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Scottish Tory MSP U-turns on deposit return scheme after gifts from Heineken

A Scots Tory has been criticised for accepting hospitality from a drinks producer before later withdrawing his support for a key part of a national…

The National (Scotland)

Sue Gray cleared to take up Labour job this autumn

Watchdog says former civil servant must wait six months to start job rather than the maximum delay of two years

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray ‘cleared to join Labour in autumn’ in boost for Starmer

Calls for a ban on political role of more than 12 months rejected, amid Tory fury over ‘stitch up’

The Independent UK

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Tory MP launches petition seeking to reverse Rishi Sunak's animal welfare U-turn

In a video, Andrea Jenkyns said it was important the Tories 'honour' their 2019 manifesto commitments as she appeared alongside her two miniature schnauzers

Daily Mirror

A campaign against inheritance tax led by a multimillionaire? These really are desperate times for the Tories

While ministers look to the Telegraph for policies and Nadhim Zahawi fights for the status quo, Labour has a bold, serious vision, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Council's budget squeezed by inflation adding £5m to costs

The council's full expenditure for last year has been revealed

Liverpool Echo

Years of Tory economic mismanagement has cost Scotland £8.5bn, claims Labour

Research suggests Scotland’s economy would be £8.5bn bigger had it grown since 2010 as it did under the last Labour government.

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Former Sherwood MP and ex-BBC journalist are first to confirm they want to be East Midlands Mayor

The Labour Party is due to have confirmed who its candidate will be by August

Nottingham Post

Braverman wrong to say asylum initial decision backlog has reduced, says Labour

The Home Secretary declined to respond to the criticism.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein councillor becomes one of Belfast’s youngest Lord Mayors

Outgoing Lord Mayor Tina Black of Sinn Fein placed the mayoral chain on his shoulders

Belfast Live

MPs howl in laughter as Michael Gove praises Boris Johnson for levelling up

Former PM Boris Johnson called on the government to accelerate levelling-up measures as he made an appearance during communities questions in the House of Commons

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry legal challenge over WhatsApp messages to be heard ‘very soon’

MPs told UK government’s attempt to avoid handing over evidence to inquiry had been ‘misinterpreted’

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Driscoll Labour row: Mayor discusses legal action over selection dispute as Keir Starmer speaks

The North of Tyne mayor has said he will see out his term no matter what, but has not ruled out the possibility of legal action or standing in 2024 as an independent

Chronicle Live

Covid inquiry legal challenge could be heard by end of June, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the process was being ‘expedited’ as he defended the decision to bring forward a judicial review

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Tory MP says Rishi Sunak’s migrant barges will be ‘quasi-prison’

Dorset MP Richard Drax says ‘no key questions have been answered’ about barge in his constituency

Belfast Live

10 years since NI21: Northern Ireland's liberal unionist party that collapsed in chaos

The party aimed to provide a liberal unionist alternative - but spectacularly imploded mired in controversy

Chronicle Live

North East devolution consultation slammed by councillors over lack of response

Only 3,235 responses to the consultation were received

The Independent UK

Threat to delay Illegal Migration Bill emerges as peers demand impact assessment

Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth repeatedly said details of the economic impact assessment will emerge ‘in due course’.

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says he wants to empower local communities. The Jamie Driscoll affair suggests otherwise

Blocking the North of Tyne mayor from standing for Labour again shows how deep the party’s centralism runs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Hancock apologises after breaching MPs’ conduct rules by lobbying standards tsar

Former health secretary Matt Hancock made a verbal apology in the Commons after being found to have committed a ‘minor breach’.

The National (Scotland)

Expert issues warning over SNP's currency plans and EU membership

THE SNP’s policy of keeping the British pound after independence would make it “much harder” to join the European Union, a financial expert…

The Independent UK

Refusal to hand over Covid WhatsApps based on ‘spurious nonsense’, top Tory MP says

Ministrs claim certain messages are ‘unambiguously irrelevant’ to Baroness Hallett’s inquiry

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson calls on Government to accelerate levelling-up measures

The ex-prime minister has urged ministers to address the issues that have made the UK one of the most ‘regionally imbalanced’ major economies.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak doubles down on small boats — but is anyone listening?

The 2001 general election was a disaster for the Conservatives. After four years in opposition, a young new leader and the twin crises of fuel protests and foot and mouth disease, the party achieved a swing of just 1 per cent and a net gain of a single seat, taking…

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Bob Stewart charged by police over 'racially aggravated' abuse

The offence was "racially aggravated" and involved the Tory MP "using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress" in December

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