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The Guardian view on Starmer’s U-turn: change direction – or keep losing support

Editorial: Labour’s pivot to welfare cuts and targeting of rightwing voters has backfired. If the party leadership won’t adapt, the public will move on

The Guardian - UK

Two steps Scotland can take to defeat the far-right for good

John Swinney in organising his recent conference against the far right shows that he understands the looming political crises, but it just adds to…

The National (Scotland)

Yeah but no but yeah but no but surrender. Life’s just one big betrayal for Kemi and co

Be it winter fuel, criminal justice, the EU or Chagos Islands, never miss a chance to try to rewrite Tory history

The Guardian - UK

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Which parties are leading hung councils after the local elections?

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

Evening Standard

Tory veteran Gove who suggested Lords decamp to Stoke takes seat on red benches

Lord Gove was supported by close allies and fellow Conservative peers Baroness Finn and Lord Vaizey of Didcot.

Evening Standard

Low-cost supermarkets would ‘blush’ at sentence review ‘discounts’, says Jenrick

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood accused the Conservatives of doing a ‘runner’ on prisons.

Evening Standard

Scottish Labour by-election candidate 'can't string a sentence together'

SCOTTISH Labour’s candidate for a key upcoming by-election has been accused of being unable to “string a handful of words together”.

The National (Scotland)

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Michael Gove introduced to House of Lords as 'Baron of Torry of Aberdeen'

FORMER Tory minister Michael Gove has been introduced to the House of Lords ...

The National (Scotland)

Jump in UK borrowing shows Rachel Reeves needs to relax her strict budget rules

As pressure grows on chancellor to rethink constraints she imposed on herself, No 10 adds to her problems

The Guardian - UK

Tories must ‘get moving’ on new policies or face crisis, says Robert Jenrick

Former leadership hopeful says party now has ‘serious competition on the right’ and cannot afford to wait too long

The Guardian - UK

SNP and Scottish Labour unite to condemn 'blatantly racist' Reform UK advert

THE SNP and Scottish Labour have united to condemn a “blatantly racist” advert which Reform UK have ...

The National (Scotland)

As a Labour MP who voted against winter fuel cuts, I’m glad the PM has seen sense

Our voters wanted change, not more austerity. Will the PM and his chancellor apologise for the anxiety and stress they’ve caused?, says Jon Trickett, the MP for Normanton and Hemsworth in West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

UK borrowing rises to £20.2bn, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves

April figure more than expected and comes despite increase in employer national insurance contributions

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Labour U-turns on winter fuel cuts – but is the political damage already done?

In today’s newsletter: After weeks of denial, Keir Starmer has announced plans to widen eligibility, but with criticism from both opponents and Labour MPs, the government’s handling of cost-of-living policies faces renewed scrutiny

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Evening Standard

Will more pensioners get fuel payments next winter?

It has been suggested pensioners could have to wait for more than a year to have the payment reinstated

The Independent UK

Winter fuel payment cuts were a panic measure finally put right

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The move inadvertently caused maximum political damage to Labour – now, Keir Starmer’s surprise U-turn is an encouraging sign his administration has learnt from its mistakes

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all people wanted to talk about’: How Labour U-turned on winter fuel payment cut

After months of mounting anger from voters and pressure from MPs No 10 accepted a change had to be made

The Guardian - UK

Labour could review other benefit cuts after winter fuel U-turn, sources say

Sources say improved economic landscape may lead to two-child benefit cap and health and disability cuts being revisited

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The National (Scotland)

U-turn cannot change fact Labour removed winter fuel payments, says John Swinney

NO U-TURN can change the fact the UK Government removed the winter fuel payment from pensioners, First Minister John Swinney has said ...

The Guardian - UK

More community sentences in England and Wales could be ‘catastrophic’, warns watchdog

Chief inspector of probation says public at risk from greater use of prison alternatives unless service is better funded

The Guardian - UK

Labour does a major U-turn but does Clueless Kemi even notice?

The leader of the opposition missed the openest of open goals after Keir Starmer reversed cuts to winter fuel payments

The Guardian - UK

Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate

This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governments, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The National (Scotland)

Patrick Harvie faces Holyrood election challenge from young activist

A PROMINENT Scottish Greens activist is challenging Patrick Harvie for the top spot in the Glasgow list in the 2026 Holyrood election ...

The Independent UK

Voices: Angela Rayner’s soak-the-rich tax plans show what a smart operator she is

COMMENT: Once again, the deputy prime minister has proved that it is she – and not Keir Starmer – who is the force to be reckoned with in Labour, says John Rentoul

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government says publishing Israel meeting details could be ‘antisemitic’

THE Scottish Government claimed that releasing information about a top minister’s secret meeting with an Israeli official would be…

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