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Sadiq Khan's rivals urge mayor to do more to promote little-known Tube discount

The young, disabled and armed forces are all entitled to cheaper travel ‘but many of them do not know it’, the mayor has been warned

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to ‘true statesman’ Tony Lloyd at Manchester service

Senior Labour figures gather for funeral of one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - If the Tories didn't like last night, they may not enjoy the upcoming local elections

This isn't going to be one of those newsletters that opens with a Tony Blair reference, a convoluted 1990s pop culture storyline or a self-deprecating yet witty personal anecdote. We can leave those at home. Instead, allow me to regurgitate three things the godfather of psephology, Sir John Curtice, said…

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Tory MPs warn Sunak veering further right would be ‘politically disastrous’

Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’

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Keir Starmer is the king of the monster swings, beating Blair and Thatcher

The Wellingborough byelection was the Labour leader’s fourth mammoth turnaround, as the Tories suffered a record fall

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour is on course for power, but is the party ready to govern?

After what was widely acknowledged to be one of the worst weeks of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership — in which Labour once again became embroiled in antisemitism and the leader himself was accused of indecision over Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali — the mood has suddenly switched.

Evening Standard

Tories bend the truth to explain Kingswood and Wellingborough by-election defeat

A spokesman for the party appears to have a loose conception of time

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The voters of Wellingborough and Kingswood said one thing with one voice: the Tory era is over

Both byelections showed people want change. They should also embolden Labour to be braver, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour Wins Two More By-Elections, Conservatives Face Defeat

Labour Party wins two by-elections, overturning Tory majorities. Swing to Labour in Wellingborough notable. Conservative Party faces challenges and questio...

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Why has UK’s Labour Party suspended two election candidates over Gaza war?

The party has become embroiled in yet another row over anti-Semitism amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Starmer says ‘fantastic’ byelection wins show Labour is trusted to deliver change

Swing of 28.5 points in Wellingborough and 16.4 in Kingswood would give Labour secure majority if repeated in general election

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer spends Valentine's Day with Bob Marley

Labour woes up in Rochdale didn’t stop party leader Sir Keir Starmer from enjoying a Valentine’s evening with his wife Victoria.

Evening Standard

Labour can celebrate byelection wins, but low turnout is cause for concern

Swing in both seats would easily secure a majority at national level, but disillusion among voters is clear

The Guardian - UK

UK Conservatives Suffer Double Election Defeat To Labour

Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Friday lost two more parliamentary seats to Labour in by-elections, dealing an ominous new blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a full national vote.

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Sunak talks up tax cuts after byelection defeats – as it happened

PM insists he can cut taxes in a recession and says Conservatives’ ‘plan is working’ despite heavy losses in Kingswood and Wellingborough

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Fake fur and Dr Martens: the young peer bringing change to the Lords

Carmen Smith of Plaid Cymru, 27, argues for Welsh representation and wants to ‘bring more voices’ to the unelected chamber

The Guardian - UK

Labour overturns 18,000 Tory majority to win Wellingborough byelection

Gen Kitchen takes seat for party for first time since 2001 general election to temper fears after testing week

The Guardian - UK

Kingswood byelection: Labour overturns big Tory majority to win

Blow for Rishi Sunak as former Lewisham mayor Damien Egan elected in South Gloucestershire seat

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Polls close in Wellingborough and Kingswood byelections

Conservatives expected to lose two seats on day UK economy was announced to be in recession

Evening Standard

'Disgusting' Tory attack on Sadiq Khan slammed by Labour MPs and Jewish groups amid antisemitism row

Selectively edited clip comes after the Mayor warned of potential for violence from deepfake audio

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands PCC applies for judicial review over scrapping of his role

Simon Foster will go to court over plan to transfer his powers as police and crime commissioner to region’s mayor

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour's Keir Starmer is the perfect symbol for 2024: he can’t win, even when he wins

What exactly do you people want? Sir Keir Starmer has to contend with a progressive Left who call him a traitor and a Right who claim he is an insubstantial opportunist — but he’ll still skip into the general election with a mighty 20-point lead in the polls. Similarly, he…

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses Hunt of being ‘out of touch’, with voting under way in Kingswood and Wellingborough byelections – as it happened

Labour aiming to win two byelections as chancellor defends Sunak’s record, saying ‘economy is turning a corner’

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt ‘considering spending cuts’ to fund pre-election tax giveaway

Treasury looking at reducing projected rise in public spending from 2025, FT reports citing insiders

The Guardian - UK

Why is Labour still using the self-defeating, discredited ‘maxed out credit card’ analogy?

It is one thing to U-turn on a modest green transition programme. It is another to do so using mendacious Tory economic paradigms, says the economist Yanis Varoufakis

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