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Reform UK accused of betraying election pledges after council tax rises

Four out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by law

The Guardian - UK

Flagship Reform council proposes to raise tax almost 4% after pledging cuts

Kent County Council produced a draft budget for 2026-27 on Thursday evening, revealing a 3.99% council tax hike.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Reform UK mayoral candidate apologises for Lammy ‘go home’ tweet – as it happened

Chris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’

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Rachel Reeves’s pub reprieve is nothing for Labour to cheer about

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

The Independent UK

Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive

Alastair Campbell joins graduates and social mobility charities in criticism of Trinity Hall’s new policy

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s swift pubs U-turn shows government learning – and repeating Treasury mistakes

Revolt among MPs was resolved quickly, yet it echoes pattern of making decisions without proper consultation

The Guardian - UK

Labour will not block the Scottish Government’s Holyrood budget, says Sarwar

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will lay out her tax and spending plans on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Burrows ‘hopes for a contest’ for the UUP leadership

The former senior police officer is currently the only confirmed candidate to succeed Mike Nesbitt as UUP leader.

Evening Standard

Former senior police officer Jon Burrows confirms UUP leadership bid

Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Diana Armstrong said she will run to become the next deputy leader of the party.

Evening Standard

Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney

The Reform UK leader said the benefit cap being lifted should only apply to British-born families.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to U-turn on pubs tax raid after fury from industry and MPs

Backbench MPs have expressed concerns over business rates hikes and the withdrawal of a Covid-era tax breaks announced at the budget

Evening Standard

We need to get budget right, says Little-Pengelly

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has claimed the proposed budget is ‘not sufficient’.

Evening Standard

I want to be first minister, says potential Reform leader in Scotland

Lord Malcolm Offord said his name is in the hat for the role of the party’s Scottish leader.

Evening Standard

Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Badenoch claims forthcoming business rates U-turn for pubs ‘too little, too late’ – as it happened

Conservative leader criticises government’s U-turn but change likely to be welcomed by pub trade

Evening Standard

Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%

The Guardian - UK

Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn

Evening Standard

Fact check: Polling company registered at an address months after Reform UK left

A widely shared online post claimed polling firm Merlin Strategy and Reform UK had the same office address.

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It’s unwise for Labour to attack the Green party and its wealth tax proposal

Letters: Readers respond to the Fabian Society’s leader, Joe Dromey, describing the Green party as a threat to be countered alongside Reform

Evening Standard

Mahmood promises murdered MP’s family independent review into state failings

Sir David Amess’s family have made repeated calls for a public inquiry since his death in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Desperate for attention, Nige holds marathon presser and skips PMQs

Reform leader warns of the terrors of London alongside his mayoral candidate and swaps Commons for radio slot

Evening Standard

Locals' fury as boss of 'most complained about London council' gets OBE

The council has been accused of being one of the worst performing local authorities in London

The Guardian - UK

Reform London mayor candidate accused of talking down capital with ‘pity’ remark

Laila Cunningham tells press conference that people pity Londoners for having to live in a city that is ‘no longer safe’

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage announces Reform UK candidate for London mayor

The Reform UK leader said the candidate will be the figurehead for the party’s campaign ahead of May’s elections.

Evening Standard

Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

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