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Starmer ‘disappointed’ Sentencing Council won’t change guidelines that have prompted fears of two tier justice – as it happened

Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is one of Labour’s most rightwing prime ministers. And one of its most leftwing, too

The PM offers a political hybrid designed for a fickle electorate. There are short-term electoral gains to be won, but risks in the long term, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest

The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival.

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Men more ready to sacrifice family life for career than women, Farage says

Reform leader also says Andrew Tate has so many young male followers because society ‘feminises’ them too much

The Guardian - UK

Shameless welfare cuts are a betrayal of Labour voters

Letters: Readers express their dismay at Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, with some lifelong party members feeling no longer able to support it

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow Labour ‘call in police’ after private WhatsApp leak to The National

GLASGOW Labour have involved the police after confidential WhatsApps were leaked to The National ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour MPs line up to rebel against UK Government's disability cuts

A GROWING number of Labour MPs are making clear their intentions to rebel against the UK Government’s decision to cut disability benefits by…

The National (Scotland)

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Jim Allister: Varadkar ‘partitioned’ UK by pushing border in Brexit talks

The TUV leader was speaking during a debate in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Reeves could tax pensions and wealth if economy worsens, says IFS

Chancellor may have to reconsider pledge not to raise taxes in light of ‘risky and changing world’, thinktank says

The Guardian - UK

The one where everyone piles in on Rachel. Someone get her an espresso

It was a morning from hell for the chancellor. After the spring statement and Trump’s overnight tariffs, time for a kicking

The Guardian - UK

All the Labour MPs who have said they are opposing Rachel Reeves's welfare cuts

Government faces challenge from its own benches amid controversy surrounding benefits cuts

Evening Standard

John Swinney to visit Scottish primary hit by 'unprecedented sectarian arson attacks'

FIRST Minister John Swinney has offered to visit a Scottish primary school after it was targeted in an “unprecedented series of sectarian…

The National (Scotland)

Scots' views on independence and political leaders detailed in new YouGov poll

A NEW poll has shown that John Swinney is the most popular political party leader in Scotland – despite a negative net ratings – and given…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves swears this is not a return to austerity. What matters is that it feels like one

The ‘party of change’ says it’s bound by fiscal rules. What voters hear is that all governments are the same, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Evening Standard

What the papers say – March 27

Backlash and controversy surrounding the Government’s spring statement leads Thursday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves will soon be back to squeeze us again

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The case with which Labour built its general election win – that it would fix the foundations of the economy – has been left woefully exposed by the chancellor’s spring statement

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves accused of balancing books on back of UK’s poorest

Labour is braced for a backlash from its MPs over welfare cuts called ‘appalling’ by a food bank charity

Evening Standard

MP quit smoking after voting to ban cigarette sales to young people

Labour MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and gave up smoking herself.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s plan for stability: austerity in disguise

Editorial: Rachel Reeves campaigned on a message of change, but in office offers more of the same. The public are tuning out

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs condemn Rachel Reeves’s ‘unacceptable’ welfare cuts

Backbenchers express anger as impact assessment shows 3.2 million households will be worse off

The Guardian - UK

Everything is great, nothing to see here, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

Chancellor delivers a spring statement strong on wishful thinking and light on compassion for those hit by cuts

Evening Standard

Reeves announces plans to make state ‘leaner’ and ‘more productive’

Overall, day-to-day spending will drop by £6.1 billion by 2029/30 and will now grow by an average of 1.2% a year above inflation, the Chancellor said.

Evening Standard

Chancellor has ‘reneged’ on her promises to the British people, Stride says

The shadow chancellor described Ms Reeves as a ‘gambler’ who has ‘clobbered’ businesses.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves does reasonable job of justifying fiscal prudence but welfare cuts cast shadow

Chancellor was able to point to glimmers of hope in spring statement despite economic growth forecasts being slashed

The Guardian - UK

Will Rachel Reeves’s tough decisions pay off? Our panel on the spring statement

The chancellor boosted defence spending while piling on further welfare cuts – all set against gloomy growth forecasts

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