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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Unemployed people who consistently turn down work should be conscripted, says Tory MP Richard Drax

Evening Standard

London mayoral election: Independent candidate Rayhan Haque becomes first contender to drop out of race

The candidate insisted that London still ‘needs real change, new ideas, and fresh leadership’

Evening Standard

No 10 braced for prospect of more Reform defections as Lee Anderson quits

Rishi Sunak warned by some in his own party he ‘cannot pretend any longer’ his strategy is working

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Lee Anderson’s defection to Reform: the big reveal that wasn’t

If only Anderson had leapt out of a cake, or driven in a white van

The Guardian - UK

Is Labour about to prune its plan to boost workers’ rights?

Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Sui generis or a sign of things to come? Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK

Once you spot it, you suddenly realise the damn thing is everywhere. "I didn't leave my party – it left me" they lament. I suppose at first glance it appears smart, the combination of active and passive tense combining to deliver a crisp retort. But it is total guff, whether…

Evening Standard

Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

Exclusive: Remarks by Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the party in the past year, raise questions over his workplace behaviour

The Guardian - UK

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Ex-senior UK Tory Defects To Fringe Right-wing Party

Embattled UK leader Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh blow Monday when a former ally defected to a right-wing populist party that is worrying the ruling Conservatives ahead of this year's general election.

International Business Times

Lee Anderson joins Reform UK after losing Tory whip over Khan comments

One Tory MP says it is possible ‘one or two’ other colleagues might also defect to join former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair

The Guardian - UK

Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson defects to Reform after being suspended by Tories for 'Islamist' Sadiq Khan comments

The Ashfield MP was suspended by the Conservatives last month after refusing to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had "got control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism

Exclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd comes just before Michael Gove is due to unveil official definition of extremism

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars

Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute

The Guardian - UK

Ireland’s ‘no-no’ vote is a victory for human rights – not a rejection of progress

The government’s inept referendum campaign got the result it deserved, says activist and journalist Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird

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Snake oil on steroids: the dishonesty at the heart of Jeremy Hunt’s budget

Unfunded pledges and election gimmicks – from Tories or Labour – are last thing Britain needs

The Guardian - UK

Ireland’s referendums: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Rejection of proposed changes to constitution represent stunning defeat for entire political establishment

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and his desperate party needed the budget to be a gamechanger. It wasn’t

Whatever the Conservatives try, their huge deficit in the opinion polls isn’t shrinking

The Guardian - UK

Tories fear losing half their seats in May local polls as pre-election budget flops

Victories in councils won during Boris Johnson’s ‘vaccine boost’ of 2021 face wipeout, leaving Rishi Sunak’s regime in peril

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Fat-shaming Keir Starmer was wrong, but we all judge people by their appearance

What makes us believe in people we perceive as attractive, and can we ever break the habit?

The Guardian - UK

Spring budget: how Jeremy Hunt’s tax freeze is leaving pensioners out in the cold

The chancellor’s choices mark a shift in Conservative policy. For once, older people are not given priority

The Guardian - UK

‘People still worse off’: Hunt budget falls short in bellwether West Country seat

Chancellor’s move to slice a few pounds off national insurance fails to win hearts and minds in Stroud

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s budget backfires as twice as many voters say taxes will rise – poll

Labour’s lead over Tories increases to 16 points as chancellor’s plans suffer reverse of a budget bounce, according to Observer Opinium survey

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak hints at welfare squeeze to fund plan to completely scrap national insurance

The PM said getting people off welfare and into work would make it possible to ‘sustainably keep cutting taxes’

The Guardian - UK

Labour steps up preparations to govern as Reeves attacks ‘unfunded’ Tory tax cuts

Shadow cabinet talk with Whitehall officials after Keir Starmer meets head of civil service

The Guardian - UK

Councillors warn of ‘threat to local democracy’ in England after budget cuts forced on Nottingham

Officials in Nottingham say they are no longer in control of financial decisions affecting hundreds of thousands of people

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