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Angela Rayner says she ‘never’ wants to be Prime Minister or Labour leader

The Deputy Prime Minister was asked to rule herself out from the top job after a memo she sent to Rachel Reeves suggesting tax rises was leaked.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner says she will ‘never’ run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader

Deputy PM denies responsibility for leak of memo setting out proposals to tax wealthy and cut migrant benefits

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch warns Farage in power would be ‘very bad for this country’

The Tory leader accused Mr Farage of offering empty promises as the Conservatives fell behind Reform UK, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in a poll.

Evening Standard

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Fears 'rigged' Scottish Labour voting system used to box out left-wing candidates

SCOTTISH Labour members fear an online voting software has been used to block left-wing candidates from standing as MSPs ...

The National (Scotland)

Who is calling the shots when it comes to UK wage levels: workers or bosses?

Amid apparent rising pay, economists are concerned about the consequences of a possible shift in the balance of power

The Guardian - UK

The charts that show just how worried Labour should be about the polls

Whether on leader favourability or on key policy areas, Labour is losing ground on almost every metric

The Guardian - UK

Farage ‘backs scrapping child benefit cap and restoring winter fuel payments’

His Reform UK party is riding high in the opinion polls.

Evening Standard

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Voices: Angela Rayner is the Gordon Brown of this government

COMMENT: The deputy prime minister is serious about her ambition but, like Brown, she will have to wait, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Labour 'betraying Scottish businesses' with 'broken promises', says John Swinney

John Swinney has accused Labour of "betraying Scottish businesses" with its "damaging decisions" on tax hikes and pledges to…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: After the winter fuel decision, Labour is now openly at war with itself

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Far from defusing the growing unrest within his party, the prime minister’s U-turn has emboldened backbenchers to demand even more sweeteners, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn criticises Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech at festival

Speaking at the Wide Awake Festival, Mr Corbyn described the Prime Minister’s remarks as ‘nonsense’.

Evening Standard

Labour delay anti-poverty plan amid budget fears of ending two-child benefit cap

Labour have delayed their flagship child poverty plan until at least the autumn amid fears the financial cost may not be worth the political…

The National (Scotland)

David Lammy can call us 'clickbait' all he wants. He can't change the facts

Politicians say all kinds of things about The National. This is a side effect of having a strong political stance and holding actual values. We are…

The National (Scotland)

Labour think tank rakes in over £1m from donors linked to private healthcare

AN influential Labour think tank has raked in over £1 million from donors linked to private healthcare since last July’s General Election ...

The National (Scotland)

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Anas Sarwar responds to claim by-election candidate 'can't string sentence together'

ANAS Sarwar has responded to accusations that his party’s candidate for a key upcoming by-election is unable to “string a handful of words…

The National (Scotland)

'Absurd': Scottish Labour's energy bills claim knocked back

HOUSEHOLD energy bills must come down by more than £450 to hit Labour’s General Election pledges, the SNP have said after Scottish Labour…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour transparency row over by-election candidate links to scandal-hit firm

LABOUR failed to disclose its Hamilton by-election candidate worked for a scandal-hit company, prompting questions about transparency.

The Independent UK

Voices: This baffling Chagos deal will forever haunt Keir Starmer

COMMENT: The roll call of British politicians who put their fingerprints on the decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius contains no fools – and yet the deal the prime minister has just signed looks foolish, says John Rentoul

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'Trump playbook': Reform woo oil and gas companies with tax and regulations slash

REFORM UK has reportedly told oil and gas companies they would introduce tax breaks and slash regulations in a move borrowed straight “from the…

Evening Standard

One third of people back restoring winter fuel payments to all pensioners – poll

The Prime Minister said this week that he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour accused of trying to hide candidate’s link to scandal-hit firm

Byelection campaign material does not disclose Davy Russell’s work for company previously accused of data falsification

The Guardian - UK

From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort

Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Labour ‘should not aim to copy right-wing populism but offer alternatives’

The IPPR also said Labour cannot rely on rehashing the ideas of ‘yesterday’s men’ to maintain public trust.

The Independent UK

The Gauke report tells us how to reform British prisons – now, it’s up to politicians to make it happen

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Without a much stronger effort to monitor miscreants and prevent reoffending, David Gauke’s recommendations will, tragically, fail – with all the gruesome societal and political consequences that implies

The Guardian - UK

Is Angela Rayner positioning herself for a Starmer succession race?

Whoever leaked deputy PM’s memo to the Telegraph, some believe it will have helped her leadership chances

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