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Anas Sarwar makes ridiculous excuse for Labour's two-child benefit cap U-turn

ANAS Sarwar has made a ridiculous excuse for Labour’s decision not to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

The National (Scotland)

Two-child benefit cap: a litmus test for Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer is performing a careful balancing act between maintaining his party’s economic credibility and defending a policy that is deeply unpopular among the majority of Labour MPs and supporters.

The Week

Universities ‘taking advantage’ of students with rip-off courses, says Sunak

‘You you don’t have to go to university to suceed’, says PM – accused by Labour of attacking aspiration

The Independent UK

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PM: Numbers cap will end students being taken advantage of with rip-off courses

Rishi Sunak said the key message of his plan is: ‘You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life.’

The Independent UK

Sunak hails outgoing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s ‘distinguished’ career

The Prime Minister said Mr Wallace, who will leave the Government at the next reshuffle, had been a ‘great Defence Secretary’.

The Independent UK

Plaid Cymru's new leader faces tough challenges ahead of next elections

You can read the Welsh version of this article here.

The Conversation

Jamie Driscoll to stand as independent candidate for north-east mayor after quitting Labour and raising £30,000 – as it happened

Driscoll raises funds needed to pay for campaign after leaving Labour and announcing plans to run against former party

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Number of patients waiting a year for NHS treatment increases by 15% despite Sunak pledge

The Prime Minister pledge to slash waiting lists as one of his top five priorities ahead of the next election

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson controversy calls entire honours system into question, warns damning Lords report

Senior peers set out plan for ‘fair and sustainable’ reforms to appointments process

The Independent UK

Uxbridge Tory candidate admits it will be ‘very difficult’ to win by-election

Conservative councillor Steve Tuckwell is keen to remind voters that his name, not Boris Johnson’s, will be on the ballot paper.

Evening Standard

Sick of this Conservative government? That shouldn’t stop you having Tory friends

If you want to change how someone votes, “Fancy a pint?’ is a good start, writes Rhymer Rigby

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace takes ‘parting shot at Suella Braverman’ as he announces he’ll quit as defence secretary

Wallace refuses request for 750 troops to cover Border Force staff – as he reveals he’s done with frontline politics

The Independent UK

‘A lot still to be done’: Lib Dems favourites but not complacent in Frome byelection

Tactical voting and Tory apathy could be recipe for Liberal Democrat victory in Somerset seat this week

The Guardian - UK

Number of patients waiting a year for NHS care rises by 15%

The Prime Minister has made cutting NHS waiting lists one of his top five priorities ahead of the next election.

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Selby and Ainsty by-election voters say result ‘going to be tight’

Tory Nigel Adams secured a majority of more than 20,000 in 2019 but Labour is fighting hard to overturn it.

The Guardian - UK

Lords panel criticises Boris Johnson for bringing honours system into question

Report expresses disapproval at former PM’s attempts to fill upper house with his supporters

The Independent UK

Sunak to face crunch by-elections as Tories battle to keep seats

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Uxbridge Tory candidate fears it will be ‘challenging’ to win by-election

Conservative councillor Steve Tuckwell is keen to remind voters that his name, not Boris Johnson’s, will be on the ballot paper.

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The Independent UK

Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-elections: Key statistics

It would take a very large swing in the popular vote for all three seats to change hands.

The Independent UK

Johnson resignation honours ‘brought into question’ Lords appointments process

A report by a cross-party committee of peers said a fairer system for appointing members of the Lords needs to be introduced.

The Guardian - UK

What is the UK’s two-child benefit cap and how has it affected families?

A brief guide to the policy that Keir Starmer has pledged to keep despite widespread criticism

Newsroom.co.nz

If Govt were a business, ministers would be under performance management

Assessment of a ministerial cohort should rest not just on popularity but on outcomes, though voters should be careful they are not reacting to current underperformance by over-rating the options, writes Rob Campbell

The Independent UK

Tories fear triple by-election defeat that will sink Sunak government into ‘malaise’

Most Tories ‘resigned’ to losing all three contests, says one MP – as Sunak set for summer of anguish over strategy

The Guardian - UK

Labour would keep two-child benefit cap, says Keir Starmer

Leader says party in power will stick with Tory policy seen as driving low-income families into deeper poverty

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is threatening to leave our crises unchanged. So what social forces will he unleash?

From local councillors to climate activists, there is a growing group of people who won’t stand for Labour inaction, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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