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Angela Rayner battles for political future after tax bill admission

The Deputy Prime Minister has referred herself to both the Government’s independent ethics adviser and to HMRC.

Evening Standard

Wealth tax needed to help working people and avoid threat from Reform, says union chief

Exclusive: Paul Nowak says Rachel Reeves should ‘stay the course’ on plans for investment

The Guardian - UK

Westminster urged to commit to new referendum if pro-indy majority elected

The Scottish Government published a 22-page paper, Your Right To Decide, on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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Tories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty

Ms Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said.

Evening Standard

Top Tory Susan Hall blasts TfL's 'confusing' system after getting £180 Blackwall tunnel fine

Sadiq Khan’s mayoral rival insists: ‘There is no way I wouldn’t want to pay’

Evening Standard

Rayner battling for political survival after referring herself to ethics adviser

Deputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flat

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy has left her future hanging by a thread

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whatever her excuse for failing to pay the right amount of stamp duty on her second home, the deputy prime minister’s conduct has been disappointing and damaging to the government

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Angela Rayner is a picture of misery but Dr Kemi passes up open goal

While Badenoch retreated to her PMQs script, the real opposition leader was at a Washington hearing on free speech

The Guardian - UK

Bob Geldof wanted to be Fianna Fail’s presidential candidate, says Martin

The Taoiseach said former pop star Geldof was one of a number of people who had expressed an interest in running for the role.

Evening Standard

Can Keir Starmer afford to sack Angela Rayner over her stamp duty error?

Prime minister has a track record of firing errant ministers – but will her power within the party protect his beleaguered deputy?

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski’s win shows leftwing candidates are still underestimated – even by Jeremy Corbyn

His landslide victory surprised the left too. Voters have more enthusiasm for radical policies than we give them credit for, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Labour will ‘tax the living daylights out of your family’s future’, say Tories

Opening the Conservatives’ opposition day debate, Sir Mel insisted ‘nothing is safe from the tax man’ under Labour.

Evening Standard

‘Unhelpful’ Budget date could delay Holyrood tax and spending plans to new year

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison hit out after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed she will outline her fiscal plans on November 26.

Evening Standard

Justice secretary suggests Jenrick risked collapse of murder trial with tweet

Judge said shadow justice secretary’s comments during trial of Elias Morgan were ‘ill thought through’

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By-election date set following death of Welsh labour politician Hefin David

Mr David, the MS for Caerphilly, died in August.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner: The working-class defender of Labour values

The Deputy Prime Minister once described herself as ‘John Prescott in a skirt’.

Al Jazeera

Jeremy Corbyn to lead ‘Gaza tribunal’ into UK role in Israel’s war

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory is among those set to contribute to the two-day event.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP calls for Union flag to be flown on every school and hospital

A CONSERVATIVE MP has called for all public buildings, including schools and hospitals, to fly the Union flag across Britain ...

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Starmer ‘too arrogant’ to admit he’s got things wrong, Badenoch tells Commons

The Conservative leader pressed the Prime Minister on borrowing costs, unemployment, and future tax rises, at PMQs.

Evening Standard

It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer

Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The National (Scotland)

Labour Budget delay 'shows Scotland is an afterthought to UK'

Labour's Budget delay leaves Scotland as an “afterthought” and makes it “almost impossible” for the Scottish Government to plan its Budget,…

The Guardian - UK

Don’t sugarcoat this: Starmer’s government is weak and may perish. Here are my five steps to recovery

After so many avoidable mistakes, of course people are angry. But with the far right looming, we need action not despair, says MP and former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The National (Scotland)

SNP and Labour face test on 'Gaza genocide' rhetoric with vote on full boycott

THE SNP and Scottish Labour are to be challenged to “match words with actions” in a Holyrood vote on a Scottish state boycott of Israel ...

Evening Standard

Greens could look to ‘align’ with Corbyn-Sultana party, says Polanski

It came a day after his landslide victory in the Green Party leadership election.

The National (Scotland)

New poll sees Labour's approval rating fall to record low

Labour's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since the party entered government, according to a new poll ...

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