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Nicola Sturgeon delivers warning in first Holyrood speech since resignation

NICOLA Sturgeon has spoken in the Scottish Parliament chamber for the first time since resigning as first minister ...

The National (Scotland)

Former oil executive Mark McAllister lined up to be next Ofgem chair

Government choice of energy regulator boss criticised as ‘putting the fox in charge of the hen house’

The Guardian - UK

‘Sleaze buster’ Sir Chris Bryant joins Labour frontbench

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed him as shadow minister for creative industries and digital.

The Independent UK

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Speaker intervenes as SNP MP calls Labour and Tories ‘two cheeks of same arse’

Rishi Sunak noted that the question was mostly aimed at Sir Keir Starmer, and added that he ‘wouldn’t want to get in the middle of that’.

The Independent UK

Labour MP who claimed for £55 parking ticket on expenses promoted in Starmer’s reshuffle

Abena Oppong-Asare has been handed the women’s health and mental health brief just months after The Independent exposed the wrong expense claim

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘buried head in sand’ on Covid to sort Brexit, ex-Tory health minister says

Lord Bethell said Downing Street ‘did not want to prioritise the pandemic’ when it first emerged ‘even though the evidence was mounting’

The Independent UK

Starmer: ‘Gillian Keegan’s £34m Whitehall office makeover shows reality of uncaring Tories’

‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs

The Independent UK

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‘Labour cannot be allowed to bankrupt Britain’, claims Sunak

The Prime Minister criticised Labour’s record running Birmingham.

The Independent UK

PMQs sketch: Starmer turns up heat on Sunak over concrete (though ceiling doesn’t quite cave in on PM)

On what may be the warmest day of the year, Sir Keir Starmer mercilessly turned up the political heat on Rishi Sunak over the schools concrete crisis at their first post-summer PMQs clash on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak faces ‘cowboy builders’ jibe from Labour over school concrete crisis

The two leaders clashed over the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Independent UK

The British public services that are actually working well

The crumbling concrete crisis has been described as the “tip of the iceberg” for the country’s schools.

The Week

Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of prioritising champagne over schools

As chancellor, Sunak cut tax on champagne at same time as ending funding for school building repairs

The Guardian - UK

Where is Liz Truss now? A year on since Britain’s shortest serving PM took power

Her ultra-short leadership was likened to the life span of a lettuce by reporters, so what happened afterwards?

Evening Standard

Starmer: Versions of Birmingham Council financial distress across the country

Birmingham City Council is to halt all new spending due to declaring itself effectively bankrupt on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Greens challenge Labour's LGBT+ inclusive education stance in council row

SOUTH Lanarkshire’s Labour-run council is letting down young LGBTQ+ people, says Cameron Eadie, the Scottish Green candidate in the upcoming…

The Independent UK

Tories boosted by £5m donation from health entrepreneur amid dwindling pool of supporters

Frank Hester gives massive sum, as Sunak increasingly reliant on small group of mega-wealthy backers

The Guardian - UK

The Tory mission has failed: British people don’t want a smaller state

Despite their campaign victories, the Conservatives have made surprisingly few converts to their biggest idea. Now they have nothing left to say, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Labour to force vote to reveal ‘full extent’ of crumbling concrete crisis

Party plans to force vote to reveal information about ‘full extent’ of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in school buildings

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to face PMQs test over schools concrete crisis

Labour is demanding to know how much the Prime Minister knew about the school buildings trouble when he was chancellor.

The Independent UK

Labour demands to see advice Rishi Sunak given about schools concrete crisis

The Prime Minister has come under pressure over funding he allocated for school rebuilding programmes during his tenure as chancellor.

The Guardian - UK

Pat McFadden: the most powerful Labour politician most have never heard of

Role preparing for election will see McFadden shape party’s direction, but it is likely to be done quietly

The Guardian - UK

Concrete crisis: Labour compares Gillian Keegan’s response to mayor in Jaws

Opposition posts spoof on education department’s ‘most schools unaffected’ tweet, referencing minimisation of shark attacks

The Guardian - UK

What went wrong at Birmingham city council and what happens next?

UK’s largest local authority has said it is in dire financial straits, but Rishi Sunak has previously ruled out bailout

The Guardian - UK

Tories try to reset after Raac and ruin while Keegan is unrepentant

It was another train wreck from the education secretary – it’s almost as if she’s desperate to get sacked

The Independent UK

Birmingham residents warned ‘all bets are off’ on cuts as city council effectively bankrupt

Europe’s largest local authority said all new spending, with the exception of protecting vulnerable people and statutory services, must stop

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