

Evening Standard

Ex-Reform UK councillor says party shows lack of ‘human decency’

Bill Barrett was one of 57 Reform Councillors elected to Kent County Council (KCC) at the local elections in May overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders convinced Dutch voters the far right could run the country. What is their verdict now?

A failed two-year experiment has lessons for the rest of Europe about the appeal – and the limits – of populism • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here

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The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out

With living standards falling and the far right on the rise, the chancellor has the power to make decisions, not simply accept diktats from the markets, says lecturer in political economy Sahil Dutta

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Evening Standard

Farage’s bid to bring forward legislation to leave ECHR blocked by MPs

MPs could be heard shouting over Nigel Farage as the motion was debated in the Commons chamber.

Evening Standard

Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

A recent poll put Scottish Labour third behind Reform UK ahead of next May’s ballot.

The Guardian - UK

Tightening Pip benefit eligibility could save £9bn a year, says Reform

Lee Anderson says ‘gaming the system’ is too common and jokes about symptoms of anxiety and depression

The Guardian - UK

Centrist D66 party expected to win most seats in Netherlands election – as it happened

Frans Timmermans resigns as GreenLeft-Labour leader as exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV could finish second

The Guardian - UK

Starmer refuses to rule out tax rises in budget after questioning by Badenoch

Prime minister fails to answer Tory leader’s questions about manifesto pledge not to raise income tax

Evening Standard

Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

Millions of households are set to be hit with tax rises as Rachel Reeves seeks to plug a hole in the public finances

Evening Standard

Starmer declines to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises in Budget

The Prime Minister refused to repeat Labour’s manifesto pledge on tax.

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