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Labour whips warn party’s MPs not to try to amend bills or disagree in public

Exclusive: Private message from whips aims to crack down on dissent, telling MPs to speak with ‘one voice’

The Guardian - UK

Women MPs make history as London is first region ever to have majority female representation in Parliament

Breakthrough shows London ‘truly is the city of opportunity’

Evening Standard

‘Second-class citizens’: Edinburgh councillors on UK's nations and regions meeting

THE Labour Government has been accused of treating Scots as “second-class citizens” after a meeting of nations and regions set to take place…

The National (Scotland)

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Centrist Conservative group refuses to back Badenoch or Jenrick

Tory Reform Group declines to endorse either leadership candidate amid fears lurch to the right could split party

The Guardian - UK

Employment Rights Bill: how Labour's legislation will affect you

The planned workers’ rights changes are expected to operate from late 2026

Evening Standard

Expert fires warning to new Scottish Tory leader over electoral hopes

THE Scottish Tories will be slip into third place at Holyrood after the 2026 election unless Russell Findlay can “find some charisma” to…

The National (Scotland)

Robert Jenrick ramps up Tory leadership bid with thinly-veiled attacks on Kemi Badenoch

Robert Jenrick painted himself as the serious contender to succeed Rishi Sunak and suggested Kemi Badenoch would bring ‘needless drama’ to the job

The Independent UK

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Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised

Tory members on the left of the party have started announcing they will boycott a leadership election with two right-wing candidates

The Independent UK

On the right path or in a different world? Readers’ views on Labour’s first 100 days

Responses ranged from praise for government’s early achievements to criticism of its ‘many’ mistakes

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour is not inevitable’: Plaid Cymru leader says he senses an opportunity

On eve of its conference, Rhun ap Iorwerth talks of his party becoming the largest in the Welsh parliament

The Guardian - UK

Scottish people 'only too happy' to avoid work during lockdown, Boris Johnson says

SCOTTISH people were “only too happy” to see Covid lockdowns extended so they did not have to go to work, Boris Johnson has claimed ...

The National (Scotland)

Tory MPs have accidentally knocked out their own man – and reminded voters why they lost the last election

The Conservative party leadership ballot is a private affair. The MPs don’t have to reveal who they voted for if they don’t want to. And given how badly they appear to have bungled their final round of voting in this contest, it seems unlikely we’ll ever know what really happened.

The Conversation

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick: What policies set the final two Tory leadership candidates apart

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: No guarantee Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will last a full parliament

That was not supposed to happen. James Cleverly, the favourite to be next leader of the Conservatives, will now not even have the opportunity to face party members, having failed to attract enough votes in the final round of MP voting.

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How mild-mannered ‘Robert Generic’ turned into a ruthless right-wing Tory leadership hopeful

The former immigration minister and conservative-turned-rebel was once seen as a moderate centrist, but became the Tory rightwing flag bearer in the leadership contest

Evening Standard

Budget 2024: Which taxes will Chancellor Rachel Reeves raise in the Budget?

Increases in National Insurance for employers, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and stamp duty are expected in the Budget on October 30

The Independent UK

Badenoch vs Jenrick: The final Tory leadership candidates unpacked, from spats to schooling

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are facing each other in the Tory leadership contest after the surprise knock-out of James Cleverly

The National (Scotland)

What the UK Tory leadership contest means for Scottish Conservatives

WHEN Russell Findlay was announced as the new Scottish Tory leader almost a fortnight ago, he was greeted with a multitude of issues in his in-tray.

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Evening Standard

James Cleverly allies may have tried to boot Kemi Badenoch out of Tory race, says MP

Shadow business secretary Kevin Hollinrake stressed the Tory leadership voting patterns were ‘quite surprising’ after James Cleverly lost out

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves told she needs £25 billion tax increases to avoid austerity

Rachel Reeves may need to raise up to £25 billion from tax increases if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, the Institute for…

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt like Achilles in a hard hat’: an extract from Boris Johnson’s ‘alternative’ memoir

Unleashed, the former PM’s account of his days in office, is published today. But the comedy writer Ian Martin has offered his own version of events in Unhinged: A Parody

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What the shock Badenoch-Jenrick leadership battle says about the future of the Tories

In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?

The National (Scotland)

SNP call on MPs to 'force' Labour to reduce energy bills by £300

THE SNP will challenge the Labour Government to slash energy bills by at least £300 — as pledged in the election — as the GB Energy Bill…

The National (Scotland)

Workers’ rights bill must ‘only be the beginning’ – Scotland's top trade unionist

SCOTLAND’S top trade unionist has welcomed the UK Government’s new bill on workers’ rights but made clear that it must be the “beginning”…

The Guardian - UK

Will Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget?

The chancellor desperately needs more money to finance growth and public spending so expect a bit of tweaking to supposedly strict constraints

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