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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.

Evening Standard

'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

Evening Standard

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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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’

Evening Standard

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

The National (Scotland)

Corbyn-led party would eat into Labour vote in blow to Starmer, poll finds

A new party led by Jeremy Corbyn would pick up 10 per cent of votes in an election, a poll has said

The National (Scotland)

Former Scottish Tory MP joins Reform UK after taking job at Donald Trump golf resort

A former Scottish Tory MP has joined Reform UK

The National (Scotland)

Starmer says welfare reform vote will go ahead despite mounting Labour revolt

Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest parliamentary test of his authority when the legislation comes to the Commons next week.

Evening Standard

Voices: Why are Tories suddenly in favour of proportional representation?

COMMENT: For the first time ever, a clear majority of right-wing voters seem open to changing the voting system. What could it mean for the future of British politics, asks Tim Bale

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The Guardian - UK

Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows

Age and education now bigger indicators, according to study, which also shows record support for electoral reform

The National (Scotland)

EU, taxes, and Labour 'out of step': What we learned in John Curtice's polling report

NEW polling has shown the Labour Government is “totally out of step with voters” on a range of issues including the EU, taxation, and welfare ...

Evening Standard

Cross-party body seeks to tackle divisions in wake of 2024 summer riots

Co-chairman and former community secretary Sir Sajid Javid said successive governments had treated social cohesion as a ‘second-tier issue’.

Evening Standard

More Labour MPs signal rebellion against Government over welfare reforms

Labour MPs Alex Sobel and Danny Beales were the latest to back an amendment to the Government’s welfare cuts.

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The Guardian - UK

Widespread Labour dissent over welfare bill is sign things are going very badly for Starmer

Prime minister deployed ministers to contain rebellion after more than 100 Labour MPs signed amendment to bill

The Guardian - UK

Starmer stands firm on welfare bill as number of Labour rebels passes 120

Party big-hitters including Sadiq Khan urge PM to pause legislation as ministers and whips fail to contain rebellion

The Guardian - UK

Northumbria police destroy Battle of Orgreave and other miners’ strike files

Force says it disposed of papers last year despite forthcoming inquiry into scenes of violent policing in 1984

Evening Standard

Starmer must meet Tory conditions if he wants us to back Welfare Bill – Badenoch

The Prime Minister is facing a rebellion from his own MPs over the proposed legislation which is set for a Commons vote on July 1.

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly jailed for race hate tweet is being ‘mistreated’ in prison, Reform’s Richard Tice claims

Tory Councillor’s wife was jailed last year for 31 months for inciting racial hatred in the wake of the Southport murders - a sentence that has been criticised as harsh

The National (Scotland)

Pressure piles on Anas Sarwar as 10th Scottish Labour MP joins rebellion

A 10th Scottish Labour MP has signed their name on an amendment which opposes the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits, heaping…

Evening Standard

London council deputy mayor is suspended - but Labour won't say why

Councillor Kathleen Fraser is the second consecutive deputy mayor of Brent to face an investigation

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