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Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right?

People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

The SNP has suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “should apologise” to disabled people for “allowing damaging speculation to run wild”…

The National (Scotland)

What the papers say – March 16

A variety of stories lead Sunday’s headlines.

Evening Standard

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Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

Kirsty Blackman MP said any planned cuts to disability payments should be scrapped.

Evening Standard

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march through central London

Hundreds of police officers were deployed for march which passed ‘without incident’, said Scotland Yard

Evening Standard

Voices: Keir Starmer has been on a journey: From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’

COMMENT: And yet Labour MPs and members are remarkably quiet – that will not last, predicts John Rentoul

The Independent UK

‘I like Nigel Farage’: Runcorn and Helsby byelection could be big test for Starmer

Labour won the seat last year with more than 50% of votes – now polls suggest it will just hang on or lose to Reform UK

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John McDonnell accuses ministers of lacking empathy over benefit cuts

Former shadow chancellor also says he is surprised at how poorly government has handled lead-up to policy changes

The Guardian - UK

Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

Evening Standard

Green leader Adrian Ramsay: Labour’s ‘growth v nature’ framing is an outrage

Co-leader says deprioritisation of net zero is ‘extremely dangerous’ as he rejects ‘nimby-in-chief’ characterisation

The Guardian - UK

Planned law to recognise Palestinian statehood rejected by UK Government

A proposed law requiring the UK to recognise a Palestinian state has been rejected by the Government.

The National (Scotland)

MPs tell No 10: frontbenchers could quit over disability benefits plan

Labour MPs suggest backlash means PM cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments

The Guardian - UK

UK Government says it cannot support Palestinian state recognition Bill

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Northover had tabled draft legislation in the House of Lords.

Evening Standard

Labour MP calls for eligible children to automatically receive free school meals

Peter Lamb told the Commons everything possible should be done to prevent the vilification of those receiving benefits.

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Evening Standard

Decision to cut winter fuel payment ‘complied with Equality Act’, court told

Attorney General Andrew Webster said there is ‘no general common law duty to consult residents who may be affected by such a law’.

The Guardian - UK

Lords watchdog investigates Richard Dannatt after Guardian revelations

Peer and former head of army offered to secure meetings with ministers for potential commercial client

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour minister slammed after 'misleading' claim about Scotland's NHS

A Scottish Labour minister has been slammed after making a "misleading" claim about Scotland's NHS ...

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ watchdog urged to investigate free support Trump official gave Farage

Commissioner asked to examine whether Farage should have declared help on 100 days in 2024, shown in US filings

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The Conversation

Two charts that explain why Reform isn’t being dented by its scandals

The spat between Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform party, and Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, burst into the open when Lowe was suspended from the party. The allegation was that he had threatened violence to the party leadership, which he denies. The matter is currently being…

The National (Scotland)

Woman pleads guilty to abusive behaviour after licking MSP's neck

A WOMAN has pled guilty after being charged for threatening and abusive behaviour against a female MSP ...

The Guardian - UK

We know Nicola Sturgeon will stand down next year. But don’t write her off just yet

For all the challenges, flaws and failures, there was a symbolism to her tenure that still engages the public and inspires younger activists, says Guardian writer Libby Brooks

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Labour candidate tears into party's plans for brutal welfare cuts

A former Labour candidate was applauded on Question Time when she tore into the party’s plans to make welfare cuts ...

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon still under investigation amid SNP probe, Crown Office says

NICOLA Sturgeon and Colin Beattie are still under investigation by the Crown Office amid a probe into the SNP’s finances, it has been confirmed ...

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet minister announces intention to step down from Holyrood

A cabinet minister has become the latest MSP to announce their decision to step down at the next Holyrood election ...

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