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Man sentenced for leaving MP Naz Shah an offensive voicemail

Thomas Mearing was handed a suspended sentence by magistrates.

The Independent UK

Labour restores whip to three more MPs who opposed two-child benefit cap

Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain and Richard Burgon suspended last July for backing SNP amendment to king’s speech

The Guardian - UK

Suspended Labour MPs left to learn of extended punishments through media

TWO of the seven Labour MPs suspended from the party due to their opposition to the UK Government’s two-child benefit cap have found out that they…

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer’s voice coach needed in person during Covid restrictions – No 10

Tories call for police investigation into whether Labour leader broke lockdown rules when preparing Brexit speech

The Guardian - UK

Some councillors in England could stay for more than extra year under shake-up plans

Timetable for Angela Rayner’s devolution plans shows many new authorities may not be ready until 2027 or later

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s voice coach was ‘core part of small team’, No 10 says

Communication skills specialist Leonie Mellinger is understood to have joined both the Prime Minister and Rachel Reeves to work during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Elections delayed in nine council areas as more town halls urged to come forward

Deputy PM Angela Rayner agreed to cancel elections because the Government is ‘not in the business of holding elections to bodies that won’t exist’.

Evening Standard

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Full list of local and mayoral elections taking place on May 1 2025

Some 23 councils are holding elections, while nine have been postponed until 2026.

Evening Standard

Labor has managed to tame inflation in an election year – but is anybody listening?

The PM is right to say the cost of living is rising slower than before, but until the RBA cuts rates it’s likely nobody cares

The Guardian - AU

SNP MP admonished for shouting at Keir Starmer over boilerplate PMQs response

AN SNP MP was admonished by the speaker during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday after shouting at Keir Starmer for repeating a boilerplate…

The National (Scotland)

Met Police spends over £53 million on pro-Palestine protests ‘instead of fighting crime’ in London

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley believes resources would be better used to combat phone snatches and violent crime

Evening Standard

MP warns next government may be ‘far right’ if Labour does not deliver change

Alloa and Grangemouth Labour MP Brian Leishman told the Commons: ‘The Tories wouldn’t compensate Waspi women, and it looks like neither will we.’

The Independent UK

What the Labour left should learn from new revelations about Starmer’s path to power

If Starmer is the hapless patsy of the Labour right, progressives must organise before Reform triumphs, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs set up group to focus on Reform UK threat

The informal group includes members from seats where Reform came second in the general election.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

We shall see how far ruthless pragmatism takes Keir Starmer in Europe

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister’s Brexit reset plan is more ambitious and more practicable than his opponents would care to admit. Above all, it is the national interest of the UK, the EU and the other nations on this shared continent

Evening Standard

Welsh Tories accused of having ‘given up’ after leader misses vote to go to US

Darren Millar, the leader of the Welsh Tories, and his colleague Russell George, missed the draft budget debate to go to a prayer meeting in the US.

The Guardian - UK

Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform

Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s Brexit hesitancy: Tories collapse and Farage fills the void

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s caution has yet to persuade voters, while discontent fuels a resurgent right that thrives by boosting anti-immigrant, climate-sceptic views

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The Guardian - UK

SNP avoids early election as it wins backing for budget at Holyrood

Scottish parliament supports minority government’s tax and spending plans after intensive negotiations

Evening Standard

Unmarried grieving parents face ‘ridiculous bureaucracy’, MP says

The Guardian - UK

Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love

Deprived of Rachel Reeves’s affections, the energy secretary revelled in playing climate crisis hero to her villain

The National (Scotland)

Ex-SNP councillor cleared of alleged conduct breach with 'New Scot' comment

A FORMER SNP councillor who was accused of racism breached the code of conduct, it has been ruled.

Evening Standard

Archibald accuses Benn of ‘blatant disregard’ for communities in NI

Stormont’s Economy Minister said the NI Secretary had become an ‘apologist for a Tory austerity agenda’.

The National (Scotland)

SNP Government pledges £144m to mitigate Labour tax rises on Scottish councils

THE SNP Government will provide Scottish councils with tens of millions of pounds in a bid to mitigate the cost of tax hikes imposed by Labour at…

Evening Standard

Electoral Commission chair warns of threat to independence

Watchdog chair calls for legislation passed following criticism of the commission by Tory MPs should be repealed.

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