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Labour accuses Jeremy Hunt of ‘dirty dozen’ stealth taxes in Autumn Statement

Taxes set to hit post-war high

The Independent UK

Far right’s Geert Wilders seals shock win in Dutch election after years on political fringe

He’s received countless death threats and has been under police protection for almost two decades. He’s been convicted for inciting hate speech and his opinions once even got him banned from entering the UK. Known as the Dutch Donald Trump, far-right politician Geert Wilders and his PVV Freedom Party have…

France 24

Labour deny reports Keir Starmer pushing to water down £28 billion green plans

Labour have denied reports that Keir Starmer could U-turn on the party’s pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green initiatives.

The National (Scotland)

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‘If James Cleverly thinks Stockton’s a shit-hole, why not do something about it?’

People in the Teesside town say the home secretary should help to rally an area that has endured chronic political neglect rather than badmouth it

The Guardian - UK

Labour denies Starmer pushing to water down £28bn green plans

Labour said all policies would be subject to its fiscal rules but the position on the green prosperity plan remained ‘unchanged’.

The Independent UK

‘I want my daughter to be safe’: Starmer reveals personal mission to tackle violence against women and girls

Exclusive: ‘I want her and her friends to go through her secondary school years feeling safe,’ shadow PM says

The Independent UK

Labour ‘unlikely’ to ever meet £28bn a year green pledge

Plan has already been watered down once

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Labour set to further water down £28bn green plans – reports

Any move to further dilute the commitment is likely to anger climate campaigners and prompt accusations of a further U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

How the Daily Mail became the Boris and Dorries show – and left middle England behind

Its new star columnists are symptoms, but not the cause, of the newspaper no longer being quite sure what it stands for, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Guardian - UK

What a week in politics! Sunak and Hunt set tongues wagging about May election

A spring surprise? Hunt and Sunak set election hares running in Westminster

Evening Standard

Anger as Michelle Mone gets to scrutinise David Cameron more than MPs

So odd.

The National (Scotland)

Worst of Westminster: Penny Mordaunt and Lee Anderson say the quiet bit loud

It was Autumn Statement week down at Westminster but as we approach the season of giving, it is quite evidently not something the Tories are buying…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson adds voice to Tory calls for action to curb migration

Rishi Sunak has conceded that net migration levels are ‘too high’.

The Independent UK

Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right

Javier Milei in Argentina. Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. These are the two latest “populist shocks” – the tip of the “populist wave” that comes crashing against the weakened defences of liberal democracies.

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Rishi Sunak's viral hammer video sees Labour panned for 'dishonest' attack

LABOUR are under pressure to retract and apologise after they used an edited down clip of Rishi Sunak using a hammer to attack the Tory leader ...

The Guardian - UK

Austerity casts an ever-longer shadow over Tory and Labour economic policies

The extent of Tory spending cuts could prove unpalatable for voters – and leave a Labour government with a huge hole

International Business Times

Wilders' Win Sets 'Textbook' Example For European Populist Right: Analysts

Anti-EU, anti-immigration firebrand Geert Wilders' surprise victory in the Dutch general election this week shows right-wing populism's success in gobbling up support from traditional conservative parties and taking its pet themes mainstream, experts said.

The Independent UK

‘Not the son of a toolmaker’: Rishi Sunak mocked for using a hammer sideways

Labour claims the Tory leader ‘can’t work a hammer’ – but longer video clip shows the PM was told to use the flat part of the tool

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The Independent UK

Ever-decreasing number of issues in post-Brexit trade impasse – Heaton-Harris

Politicians gathered at Dublin Castle for a meeting of the British-Irish Council.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner warns Labour must be more than ‘a load of Keir Starmers’ if it wants to run Britain

The deputy Labour leader said ‘you can’t make a jigsaw if all the pieces are exactly the same’

The Independent UK

Salmond vows ‘day of reckoning’ as he sues Scottish government for £3m over harassment claims

Nicola Sturgeon named among those former SNP leader accuses of ‘misfeasance’

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf pledges 'robust' defence against Alex Salmond's legal action

THE First Minister has said the Scottish Government will “robustly” defend itself in the legal case brought by Alex Salmond ...

The Guardian - UK

Outgoing Netherlands PM’s party rules out Geert Wilders coalition

Talks begin with liberal leader warning people not to be fooled by Wilders’ ‘Mother Teresa’ act

The National (Scotland)

SNP councillors apologise after triggering alarm by going to city hall to sleep

TWO SNP councillors have apologised after setting off alarms in their city chambers while returning there to sleep, according to reports ...

The Independent UK

‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Scottish Government in legal action, warns Salmond

The ex-first minister has accused Nicola Sturgeon and former permanent secretary Leslie Evans of ‘misfeasance’, his lawyer said.

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