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Tory focus on immigration helped stoke riots, equalities committee chair says

Exclusive: Sarah Owen warns Reform MPs are making task of strengthening UK communities more urgent

The Guardian - UK

Many great prime ministers overcome a shaky start – but Keir Starmer’s window is closing fast

Successful PMs learn on the job, and Labour’s leader needs to start 2025 by showing his party and the country he has done so, writes biographer Anthony Seldon

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – January 1

Here are the biggest stories on the first front pages of the new year.

Evening Standard

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Political leaders eye ‘buzz’ and ‘big opportunity’ in new year messages

Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey have delivered their key messages for 2025.

Evening Standard

Post Office needs to be taken out of Horizon redress scheme, MP says

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer vows to rebuild Britain as Labour did after second world war

PM says in his new year message that 2025 will be a year of rebuilding, comparing the task to that Attlee faced in 1945

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to 'fight for change' in 2025 to win back trust of voters after Labour government poll slump

The Prime Minister stressed that 2025 would be a ‘year of rebuilding’

Evening Standard

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Pupils will ‘pay price’ for new tax on private school fees, Tories warn Reeves

The long-standing VAT exemption for private schools ends on New Year’s Day.

Evening Standard

Tory criticism of knighthood not the last I will receive, Sir Sadiq Khan says

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ‘rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan’.

Evening Standard

Here’s how we could reform the Lords for the 21st century

Letters: Venetia Caine and Philip Wood suggest ways to reorganise the upper house, while Michael Meadowcroft points to a report that offered practical solutions back in 2007. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

The Guardian - UK

'No Nicola Sturgeon succession' if Scotland voted Yes in 2014, journalist claims

If Scotland had voted to become independent in 2014, Nicola Sturgeon would not have risen to prominence in politics, a journalist has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Act now or UK parliament could be next Notre Dame inferno, MPs and peers told

Former Commons leader decries ‘another kick of the can’, with restoration plan not to be published until late 2025

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ve got nothing to lose’: Labour’s ‘bonus MPs’ aim to make their mark after surprise wins

Some of the 33 MPs elected in non-target seats have already made a big impression as they settle into unexpected roles

The Guardian - UK

Review of the year: What happened in Scottish politics in 2024?

AT the start of 2024, Humza Yousaf was the first minister, the SNP and Greens were partners in the Scottish Government, the SNP had 48 MPs at…

The National (Scotland)

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Scots 'betrayed and let down' by Labour Government, says Keith Brown

SCOTS feel “betrayed and let down” by a UK Labour Government that has failed to deliver promised change, the SNP have said ...

The Independent UK

Berlusconi acted like ‘jilted lover’ after being shut out of Tony Blair talks

He was said to have been particularly ‘hurt’ as he had backed Britain and the US over the invasion of Iraq

The Guardian - UK

Senior Labour figures urged Tony Blair to delay arrival of EU citizens in UK

Cabinet was split over east European countries joining in 2004, with some ‘extremely concerned’ by its implications

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s private school tax plan strongly backed by public, poll shows

Government accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into force

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The Independent UK

Scots ‘betrayed’ by UK Government that has failed to deliver change – SNP

The SNP said Labour’s record showed it makes ‘no difference’ to people in Scotland which party is in power in Westminster.

Evening Standard

Ed Davey urges Labour to be faster and bolder to deliver ‘real change’ in 2025

The Lib Dem leader will also say in his New Year’s message that instability around the world has been ‘made worse’ by Donald Trump’s re-election.

Evening Standard

The Scottish political year in review

With a new First Minister, a general election, and the death of a ‘monumental’ political figure, it has been a memorable year in Scottish politics.

The Independent UK

Labour and Tory politicians honoured in New Year list

Sadiq Khan, Andy Street and Nick Gibb have all received knighthoods, while Emily Thornberry has been made a dame.

The National (Scotland)

Pro-independence politicians react to 'highly encouraging' Holyrood poll

FIGURES from across the SNP, Greens and Alba have reacted to news of a poll showing a pro-independence majority after the next Holyrood election...

Evening Standard

Reform claims 22,000 new members in wake of Kemi Badenoch 'fakery' row

Row erupted after Tory leader claimed Reform’s party was ‘coded to tick up automatically’

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK candidate who compared parking 'hell' to Gaza Strip condemned

A CANDIDATE for Reform UK compared parking issues in Edinburgh to the Gaza Strip, it has been revealed...

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