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Call for new guidance amid concerns over MPs hosting television programmes

Opposition MPs were offered talks with the Electoral Commission after raising the issue in the Commons.

The Independent UK

BBC Scotland accused of 'radio silence for 24 hours' on Scottish Labour rift

BBC Scotland has been accused of ignoring a major split in Scottish Labour for more than 24 hours this week.

The National (Scotland)

Concerns raised over MPs hosting political TV shows during general elections

A Labour MP said there would be ‘something wrong’ with Tory ministers being interviewed by backbench colleagues while running political campaigns.

The Independent UK

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Calls to end MPs’ direct employment of staff rejected by Parliament reform body

The Speaker’s Conference decided against recommending staff be employed centrally, as suggested by many following a series of scandals.

The Independent UK

Ian Blackford insists 'lengthy queue' for EU will not get in Scotland's way

IAN Blackford has insisted he is not concerned about an independent Scotland joining a lengthy queue of countries seeking to join the EU, adding he…

The National (Scotland)

London’s Tory mayoral candidate is pedalling backwards on cycling policy

Susan Hall’s lack of enthusiasm for active travel reflects a view within the party in sharp contrast with other major European cities

The Guardian - UK

Voters head to polls in three byelections seen as test of Rishi Sunak’s premiership – as it happened

Voters are picking new MPs in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and Ainsty

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Keeping two-child cap on benefits is a ‘massive betrayal’, Yousaf tells Starmer

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf hit out at Labour after Sir Keir Starmer said his party would not reverse the controversial two-child cap.

The Independent UK

Tory MPs try to oust Tobias Ellwood from defence role for praising Taliban

Minutes show two Conservatives and two Labour members of Commons defence select committee tabled no-confidence motion

The Guardian - UK

‘Got it wrong’: Top Tory faces vote of no confidence after he apologises for ‘lauding the Taliban’

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of parliament’s defence select committee, said he ‘got it wrong’

The Independent UK

Polls open in triple by-election contest

Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls

Evening Standard

Polls open in triple by-election contest after Tories warned of ‘tough battle’

Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls.

The Independent UK

Byelection polls open with Rishi Sunak forecasting ‘tough’ fight to save seats

Opposition parties hope to overturn government majorities in three constituencies vacated by Tory MPs amid controversy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s caution infuriates some in Labour. But there’s method in his mildness

With byelections being fought, and boundary changes in the offing, the Labour leader is wise to resist making promises, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Independent UK

Tories braced for defeats in triple by-election contest

Rishi Sunak warned they face a ‘tough battle’ as Labour and Lib Dems hope to steal the three seats.

The Guardian - UK

‘Even hanging on to one would be a win’: Tories brace for byelection results

Votes in the three very different seats could indicate general election swings and prompt cabinet reshuffle

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak braces Tories for ‘tough battle’ in Thursday’s three by-elections

The Prime Minister spoke to a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers on the eve of the polls

The Guardian - UK

Siân Berry to be Green candidate for Caroline Lucas’s Brighton seat

Green members select the party’s former co-leader to stand in Brighton Pavilion at next election

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The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself

Bank for wealthy says it wants clients who are ‘disrupters and challengers’, but seems to find some less tolerable without the cash

The Guardian - UK

Which byelection seats are being fought – and will the Tories lose them?

Polls in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Somerton and Frome, and Selby and Ainsty will test the government’s popularity on Thursday – but local issues are also at the fore

The Independent UK

Sunak braces Tories for ‘tough battle’ in Thursday’s three by-elections

The Prime Minister spoke to a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers on the eve of the polls.

The Guardian - UK

What’s the real worth of ‘low-value’ degrees?

Letters: Siân Lawrence, Julian Preece, Chris Townsend, Ann Lynch and Richard Mountford on Rishi Sunak’s plan to cap student numbers for some university courses

The Guardian - UK

Don’t blame the 1944 Education Act for grammar schools and secondary moderns

Letter: James Chuter Ede who piloted the act through the Commons made no mention of selection or the 11-plus, writes Stephen Hart

The Guardian - UK

Happy holidays, but the Tories know they could soon be on permanent vacation

Today started well. It was countdown to recess, a Barbie and Ken homage and Rish! even showed up … but it didn’t last

The National (Scotland)

Welsh independence support UP amid surge among young people

SUPPORT for Welsh independence has risen with the majority of young people in favour of leaving the Union, a fresh poll shows.

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