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Tories urge peers to back last-ditch changes to workers’ rights Bill

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith pleaded with peers ahead of votes on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Jenrick accused of being ‘anti-British’ after saying he would ‘probably’ ban burqa – as it happened

Labour MP condemns shadow justice secretary’s assertion there is a ‘strong argument’ in favour of ban

The Guardian - UK

Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened

Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

The Guardian - UK

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Attempts to ‘undermine’ strengthening of workers’ rights rejected by MPs

Concerns over a weakening of the legislation had been raised by unions following Angela Rayner’s departure as deputy prime minister.

Evening Standard

Workers’ rights Bill ‘step forward’ says Government as it urges against changes

Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the Employment Rights Bill has improvements on zero-hours contracts, unfair dismissal and access to sick pay.

Evening Standard

Government to overturn Lords bid to weaken workers’ rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill will bring in parental leave from the first day of employment and strengthen statutory sick pay.

The Independent UK

Tory MP appeared to make ‘offensive’ Irish potato famine remark, Commons told

Concerns were raised in the chamber by Labour MP Adam Jogee.

Evening Standard

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Trade deal was needed urgently to save 150,000 livelihoods, says senior minister

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remains in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

Evening Standard

UK-US trade deal was needed to save 150,000 livelihoods, Labour minister says

The business secretary says the UK is ‘better off’ but would still ‘rather be in a world where there were no tariffs’

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Badenoch of fighting with ‘top team’ over trade deal

Mrs Badenoch claimed that the UK had been ‘shafted’ by the agreement.

Evening Standard

Almost £100 million spent on British Steel nationalisation so far, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds said the £94 million spent on the Scunthorpe site is ‘considerably less’ than allowing its collapse.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems ‘promote veganism’ when in charge of councils, Griffith says

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said he was ‘worried about Liberal Democrat pacts’ as he claimed the party ‘typically promotes veganism’.

Evening Standard

Tory frontbencher hits out at Lib Dem ‘extremism’ over vegan diets

Shadow business secretary says the Liberal Democrats have ‘all sorts of extreme foreign policies’

The Independent UK

Shadow minister worried about Liberal Democrat pacts after local elections

Andrew Griffith said he had concerns about ‘extreme foreign policies’ and veganism being promoted by Liberal Democrats.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

The steel crisis has made the UK business secretary look like an innocent abroad

Who thought the Chinese government had anything but Britain’s interests at heart? Everyone but Jonathan Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

Starmer rejects claim there are ‘strong arguments’ for suspending fiscal rules amid US tariffs – as it happened

The PM doubled down on his insistence the government won’t change its fiscal rules, describing them as ‘ironclad’ and ‘non-negotiable’

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Rachel Reeves Set to Drop NICs Bombshell—Top Expert Issues Urgent Warning

Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise employer National Insurance contributions has officially kicked in today.

The Independent UK

Starmer promises ‘bold changes’ to rules over electric cars in response to Trump tariffs

Department for Transport officials said ‘flexibilities’ in electric vehicle targets will help carmakers transition away from petrol engines

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Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world

Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffs

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves: I took free concert tickets because I wasn't allowed to pay

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has claimed she accepted free tickets to see US pop star Sabrina Carpenter because she was not allowed to pay for them ...

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves defends accepting free Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets

Reeves said accepting free tickets was ‘the right thing to do from a security perspective’

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves row on Sabrina Carpenter freeby tickets grows as No10 says: 'It's down to her own judgement'

The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago

Evening Standard

Business Secretary pressed to secure US trade deal following Trump steel tariffs

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said it is a ‘colossal failure’ of the Government that the UK is not exempt from the tariffs.

Evening Standard

MPs back package of workers’ rights reforms in ‘landmark’ Bill

MPs backed the Bill at its third reading 333 votes to 100, majority 233, and it will now undergo scrutiny in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

Tories seek to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from Labour harassment ban

Labour figures have dubbed Tory plans the ‘Chris Pincher amendment’ after the disgraced former Tory MP

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