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Kemi Badenoch: the three (very difficult) tasks that lie ahead for the new Conservative party leader

After winning the Conservative party’s protracted post-election leadership contest, Kemi Badenoch gave a short, rather downbeat speech. It was not quite “blood, toil, tears and sweat”, but it wasn’t too far off. Badenoch said the tasks in front of the party were “tough but simple”: to oppose and scrutinise the…

The Conversation

Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told

Head of OBR says spending commitment would have ‘materially changed’ its forecast on Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget

The Guardian - UK

Spending on projects early could lead to higher costs in the end – OBR chief

Richard Hughes was speaking to a cross-party committee of MPs on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Jenrick says Labour popular with criminals as he demands apology over releases

The new shadow justice secretary asked how many domestic abusers and sex offenders were freed under the scheme to increase prison capacity.

Evening Standard

Labour MP mugged by phone-snatching gang on way back to London flat

The Blackpool South MP said he is ‘not an easy target’ but a ‘stealthy’ group on bikes caught him off guard.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar must tell MPs to oppose English tuition fee hike, Greens say

ANAS Sarwar must oppose the hike to English tuition fees and instruct his MPs to vote against the plans to dispel concerns fees could return to…

The National (Scotland)

Irish prime minister plans to call general election this week

Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of November

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Labour MP Chris Webb attacked in London by masked bike gang who stole his phone

Blackpool South MP is latest victim of London phone theft epidemic

Evening Standard

London MP Chris Philp becomes shadow home secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces her top team

He has been an outspoken critic of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s handling of the police in the capital

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch appoints Chris Philp as shadow home secretary

New Tory leader sets out her full shadow cabinet

The Guardian - UK

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened

Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

All these sad stories of the stricken rich prove one thing: Labour’s budget is on the money

Rachel Reeves’s first budget has triggered a backlash – but only the wealthiest are being asked to pay their fair share, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who in the Conservative shadow cabinet

Kemi Badenoch’s new front bench team will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Hidden behind this budget is a terrible bombshell: billions in cuts for disabled people

The DWP confirms that draconian ‘savings’ are coming down the track. Are we a nation that will repair hospitals, but not help a nurse with long Covid, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – November 5

University tuition fees and the US presidential election dominate Tuesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet to gather for first meeting

The new Opposition leader is expected to name her full shadow cabinet on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Farage: Harris should pardon Trump to curb threat of unrest if she wins

The Reform UK leader also suggested the Republican candidate should concede defeat if he suffers a ‘clear and decisive’ loss on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride says Labour hiding behind an ‘alibi’ over NI rise

Newly-appointed Mr Stride claimed the Labour Party has breached its manifesto as a result of the increase to national insurance for employers.

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Evening Standard

Labour should raise price of a pint, says one of its backbenchers

Alcohol duty on most other products is set to rise.

The Guardian - UK

Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

Mel Stride and Priti Patel take top jobs while defeated leadership rival Robert Jenrick also joins the new team

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch plucks Patel, Jenrick and Stride from the Tories’ tiny gene pool of talent

James Cleverly has the right idea – sit tight until the new leader of the opposition crashes and burns of her own accord

Evening Standard

Jenrick accepts job in Badenoch's first shadow cabinet with key roles for Patel and Stride

The new Tory leader has also chosen Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as her shadow chancellor.

The National (Scotland)

'Labour cannot be trusted' as tuition fees hiked in England, say SNP

LABOUR “cannot be trusted” on their pledge to keep universities free in Scotland after tuition fees were hiked in England, the SNP have said ...

Evening Standard

How will the Budget affect the living standards of London's nine million people?

The Budget feels like a significant missed opportunity to create a world class regime to attract international wealth to the UK.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dawn Butler's racist slur on Kemi Badenoch was disgusting and dangerous

Kemi Badenoch’s victory as the new leader of the Conservative Party was marred by hateful comments from those on the extreme right and left. Yes, shockingly the right were as unhappy as the left about a black woman becoming the leader of Britain’s oldest political party. One particular person on…

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